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  1. Pediatric clinical trials face many challenges that hinder the development of safe and effective pediatric drugs. Enhancing risk control and management quality of pediatric clinical trials in research centers ...

    Authors: Chang Liu, Yi Liu, Bo Xuan, Yuenan Qi, Ling Ou and Jianmin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:256
  2. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically review studies in the literature that evaluated the effect of different exercise programs on blood pressure in overweight children and adolescents.

    Authors: João Victor Affornali Tozo, Maiara Cristina Tadiotto, Tatiana A Affornali Tozo, Francisco Jose de Menezes-Junior, Jorge Mota, Beatriz Oliveira de Pereira, Rafaela Rosário and Neiva Leite
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:252
  3. This study aimed to assess the link between polymorphisms in the SLCO1B1 gene, responsible for the organic anion transporter polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1), and the risk of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

    Authors: Hanieh Talebi, Seyed Alireza Dastgheib, Maryam Vafapour, Reza Bahrami, Amirhossein Shahbazi, Seyedeh Elham Shams, Mahsa Danaei, Heewa Rashnavadi, Maryam Yeganegi, Melina Pourkazemi, Amirmasoud Shiri, Maryam Aghasipour and Hossein Neamatzadeh
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:251
  4. Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) represents a significant source of morbidity and non-relapse mortality among children and young adults treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (a...

    Authors: William A. Gower, Maximiliano Tamae-Kakazu, Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Saumini Srinivasan, Erin E. Reardon, Amisha V. Barochia, Edward Charbek, Charlotte Calvo, Pi Chun Cheng, Shailendra Das, Stella M. Davies, Jessica Gross, Ajay Sheshadri, Christoper T. Towe, Samuel B. Goldfarb and Narayan P. Iyer
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:250
  5. The COVID-19 vaccination has played a crucial role in combating the pandemic, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a significant barrier to achieving herd immunity. This challenge is particularly pronounced in specif...

    Authors: Nasrin Jafari, Hossein Akbari, Anahita Maghsoodi and Parvin Sarbakhsh
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:248
  6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurological disorders, especially in childhood. Children with ADHD may have symptoms such as an inability to maintain concentration an...

    Authors: Atefeh Arkani, Narges Norouzkhani, Azam Kheirdoust, Kosar Ghaddaripouri and Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:247
  7. Cerebral vasculopathy is a frequent and serious complication of major sickle cell disease syndromes. Transcerebral Doppler (TCD) can detect stenosis of the main arteries at the base of the skull before stroke ...

    Authors: Patrick Landu Kinkunda, Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila, Joël Kashale Mutamba, Orlin Mamona Yindula, Roger Izeidi Gangale, Lilly Mokulayanga, Émeraude Manzombi, Djo Mbo-M. Iyoto, Lys Makwanza, Cynthia Bukumba Minouche, Stéphane Tongo Yanda, Antoine Aundu Molua and Jean Tshibola Mukaya
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:246
  8. Approximately 100 capsular serotypes of S. pneumonia have been identified according to the composition of their capsular polysaccharides, currently available vaccines do not cover many of these. Pneumococcal vacc...

    Authors: Serkan Atıcı, Deniz Güneşer, Eda Kepenekli, Güner Söyletir and Ahmet Soysal
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:244
  9. In the history of Neonatology, decades ago pain has been little studied because it was believed that newborns didn’t have the capacity to experience pain. Nowadays, there is enough evidence for the existence o...

    Authors: Inmaculada García-Valdivieso, Jorge Sánchez-Infante, Pablo Pando Cerra, Benito Yáñez-Araque, Sonsoles Hernández-Iglesias, Fernando Peña Cambón, Celia Álvarez-Bueno, Abel Checa Peñalver, Juan Manuel Pérez-Pozuelo and Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:243
  10. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic skin disease in children. It adversely affects child’s physical health, daily functioning, and overall quality of life (QoL), impacting not only the child but ...

    Authors: Minychel Wale Aynalem and Alemseged Beyene Berha
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:241
  11. Nusinersen was the first approved disease modifying therapy (DMT) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Intrathecal administration of nusinersen enables drug delivery directly to the central nervous system, where...

    Authors: Jing Peng, Xiaoli Yao, Rong Luo, Xiuxia Wang, Liwen Wu, Jianmin Zhong, Ruifeng Jin, Xinguo Lu, Jianmin Liang, Siqi Hong, Lin Yang, Xiaoli Zhang, Shanshan Mao, Zhe Tao, Jun Hu, Dan Sun…
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:239
  12. Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHO) is a rare genetic disorder primarily characterized by digital clubbing, pachydermia, and periostitis. The rarity of this disease often leads to misdiagnosis or delay...

