LAMP2: Atropine eyedrops may reduce myopia incidence in children
Children using nightly atropine eyedrops have a significantly lower incidence of myopia during 2 years of use than those using placebo, show the findings of the LAMP2 randomised trial.
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Impaired motor development flags psychosis risk in susceptible children
Children with a high familial risk of psychosis have an increased risk of motor impairments, which are stable over time and linked to the likelihood of having psychotic experiences, research shows.
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50th percentile ideal blood pressure target for paediatric kidney disease
Findings from the HOT-KID trial confirm the role of blood pressure in adverse cardiac remodelling in children with chronic kidney disease.
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Long COVID risk small in children
Researchers find a high burden of non-specific persistent symptoms in children aged 14 years or younger, with SARS-CoV-2 infection adding to this only slightly.
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Genetic testing has variable diagnostic yield in congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Genetic testing can identify an underlying cause in more than half of complex/syndromic infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, but factors underlying isolated cases remain elusive, say researchers.
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