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Pediatric Hypothyroid Patients With Positive Anti-Thyroid Antibodies May Develop More Severe Disease

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Amy Reyes

Pediatric patients with hypothyroidism can have either positive or negative anti-thyroid antibodies, yet still exhibit signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism. In this featured study, researchers address the difference in disease status based on positive or negative test results for anti-thyroid antibodies.

Many At-Risk Children Are Not Receiving Clinical Services

Large proportions of children with high levels of adverse childhood experiences, high distress symptoms, or both are not receiving clinical services.

CDC Says 3 Feet of Social Distancing Now OK in Most Classrooms

In a move that should make reopening schools an easier task, the CDC on Friday lowered its social distancing recommendation for most classrooms to 3 feet.

Moderna Starts Testing COVID-19 Vaccine in Younger Children

Moderna has launched a study of its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 12 years, including babies as young as 6 months.

Mothers’ Diet in Pregnancy Tied to Children’s Later Weight Gain

Certain maternal dietary patterns in pregnancy are associated with differences in child body mass index trajectories from birth to adolescence.

Dextroamphetamine May Reduce BMI in Youth With Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

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Endocrinology Advisor Contributing Writer

Hypothalamic obesity can be an acquired condition, either through a malfunctioning hypothalamus or as a result of treatment for a brain tumor.

Children’s Physical Activity Plummeted During COVID-19

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Nikki Kean

As activity levels decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of activity switched from organized sports to individualized sports such as biking and walking.

Higher Total Body Fat in Girls Associated With Differences in Hormonal Changes During Puberty

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Brandon May

In this featured study, researchers led by Natalie D. Shaw, MD, of the National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences, investigate the effect of total body fat on reproductive hormone profiles and on the maturation of the estrogen-sensitive tissues (breast, uterus, urogenital epithelium, growth plates) from early/mid-puberty through menarche.his featured study, researchers led by Natalie D. Shaw, MD, of the National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences,

Brain Volume, Cognitive Score Changes Persist Over Time in Youths With Type 1 Diabetes

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Lauren Biscaldi

Researchers observed detectable changes in brain volumes and cognitive scores that persist over time in children with early-onset type 1 diabetes.

Growth Hormone in Children Born Small for Gestational Age May Be Effective Regardless of Age of Treatment

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John Schieszer

Study authors assessed the long-term effectiveness and safety of GH in real-life clinical practice and whether age mattered at the time of treatment initiation.

Proinflammatory, Low-Quality Maternal Diet Linked to Adiposity

A proinflammatory, low-quality maternal diet may be associated with childhood adiposity.