Frontiers in Pediatrics – Science & research news

Pediatric Rheumatology section launches in partnership with the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society

May 12, 2020

A new specialty section of Frontiers in Pediatrics, with a focus on pediatric autoimmune and auto-inflammatory disorders research is now open for submissions. [...]

Frontiers in Pediatrics becomes official partner for the European Academy of Pediatrics

April 2, 2020

The partnership reinforces the two organizations’ mutual desire to promote research in pediatrics and to facilitate its free and unrestricted dissemination to the widest possible audience. [...]

Blindfolded training could help doctors save young lives

February 20, 2019

Doctors' leadership in pediatric resuscitation improved most when they wore a blindfold during simulation training; Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Widely used food additive may cause celiac disease

January 17, 2019

Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods; Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Study highlights potential benefits of continuous EEG monitoring for infant patients

January 16, 2019

In a large cohort of child ICU patients with continuous brain monitoring, nearly half of those younger than 14 months were found to have suffered seizures -- many of which were asymptomatic; Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Footwear habits influence child and adolescent motor skill development

August 10, 2018

Frontiers in Pediatrics: Researchers show that regular physical activity without shoes may improve children's and adolescents' balancing and jumping skills

Regular physical activity without shoes may improve children's and adolescents' balancing and jumping skills: Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Journal impact: Frontiers in Pediatrics

July 6, 2018

Frontiers in Pediatrics is the world's 2nd most-cited open-access journal in its field and ranks in the top Impact Factor percentiles

With an Impact Factor of 2.335, Frontiers in Pediatrics is the world's 2nd most-cited open-access journal in its field [...]

Trends in kids’ fitness not as bad as assumed

November 10, 2017

The motor performance of young children has only partly declined over the past decade, says a report in Frontiers in Pediatrics. [...]

Influence of C-section, formula feeding and antibiotics on infant gut microbiome

September 28, 2017

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Formula feeding and Cesarean section affect the development of gut microbiota in later infancy, finds a study in Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Preventing exercise-induced bronchospasm

September 13, 2017

Research in Frontiers in Pediatrics identifies the best ways to diagnose, prevent and treat exercise-induced bronchospasm in children with and without asthma. [...]

Frontiers in Pediatrics welcomes Prof Barbara Ludwikowski as Specialty Chief Editor

October 28, 2016

Frontiers in Pediatrics is thrilled to announce Professor Barbara Ludwikowski (Auf Der Bult Children’Hospital, Hannover) as the new Specialty Chief Editor of the [...]

Drug tolerance a problem for hospitalized babies

May 26, 2016

By Alice R Jensen, Frontiersin.org Research is underway to stop newborn babies from becoming tolerant and dependent on the pain relief drugs given to them while in intensive [...]

New treatment for children with ARDS

May 6, 2016

By Alice Rolandini Jensen, Frontiers science writer Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) affects hundreds of thousands of people each year, many of them children. Those [...]

Does the moon affect our mood or actions?

May 6, 2016

By Fernando Bolaños, Frontiersin.org Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been object of ancestral [...]

Advancing immunology and primary immunodeficiencies in the genomic era: The importance of being collaborative

April 29, 2016

We celebrate the day of Immunology with an interview with Sergio Rosenzweig, Deputy Chief of the Immunology Service at the Clinical Center, NIH and the Co-Director of the [...]

Frontiers in Pediatrics welcomes new Field Chief Editors

July 24, 2015

Drs Michael Moritz and Birgit Knoechel head Frontiers in Pediatrics as Chief Editors [...]