Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review
Cureus. 2025 Apr 14;17(4):e82233. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82233. eCollection 2025 Apr. ABSTRACT Obesity among children has emerged as a worldwide health issue due to childhood obesity becoming …
Life satisfaction in children: an analysis of the psychometric properties of the SWLS-C scale by Diener
BMC Psychol. 2025 Apr 15;13(1):383. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02690-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale for Children (SWLS-C) are presented (Gadermann et …
Impact of health facility delivery and antenatal care on neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a propensity score matching analysis
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Apr 14;25(1):440. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07565-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Even though global neonatal mortality has shown a remarkable reduction, it still constitutes 42% of …
Exploring the health complications of female genital mutilation through a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 14;25(1):1387. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21584-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that affects an estimated 230 million women …
Accuracy of non-invasive measurement of cardiac output using electrical cardiometry in preterm infants during the transitional period: A comparison with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Apr 15;184(5):299. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06132-6. ABSTRACT This prospective observational study aimed to assess the agreement of cardiac output measurements obtained with transthoracic …
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a potential pivotal ecological driver contributing to shifts in microbial equilibrium during the early-life lower airway microbiome assembly
Commun Biol. 2025 Apr 15;8(1):609. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07810-9. ABSTRACT Early life gut microbiota is being increasingly recognized as a major contributor to short and/or long-term human …
Septo-optic dysplasia and gastroschisis: trends in birth prevalence and association with maternal age
Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Apr 14;184(5):297. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06118-4. ABSTRACT This study aims to describe the risk factors and trends in birth prevalence of septo-optic dysplasia …
Cord blood IgA/M reveals in utero response to SARS-CoV-2 with fluctuations in relation to circulating variants
Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 14;16(1):3551. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58768-5. ABSTRACT It is estimated that in utero SARS-CoV-2 infection is rare. However, few studies have systematically assessed for …
Epigenomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into early-life immune regulation and asthma development in infants
Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 15;16(1):3556. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57288-6. ABSTRACT Infants with severe bronchiolitis (i.e., bronchiolitis requiring hospitalization) face increased risks of respiratory diseases in childhood. We …
del Nido versus St. Thomas’ blood cardioplegia in the young (DESTINY) trial: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial in children undergoing cardiac surgery
BMJ Open. 2025 Apr 14;15(4):e102029. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102029. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Myocardial protection against ischaemia-reperfusion injury is a key determinant of heart function and outcome following cardiac …