A pediatric endocrinologist outlines how clinicians can diagnose and treat growth hormone deficiency earlier in children.

BoneXpert and IB-lab-PANDA demonstrated accurate bone age evaluations against manual ratings among pediatric patients with GHD.

A review of cases using MRI with and without contrast agent found perfect or near-perfect agreement in most cases when evaluating patients with short stature for growth hormone deficiency.

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors.

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type ...

Recent research identified spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)–specific growth percentiles, aiming to improve clinical management of the nutritional aspects of the disease.

JAMA Pediatrics Source Reference: Tidblad A, et al "Association of childhood growth hormone treatment with long-term cardiovascular morbidity" JAMA Pediatr 2020; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5199.

New research from WashU Medicine reveals how normal electrical signals from neurons may be co-opted by certain pediatric brain tumors to boost their own growth, suggesting novel pathways for treatment ...

Accurate assessment of kidney size in paediatric populations is crucial for distinguishing normal organ growth from pathological alterations associated with congenital or acquired renal conditions ...