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As many as one in seventeen young teenagers use the sleeping aid melatonin on a weekly basis to help them sleep better. This is the conclusion of the long-term Generation R population study in Rotterdam. Researchers warn parents to be careful when using melatonin without a physician's advice, because the long-term effects on children are unknown.

Children with slight hearing loss scored less well in their cito test, taken in the final year of primary school, and showed more behavioral problems than young teenagers who hear well.

B. Pullens, PhD

Acquired pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) is a rare but life-threatening disease which usually occurs after a prolonged period of intubation.

Prof. A.T. van der Ploeg

Lysosomal and metabolic diseases are rare genetic disorders caused by metabolic enzyme deficiency.

LungAnalysis is an image analysis laboratory for clinical research and for the development of innovative image analysis techniques for clinical care.

PI M.C. (Marie-Christine) Franken PhD

Stuttering is a developmental speech production disorder that starts in childhood at an early phase.

Principal Investigator: Virginie J.M. Verhoeven

The ophthalmogenetic consultations focus on the spectrum of inherited and congenital ophthalmologic disorders.

P.I. Prof. Henriëtte A. Moll

Focus on research questions arising from the clinical care at the pediatric emergency department.

J. Samsom

Which immune regulatory processes are essential to develop and maintain the intestinal immune system’s tolerance to dietary antigens and commensal ...

E.M.W.J. Utens, PhD

Pediatric psychology entails practice, targeting the psychology of illness and injury, and promoting health behaviors in children, adolescents and ...

Research in pediatric anesthesia is focuses on acute (postoperative) and chronic pain treatment, perioperative (neuro-) monitoring and complications ...

W. Unger

Pneumonia is the number one cause of mortality in children. We aim to improve the diagnostics to prevent inappropriate antibiotics use.