Cardiac morphology in children at 2 and 10 years of age after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: a comparative MRI-based analysis of ECMO and non-ECMO patients

• by Schanas Jawhar, Greta Thater, Stefan Appelhaus, Michael Boettcher, Julia Elrod, Frank G. Zoellner, Florian Kipfmueller, Marcia Matos-Karaorman, Stefan O. Schoenberg, Meike Weis

• September 9, 2026

CKM staging faces an early vascular test

Investigators examined Life’s Essential 8 scores and carotid ultrasonography measures across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stages in 1,283 young adults.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• September 8, 2026

• 3 min

Enterovirus diversity may limit treatment advances

Research highlights expanding diagnostic capabilities but persistent gaps in antiviral therapy and vaccine coverage for pediatric enterovirus infections.

• by Andrea Surnit

• September 8, 2026

• 4 min

Personal-MetaboHealth, an actionable health check in middle age, is improved by an effective lifestyle intervention in those at risk

• by Niels van den Berg, Gabriela Natalle Lopes, Fatih A. Bogaards, Marian Beekman, Edson Amaro Junior, P. Eline Slagboom, Joris Deelen

• September 7, 2026