Pediatrics News

SAN FRANCISCO — In a 2-year open-label extension study presented at the APA annual meeting, long-term treatment with Latuda was generally well-tolerated, and was associated with high rates of study completion, among children and teenagers with bipolar disorder.

Female youth aged 10 to 19 years had a significant and disproportionate increase in suicides between 1975 and 2005 compared with males in the same age group, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers said that the findings show that the historically large gap between male and female youth suicides is narrowing.

Exposure to perinatal maternal depressive symptoms was linked to brain development in the offspring examined at age 10 years, according to data published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Methylphenidate use was significantly associated with sleep problems and several different types of insomnia, according to a meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The introduction of a voter referendum in California in 2008 that limited marriage to heterosexual couples, known as Proposition 8, increased the rate of homophobic bullying among youth in the state, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Using a machine learning algorithm to analyze audio data, researchers could detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young children, according to research published in Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.

Data from two phase 2 clinical trials published in Science Translational Medicine showed that modulating the hormone vasopressin’s biological pathway may improve social functioning in adults and children with autism spectrum disorder.

The FDA has given fast track designation to Finch Therapeutics’ Full-Spectrum Microbiota, or FSM, therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, according to the company.

Nearly one-quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder have pica — an eating disorder involving the eating of nonfood items — according to research presented at the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference.

Esports — “competitive gaming at a professional level,” according to Newzoo, an organization that monitors the industry — is poised to become one of America’s newest favorite past times, data suggest.