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Children with obesity are more likely to be boys, be physically inactive and have parents with some combination of elevated BMI and lower levels of education, according to findings published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.

Higher maternal body weight at 1 month postpartum predicted greater infant weight gain over 6 months among a small cohort of mother-infant pairs, with maternal blood pressure mediating the association, according to findings published in Pediatric Obesity.

ATLANTA — Infants born to mothers with HIV who were not infected at the time of birth had significantly higher levels of regulatory lymphocyte T cells than infants who were infected in utero, according to research presented at ASM Microbe.

HIV drug resistance is a concern for both pediatric and adult patients, although the ways in which resistance is acquired – and its impact on patients – differs between the two populations, according to Lisa M. Frenkel, MD, co-director of the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research at Seattle Children’s Hospital.