Tag: children

Expanding newborn screening to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders would cause more harm than good, according to an article published in ...

A smartphone app that detects signs of tooth decay developed by University of Rochester scientists is one step closer to reality, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

The new recommendations are guided by the belief that parents know their children best and that children have a plethora of interests (including, but not limited to medical) that influence their ...

Born with a complex heart condition and Down Syndrome, Gracie was given only a few days to live. Twenty-two months later, she continues to defy the odds.

This is not another story about COVID. This is a story about how a group of scientists—including a neuroscientist, virologist, and nephrologist—and school leadership rolled up their sleeves, stepped ...

Are concerts, music festivals, fireworks, and other events bad for your ears?

A new study co-authored by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty provides evidence for a straightforward solution to addressing the rise of pediatric obesity: collaboration between ...

At the time of the birth of their adopted son Zyon, now 5, they had already been foster/adoptive parents for seven years; their family included several children with medical and special needs. Born ...

Born via C-section at 36 weeks, Lily Tahou's organs were failing and she only had 15 percent of her own blood in her body. A series of timely blood transfusions and around-the-clock care helped her ...

Last Thanksgiving, a straightforward sinus infection turned into a life-threatening brain abscess for 12-year-old Jenay Benard. Thanks to the emergency surgery and physical rehabilitation teams at ...