Therapeutic Touch Reduces Crying and Improves Sleep in Infants With Colic
Therapeutic touch reduces crying in babies with colic
This randomized controlled trial in 96 infants with colic found that therapeutic touch based on Watson's Human Care Theory significantly red…
A new trial shows gentle therapeutic touch helps babies cry less and sleep better when they have infantile colic.
Play-based cognitive flexibility training boosts creativity in third graders
Playful workshops boost story skills and flexible thinking for third graders
This RCT in 249 third graders found that a 14-session play-based workshop significantly improved narrative creativity and cognitive flexibil…
A fun 14-session workshop helped third graders write better stories and think more flexibly than peers in regular classes.
Meta-analysis shows integrated nursing interventions improve outcomes in paediatric severe pneumonia
Integrated nursing care improves severe pneumonia in children
This meta-analysis reviews six studies conducted in paediatric intensive care units involving paediatric patients with severe pneumonia.
A review of six studies finds that integrated nursing care helps children with severe pneumonia recover faster, with less fever and shorter …
Systematic review and meta-analysis on motor delay prevalence in children with craniosynostosis
Many young children with skull condition have motor delays before surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized data on motor development delay in children with craniosynostosis. It found a preoperat…
A review of studies finds about one in three children with craniosynostosis has motor delays before surgery. This highlights the need for ea…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of canonical babbling ratio trajectories in infants aged 5 to 24 months across 42 studies
Babbling grows steadily from five to twenty-four months in babies everywhere
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined canonical babbling ratio (CBR) measurement across 42 studies involving 1277 infants aged 5…
A large review found that babies babble more as they age, with interactive play sessions capturing more sounds than quiet home recordings.
Meta-analysis shows moderate positive learning effects from physically embodied educational robots in classrooms
Classroom Robots Boost Children's Learning, Review Finds
This meta-analysis reviews evidence on the impact of physically embodied educational robots (PERs) on learning outcomes in children.
A review of 3665 children finds that physically embodied educational robots moderately improve learning outcomes.
Systematic review meta-analysis shows higher complication rates in young children undergoing tonsillectomy
Young kids under three can safely go home after tonsil surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated complications of tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy in children aged 2 to 3 years compar…
New research shows toddlers aged two to three can likely go home the same day after having their tonsils removed without extra risk.
Systematic review and meta-analysis supports adalimumab plus methotrexate for JIA-associated uveitis
Combination therapy reduces relapse risk in children with eye inflammation from arthritis
This systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs evaluated adalimumab plus methotrexate in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-assoc…
Combining adalimumab with methotrexate lowers relapse risk and helps reduce steroid use in children with arthritis-related eye inflammation.
Meta-analysis shows Mycoplasma pneumoniae prevalence in children varied before, during, and after COVID-19
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children rose sharply after the pandemic ended
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 70 studies examined M.
A review of 70 studies shows infection rates in kids jumped significantly after the pandemic, while rates stayed low during the outbreak.
Combined low-level laser and ultrasound therapy showed possible efficacy and safety for growing pains in children over 30 days
New therapy may ease growing pains without using medicine
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated combined low-level laser and ultrasound therapy versus placebo in children aged four to twe…
A new treatment using light and sound waves could help children stop hurting without taking pills
UK trial reports 4-year event-free survival of 63% and overall survival of 68% in relapsed Wilms tumour patients
High-dose chemo plus stem cell rescue offers hope for relapsed Wilms tumour
This clinical trial report evaluates outcomes for 78 children with relapsed or refractory Wilms tumour treated in the United Kingdom.
A UK trial found that a risk-stratified protocol with high-dose melphalan and stem cell rescue helped some children with relapsed Wilms tumo…
Six H5N1 vaccine formulations showed immunogenicity and acceptable safety in 420 healthy children aged 6 months to 9 years
Higher adjuvant content boosts immunity in children without added safety risks
This phase 2, observer-blind, multicenter study evaluated six formulations of MF59-adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine in 420 healthy infants and childr…
A Phase 2 trial in healthy children found that higher adjuvant content improved immune responses to an H5N1 vaccine without increasing side …