    Authors: Jun Li, Shilei Jia, Jianqun Guo, Wenhui Xie, Yijiao Ma, Xiaojie Gao and Meihao Gao
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:238
  13. Previous studies have suggested that probiotics may have potential benefits for preterm infants. Their efficacy seems to depend on the particular species or combinations used.

    Authors: Yu Dai, Qinlei Yu, Fan Zhang, Ke Ma, Xiangyun Yan, Wenjuan Chen, Xiaohui Chen, Shushu Li and Shuping Han
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:237
  14. Smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular complications and can promote a severe course of COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study was to compare smoking habits of young people with diabetes with the gener...

    Authors: Katharina Warncke, Sabine E. Hofer, Simone von Sengbusch, Uwe Ermer, Mareike Niemeyer, Andreas Lemmer, Dörte Hilgard, Alena Welters, Reinhard W. Holl and Alexander J. Eckert
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:236
  15. Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a common complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and may adversely affect the prognosis of patients. However, the risk factors associated with HC and its inf...

    Authors: Kai Cui, Senlin Zhang, Mingchu Liang, ChenChen He, Jie Chen, Yufeng Wei, Shaoyan Hu and Jie Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:234
  16. Intussusception is the leading cause of acute abdominal conditions in infants, yet it is frequently under-recognised in those younger than 3 months, potentially resulting in serious complications such as bowel...

    Authors: Hongxi Guo, Haiyan Lei, Juan Luo, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Hu Yang and Qin Guo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:233
  17. Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is a prevalent pediatric condition with significant physical, psychological, and social impacts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of NE among primary school children in Pale...

    Authors: Ghayda Mohammad, Leen Abualhayja, Beesan Maraqa, Baraa Maraqa and Zaher Nazzal
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:231
  18. Hormones are molecules that contribute significantly to mental and physical health due to their role in emotion regulation (ER) processes. However, the role and effect of hormones on the ER has not yet been fu...

    Authors: Zila Özlem Kırbaş, Bülent Bayraktar and Elif Odabaşi Aktaş
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:230
  19. Infant formula with human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and increased β-palmitate mimics breast milk nutritional composition and clinical benefits. We aimed to assess formula-fed infant growth, gastrointestinal...

    Authors: Luis Blesa-Baviera, Ana Albors, Pedro Samblas, Úrsula Maraguat, Cristóbal Coronel-Rodríguez, Beatriz Abad, Elena Viciano, Francisco Javier Pérez-Sádaba and Cecilia Martínez-Costa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:229
  20. Anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung’s disease are congenital conditions impacting the digestive system, with a particularly uncommon co-occurrence, estimated at 2–3% of all ARM cases. This case series exp...

    Authors: Mohamed Abdelmalak, Mohamed Mansy, Hazem Khafaga, Yasmine Ghazaly, Reem Saeed, Nada Yakout, Saber Waheeb and Mostafa Zain
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:228
  21. Central venous catheterization is crucial for the perioperative and postoperative management of neonatal cardiac surgery patients. The procedure can be challenging due to the small size of the vessels, and it ...

    Authors: Violette Suc, Mathilde Grapin, Ayman Haydar, Olivier Raisky and Ségolène Bernheim
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:227
  22. This study used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the potential patterns of unhealthy lifestyle factors (ULFs) and their association with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with overweight...

    Authors: Qiong Wang, Min Yang, Kening Chen, Fangjieyi Zheng, Zhixin Zhang and Wenquan Niu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:226
  23. To evaluate the clinical utility of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for pathogen detection of pediatric acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs), with a particular focus on the use of throa...

    Authors: Di Lian, Chenye Lin, ZhiNan Zhang, JianXing Wei, Dong Wang and QiuYu Tang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:224
  24. Obesity is the largest global public health epidemic, increasingly affecting children and adolescents. Studies suggest that genetic markers such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be associated with...

    Authors: Aline Priscila Batista, Thomás Viana de Souza, Luiz Antônio Alves de Menezes-Júnior, Anna Carolina Motta Costa, Camila Blanco Cangussu, Luciano Garcia Lourenção, Wandeir Wagner de Oliveira, Gabriel Trindade Avelar, Daniela Fonseca Abdo Rocha, Iriane Marques de Carvalho Rodrigues, André Versiani Caldeira Rocha, Joana Paula Mendes de Moura and George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:223
  25. Authors: Gebrie Getu Alemu, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Berhanu Mengistu, Getaneh Awoke, Getachew Teshale Kefale, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene and Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:222

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  26. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is recommended as a beneficial intervention to promote the wellbeing of preterm infants. This study evaluated the effect of KMC on anthropometric indexes in preterm newborns, with an...

