Month: <span>April 2024</span>
Month: April 2024

A new type of blood-brain barrier aminoacidopathy underlies metabolic microcephaly associated with SLC1A4 mutations

Brain. 2024 Apr 25:awae134. doi: 10.1093/brain/awae134. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Mutations in the SLC1A4 transporter lead to neurodevelopmental impairments, spastic tetraplegia, thin corpus callosum, …

Prepubertal children with obesity have high free IGF-1 levels and accelerated growth despite reduced pappalysin levels

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Apr 25:dgae288. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgae288. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Prepubertal children with obesity frequently have enhanced growth, accelerated skeletal …

Prevalence of childhood stunting and determinants in low and lower-middle income African countries: Evidence from standard demographic and health survey

PLoS One. 2024 Apr 25;19(4):e0302212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302212. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Undernutrition poses a significant global public health challenge, adversely affecting childhood cognitive and physical …