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A study presented at ESHRE 2024 shows that increased exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) air pollution prior to oocyte collection (OPU) or frozen embryo transfer (FET) during in vitro fertilization (IVF) is associated with a reduction in live birth rates (LBRs) in subsequent FETs.

Appetitive traits in children tend to change as they grow older, with those related to increased food intake improving through the years and those associated with food avoidance diminishing, suggests a recent study.

In the phase II OXOART2 trial presented at ESHRE 2024, the first-in-class, non-hormonal, oral agent OXO-001 increases implantation and pregnancy rates in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Mediterranean diet (MedDiet)–based interventions appear to produce improvements in cardiometabolic parameters, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels, in children and adolescents, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Children with parapneumonic effusion (PPE) or pleural empyema (PE) are often overly treated with antibiotics, particularly the frequent use of antibiotic combination therapy, reports a Germany study.

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter appears to put newborns at risk of cerebral palsy, as shown in a study.

The treatment effect of omaveloxolone in halting progression, based on change in mFARS score, is particularly pronounced in individuals with Friedreich's ataxia who had disease onset at ≤15 years of age, suggests a post hoc subgroup analysis of MOXIe Part 2 presented at EAN 2024.

Infant factors affecting the microbiome appears to influence the occurrence of juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA), suggests a study, noting a link between exclusive breastfeeding and lower odds of JSpA.