    Authors: Shima Shirazi, Maryam Keshavarz, Sally Pezaro, Azam Amzajerdi and Shayesteh Jahanfar
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:221
  27. Altered gut microbiota (GM) profiles have been documented in children with food allergies (FA) and experiencing malnutrition. This study explored the GM composition in children with FA across varying degrees o...

    Authors: Xiaojiao Zhang, Hengying Chen, Yiyuan Wang, Qiujin Xu, Xinzu Qiu, Li Cheng, Qizhi Xiao, Yanhong Liu, Jianduan Zhang, Hongzhong Zhang and Hongyuan Wu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:220
  28. Histologically, our understanding of intestinal polyps remains limited in scope, particularly regarding the diverse subtypes observed in pediatric patients. To enhance our comprehension, three different polyp ...

    Authors: Lanlan Huang, Xinjia Liu, Songyang Li, Yongjie Liu, Weijian Chen, Yana Li, Hongyan Peng, Xiangyu Wang, Peiwen Xiong, Qinglan Yang, Shuting Wu, Ling Che, Hongmei Zhao and Yafei Deng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:219
  29. The acronym STORCH encompasses gestational infections that can lead to congenital syndromes or adverse neurological outcomes in children. In Brazil and worldwide, there has been an alarming increase in confirm...

    Authors: Daniele Almeida Soares-Marangoni, Amanda de Oliveira Arguelho, Ayrles Silva Gonçalves Barbosa Mendonça, Carine Carolina Wiesiolek, Carolina Daniel de Lima-Alvarez, Eloá Maria dos Chiquetti, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Márcio José de Medeiros, Silvana Alves Pereira and Renata Hydee Hasue
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:217
  30. The present study aimed to investigate the positive rate of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) among school children in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, and evaluate its possible risk factors.

    Authors: Zhongrui Peng, Yuanchao Li, Hong Yang, Yanfang Jiang, Yuqing Li, Mengyang Gao, Yangjingling Hua, Guimei Liu, Manqi Zhou, Tianmu Chen, Huarong Hong and Lei Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:216
  31. The role of biological factors such as foetal haemoglobin in modifying the severity of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) has been extensively investigated. However, the phenotypic variability of SCA cannot be explaine...

    Authors: Ngozi Nancy Onu, Isaac Nwabueze Asinobi, Ikenna Kingsley Ndu, Anthony Nnaemeka Ikefuna, Tobechukwu Chinenye Ezike and Justus Uchenna Onu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:215
  32. The assessment of the newborn after birth is fundamental for identifying those requiring resuscitation. Certain components of the Apgar score are used to assess neonatal condition, but their value is insuffici...

    Authors: Lars Mense, Sara Nögel, Maxi Kaufmann, Helmut Küster, Nicole Braun, Burkhard Simma and Mario Rüdiger
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:214
  33. Hepatitis B Virus infection is a global health problem. Transplacental maternal antibodies can protect the infant early in life from infection. Objectives: This study investigates the correlation between mater...

    Authors: Yudith Setiati Ermaya, Eka Surya Nugraha, Dolvy Girawan, Nelly Amalia Risan, Muhammad Begawan Bestari, Raden Tina Dewi Judistiani, Tetty Yuniati and Dwi Prasetyo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:213
  34. To explore the blood level and its change trend of primary and secondary school students aged 6 ~ 18 years in high altitude area (4300 m above sea level), and to provide a reference basis for the establishment...

    Authors: Mingxia Zhang, Shuai Ma, Yuyan Chen, Boshen Li, Xingyi Bao, Peng Tian, Rong Wang, Wenbin Li and Shanshan Kang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:212
  35. Preterm delivery continues to be a major concern in the global health system. Where accessible, mother’s milk is the optimal option for neonate nutrition. In recent years, donor milk as the best substitute for...

    Authors: Nazanin Hamidi, Seyedeh Saeedeh Mousavi, Leila Amiri Farahani, Ahmad khosravi and Maryam Saboute
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:202
  36. Routine childhood vaccination (RCV) has demonstrated its effectiveness, saving millions of lives globally and reducing childhood mortality. However, several factors impede mothers from completing their childre...

    Authors: Samuel Sem, Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Mustapha Amoadu and Thomas Hormenu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:198
  37. A retrospective analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical characteristics, diagnostic challenges, and management strategies in a child with congenital long QT syndrome (cLQTS) caused by a KCNH2 gene pathoge...

    Authors: Mei Jin, Fan Yang, Yakun Du, Libo Zhao, Xueran Zhao, Jing Liu, Jing Zhang and Suzhen Sun
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:197

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