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Children With High Schizophrenia Familial Risk Have Differential Neurocognitive Maturation

Data for this analysis were sourced from the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. Participants were identified through the Danish Civil Registration System and Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register.

The Adjuvanted Enterovirus 71 Vaccine is Highly Effective in Infants and Children

Researchers assessed the efficacy of an adjuvanted enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccine for the prevention of EV71-associated infections among infants and children.

Pediatric Mental Health Crises Increase During First Year of Pandemic

During the first pandemic year, there were increases in the proportion of pediatric patients presenting to hospital with suicidal ideation/suicidal attempts, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and obsessive compulsive and related disorders.

Prevalence of Past-Month Adolescent Vaping 8.6% Overall

The prevalence of adolescent vaping is 8.6% in 47 lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries, and the prevalence of frequent vaping is 1.7%.

FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Children Ages 5 to 11 Years

A single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be given to 5- to 11-year-olds.

US Teen Suicides Up During Pandemic

Suicides among US teens rose during the pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Up From December 2021 to February 2022

The seroprevalence of severe acute SARS-CoV-2 increased, reaching about 75% among children and adolescents by February 2022.

Children With Intestinal Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis at Risk for Adverse Cognitive Outcomes

Investigators evaluated cognitive outcomes in children with intestinal failure (IF) and at risk for IF as a result of conditions that affect the small intestine.

Age at Loss of Ambulation Tied to Peak Motor Skills in Patients With DMD

Researchers sought to evaluate the association between functional test scores recorded at peak age for male children with DMD, and the age of those children at LOA.

Brain Anomalies Identified on qMRI in Adolescents Born Extremely Preterm

Adolescents who are born extremely preterm (EP) and have atypical development have differences in brain development that can be detected on multiparametric quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI).