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• Brief Research Report

  Published 18 September 2026

  Preliminary usability evaluation of a teleoperated humanoid robot for pediatric waiting-room observation: clinical and technical professionals’ perspectives

  Antea Scrocco · Samuele Bordini · Riccardo Kristen Simi · Elisa Matteucci · Elena Beani · Giovanni Cioni · Eugenia Conti · Maria Chiara Di Lieto · Giorgio Grioli · Antonio Bicchi · Giuseppina Sgandurra · Manuel Giuseppe Catalano

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1943197

• Original Research

  Published 17 September 2026

  A comparative cross-sectional evaluation of generative AI chatbots for patient-oriented bacterial vaginosis health advice: safety, accuracy, guideline concordance, empathy, and readability

  Ling Miao · Lina Gu · Zhaole Gong · Zhengfeng Gu · Xiaoli Qian

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health

  doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1967818

• Brief Research Report

  Published 17 September 2026

  Anogenital distance as a biomarker for endometriosis in adolescents: a prospective, matched case–control study

  Jessica Y. Shim · Ava Scatoni · Daniel W. Cramer · Steven J. Staffa · Marc R. Laufer · Elizabeth R. Boskey

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health

  doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1951393

• Original Article

  Published 16 September 2026

  Burden of chronic kidney disease among children and adolescents in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, 1990 to 2021

  Yang Yang · Yujie Xu · Xiaoran Xue · Mingyi Zhao · Qingnan He

  International Journal of Public Health

  doi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609313

• Perspective

  Published 16 September 2026

  Toward standardized continuous glucose monitoring validation: lessons from the Sinocare iCan i3 accuracy study

  Auda Ameur

  Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare

  doi 10.3389/fcdhc.2026.1941126

• Perspective

  Published 16 September 2026

  Screen time, sleep disturbances, and dental caries in adolescents and young children: an emerging public health concern

  Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava · Prateek Sudhakar Bobhate · Monal Kukde · Adeeba Siddique · Shubhada Gade

  Frontiers in Oral Health

  doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1871745

• Systematic Review

  Published 16 September 2026

  Effect of probiotic interventions on oral health in children: a systematic review

  Smruti Bondre · Vabitha Shetty · Mausam Kumari · Urvashi Shetty

  Frontiers in Dental Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1914359

• Review

  Published 15 September 2026

  Sleep medicine in Saudi Arabia: evolution, current landscape, and future directions a state-of-the-art review with an embedded health-services analysis of Ministry of Health sleep centers, 2022 to 2025

  Mana Alshahrani · Ashah Jman · Abdallah Alsoheimi · Salim Baharoon

  Frontiers in Sleep

  doi 10.3389/frsle.2026.1941767

• Review

  Published 14 September 2026

  Aging, the microbiota–gut–brain axis, and late-life epilepsy: a hypothesis-driven review

  Yingsi Cao · Huiying Li · Minzheng Xu · Yuting Teng

  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1861519

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Nationwide epinephrine auto-injector dispensing in Greece: a drug-utilization study providing insights into anaphylaxis epidemiology and emergency-treatment preparedness

  George N. Konstantinou

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1906574

• Review

  Published 14 September 2026

  Sublingual allergen immunotherapy: evidence from randomized trials, real-world studies and meta-analyses

  Giovanni Paoletti · Nicolò Valli · Danilo Di Bona · Giulia Anna Maria Luigia Costanzo · Andrea Giovanni Ledda · Stefano Del Giacco · Mattia Giovannini · Francesco Catamerò · Francesca Mori · Giuseppe Guida · Fabio Luigi Massimo Ricciardolo · Francesca Bertolini · Remo Poto · Corrado Pelaia · Gilda Varricchi · Giorgio Walter Canonica · Enrico Heffler

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1940709

• Technology and Code

  Published 11 September 2026

  The Desired Sensation Level bone conduction device prescriptive formula: new adaptations and applications for skin-driven bone conduction fittings

  Susan Scollie · Steve Beaulac · Krystal Beh · Matthew Holden · Marlene Bagatto · Shilpi Banerjee · William (Bill) Hodgetts

  Frontiers in Audiology and Otology

  doi 10.3389/fauot.2026.1846344

• Original Research

  Published 11 September 2026

  Efficacy and safety of tapinarof cream once daily in Japanese pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis: a 60-week phase 3 trial consisting of an 8-week, double-blind, vehicle-controlled period and a 52-week, open-label extension period

  Atsuyuki Igarashi · Gaku Tsuji · Ryusei Murata · Shuichi Fukasawa · Satoshi Yamane

  Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy

  doi 10.3389/jcia.2026.17307

• Original Research

  Published 10 September 2026

  Evaluation of functional annotation-informed and ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores for ischemic stroke

  Nicole D. Armstrong · Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra · Amit Patki · Lavanya Pilla · Chad Aldridge · Alana C. Jones · Ulrich Broeckel · Ethan M. Lange · Leslie A. Lange · Pankaj Arora · Nita A. Limdi · Hirotaka Iwaki · Lana Sargent · Joohyun Kim · Maggie C. Y. Ng · Josep M. Mercader · Keith L. Keene · Bradford B. Worrall · Hemant K. Tiwari · Marguerite R. Irvin

  Frontiers in Bioinformatics

  doi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1875388

• Case Report

  Published 10 September 2026

  Longitudinal oral and craniofacial follow-up of a genetically confirmed girl with Potocki-Lupski syndrome and repaired complete cleft palate: a case report

  Mariana C. Morales-Chavez · Ana M. Divasson-Pereira · Nancy Galindez-Landaeta

  Frontiers in Oral Health

  doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1918677

• Original Research

  Published 9 September 2026

  Feasibility and effectiveness of a clinical model of sleep education for children with IDD: a record review

  Beth A. Malow · Kasey A. Fitzpatrick · Whitney A. Loring

  Frontiers in Sleep

  doi 10.3389/frsle.2026.1937989

• Review

  Published 9 September 2026

  Pathological neural and immune synapses in glioblastoma progression: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

  Ashwin Jainarayanan · Aishwarya Vedula · Neeraj Soni

  Frontiers in Neural Circuits

  doi 10.3389/fncir.2026.1919817

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Direct visualization of auditory brainstem pathways in auditory implant candidates

  Justin Cottrell · Matt Breen · Victoria Santini · Valentin Stepanov · David R. Friedmann · Daniel Jethanamest · Sean McMenomey · J. Thomas Roland · Timothy M. Shepherd

  Frontiers in Audiology and Otology

  doi 10.3389/fauot.2026.1912340

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Cryopreservation of human cortical organoids using vitrification

  Kyle Stokes · Sandra Mojica-Perez · Samantha Jacobs · Joy Huang · Shivanshi Vaid · Yukun Yuan · Caroline A. Pearson · Daniel Montes · Andrew Tidball · Debora VanHeyningen · Jonathan Gaillard · Louis T. Dang · Margaret Elizabeth Ross · Lori L. Isom · Michael Uhler · Wei Niu · Jack M. Parent

  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1913908

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Clinical spectrum of pediatric histoplasmosis in Mexico: description of seven cases and literature review

  Deborah Palacios-Reyes · Sergio Abraham Cantú-Martinez · Ana Karen Gómez Gutiérrez · Juan Rigoberto Calderón-Escamilla · Scott Alonso Macías-Rodríguez · Giancarlo Hernán Cristerna Tarrasa · Javier Ordoñez Ortega · Agustín De Colsa

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1913373

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Association between severity of different body regions and inadequate control of atopic dermatitis: results from a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

  Zifan Li · Ruoxi Yu · Ying Lin

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1888094

• General Commentary

  Published 7 September 2026

  Commentary: “Bridging innovation and equity: the evolving landscape of CAR T-cell therapy access in Brazil” The Uruguayan pediatric experience

  Maria Ines Pereira · Marcela Barrios · Lucia D’ Andrea · Manuel Ibarra · Susana Rives · Luis Castillo

  Frontiers in Hematology

  doi 10.3389/frhem.2026.1891877

• Original Research

  Published 7 September 2026

  Quantitative assessment of heart-brain coupling in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

  Danylo Reznichenko · Alina Frunza · Anastasiya Babintseva · Yevhenii Karpliuk · Oleksandr Romanchuk · Anton Popov · Kateryna Ivanko · Illya Chaikovsky

  Frontiers in Network Physiology

  doi 10.3389/fnetp.2026.1889331

• Original Research

  Published 7 September 2026

  Allergen-specific IgE sensitization spectrum in 4,166 children with allergic diseases at a county-level hospital in eastern China: a retrospective cross-sectional study

  Yan Teng · Shouling Ding · Baoqin Zhang

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1893168

• Original Research

  Published 4 September 2026

  Computational insights into synergistic mechanisms of PD-901 and 5-azacitidine targeting PTPN11 (SHP2) E76K mutation in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

  Abeer M. Al-Subaie · Balu Kamaraj

  Frontiers in Bioinformatics

  doi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1887328

• Review

  Published 4 September 2026

  A narrative discussion on the impact of respiratory infectious diseases on dental education in China: implications for curriculum design and student outcomes

  Shuhao Xu · Xiaolong Li · Wei Li · Ruijie Huang

  Frontiers in Dental Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1897947

• Review

  Published 3 September 2026

  Ultrasound imaging in the hands of physical therapists: unlocking potential across specialties

  George J. Beneck · Mohini Rawat · Stacie Akins · Alycia Markowski · Beshoy Ghaly · Ryan Boggs · Stephen Ramsey · Simon Hayward · Ruth M. Maher · Jennifer Wiley · Maureen K. Watkins · Murray E. Maitland

  Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Disorders

  doi 10.3389/fmscd.2026.1816879

• Opinion

  Published 3 September 2026

  Serum uric acid in pediatric metabolic assessment: the scientific rationale for routine screening and the urgent need for age- and sex-specific diagnostic thresholds

  Izere Salomon · Yves NDAMUKUNDA · MUKANOHELI Solange · Eden Enyew Zeleke

  Frontiers in Nephrology

  doi 10.3389/fneph.2026.1908272

• Case Report

  Published 3 September 2026

  Case Report: Dental treatment under general anesthesia for a child with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy

  SokIok Cheang · WeiYun Chen · Shuang Wang · XinXin Wang · Kuo Wan · Lin Ma

  Frontiers in Dental Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1881573

• Original Research

  Published 31 August 2026

  Early motor trajectories and distinct psychopathological profiles in adolescents born very and extremely preterm

  Emanuela Claudia Turco · Davide Fausto Borrelli · Federica Cimmino · Laura Caiazza · Lorenzo Petrolini · Tommaso Vitali · Cecilia Ferrari · Benedetta Piccolo · Susanna Esposito · Maria Carmela Pera · Matteo Tonna

  Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1894705

• Original Research

  Published 31 August 2026

  Trends and forecasting of reported hepatitis B and hepatitis C incidence in Hainan Province, China, 2005–2020

  Jiao Wang · Shibing Li · Cexiong Fu · Yi Su · Hanrong Fu · Yuanyuan Tian · Cheng Lan

  Frontiers in Epidemiology

  doi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1899759

• Original Research

  Published 31 August 2026

  Pediatric clinical engagement on menstrual health: a qualitative assessment

  Sarah Combs · Bhavana Huliyar · Isabella Brocato · Samantha Hill · Samuel Master · Linda Fan · Chinwe Efuribe · David Bell · Marni Sommer

  Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fradm.2026.1823919

• Case Report

  Published 31 August 2026

  Case Report: Successful dupilumab treatment for refractory atopic dermatitis-like eczema in a patient with Costello syndrome

  Toshihiko Nonaka · Jun Kido · Mika Ogata · Taiga Miyake · Takanobu Yoshida · Satoshi Fukushima · Rie Seyama · Yuri Uchiyama · Naomichi Matsumoto · Kimitoshi Nakamura

  Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy

  doi 10.3389/jcia.2026.17346

• Original Research

  Published 28 August 2026

  Referral pathways as mechanisms of child maltreatment identification: evidence from a German Childhood-House

  Silke Pawils · Elisa Grossmann · Axel Heinemann · Benjamin Ondruschka

  Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1907809

• Study Protocol

  Published 28 August 2026

  BRIDGES: a patient-centered, community-informed HIV doula program that supports infant feeding choice among Hispanic and Caribbean families: a study protocol

  Rachel Mpanu-Mpanu · Melanie Francis · Kassandra N. Garcia · Lunthita M. Duthely

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health

  doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1896729

• Review

  Published 27 August 2026

  Expanding treatment options for syphilis during pregnancy: a review of alternatives to penicillin

  Claire L. Townsend · Lynne Mofenson · Sami Gottlieb · Remco P. H. Peters · Oriol Mitjà · Clara Pérez-Mañá · Elaine J. Abrams · Sinead Delany-Moretlwe · Shahin Lockman · Catriona Waitt · Kathryn Miele · Melanie M. Taylor · Françoise Renaud

  Frontiers in Global Women's Health

  doi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1879243

• Case Report

  Published 26 August 2026

  Case Report: A diagnostic algorithm for pediatric cholelithiasis: recognizing underlying hemolytic anemia through a case of hereditary spherocytosis

  Marialetizia Fantasia · Martha Caterina Faraguna · Riccardo Pagani · Aurora Catalano · Davide Colombo · Martina Paredi · Fabiola Guerra · Giulia Maria Ferrari · Paola Corti

  Frontiers in Hematology

  doi 10.3389/frhem.2026.1858024

• Original Research

  Published 25 August 2026

  Childhood cancer incidence, survival and mortality patterns in Argentina, 2000–2022: from the Argentine Oncopediatric Registry (ROHA)

  Florencia Moreno · Maria Agustina Chaplin · Mariana Nana · María Graciela Abriata

  Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society

  doi 10.3389/fcacs.2026.1844383

• Case Report

  Published 25 August 2026

  Case Report: Pseudo-prune belly syndrome after early fetal bladder decompression: implications for the pathogenesis of prune belly spectrum disorders

  Alberto Parente · Mercedes Fariñas · Monica Miño · Francisca Sonia Molina

  Frontiers in Urology

  doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1919700

• Original Research

  Published 25 August 2026

  Psychotropic dispensing in Greek adolescents and young adults: national trends and regional variation

  Konstantinos Kassandros · Maria Samakouri · Maria Panagopoulou · Theodoros Constantinidis · Christos Kontogiorgis

  Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation

  doi 10.3389/fdsfr.2026.1900494

• Brief Research Report

  Published 25 August 2026

  Maternal stress in pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among women living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Paige L. Williams · Jessica Lee · Deborah Kacanek · Ellen G. Chadwick · Haleigh Civiletto · Claire A. Berman · Ann Aschengrau · Liz Salomon · Sue Siminski · Kathleen M. Powis

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health

  doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1900562

• General Commentary

  Published 24 August 2026

  Response: Commentary: “Clinical evaluation of pediatric olfactory disorders: a review from etiology to management”

  Eleonora M. C. Trecca · Manuel Marra · Marella Reale · Luca Leone · Michele Cassano · Antonio della Volpe · Ignazio La Mantia · Fabio Pagella · Elena Cantone

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1939998

• Case Report

  Published 21 August 2026

  Paratesticular myofibroblastic lesion in a prepubertal child: a case report of a rare spindle cell tumor with testis-sparing management

  Jeremy Sheiber · Jordan Nguyen · Michelle Smith · Manish Bajaj · Abhishek Seth · Pamela Ellsworth · Peter Y. Cai

  Frontiers in Urology

  doi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1866045

• Original Research

  Published 21 August 2026

  Incidence rates of allergy diagnoses in the U.S. military health system after the COVID-19 pandemic

  J. Joseph Brough · Zella Berill · Apryl Susi · Elizabeth Paloma Sanchez · David Schwartz · Cade M. Nylund · Edward Mitre

  Frontiers in Allergy

  doi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1884771

• Original Research

  Published 21 August 2026

  Breastmilk transfer and infant exposure to atazanavir/ritonavir in breastfeeding women with HIV: results from IMPAACT 2026

  Emily Anne Barr · Mauricio Pinilla · Jeremiah D. Momper · Ahizechukwu C. Eke · Lucy Koech · Kristina M. Brooks · Victoria Ndyanabangi · Sandra K. Burchett · Sujith Valiyaparambil · Mark Mirochnick · Alice Marie Stek · Brookie M. Best · Rachael Jeffrey · Chelsea Stotz · Marije Van Schalkwyk · Renee Browning · David E. Shapiro · Kathleen M. Powis

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health

  doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1892081

• Original Research

  Published 19 August 2026

  Exploring nightly variability in sleep apnea and changes in severity classification with multi night sleep testing in a population based cohort of young children

  Solveig Magnusdottir · Ingibjorg Ingolfsdottir · Hugi Hilmisson · Laufey Hrolfsdottir · Magnus Birkisson · Erla Hallgrimsdottir · Groa Johannesdottir · Hannes Petersen

  Frontiers in Sleep

  doi 10.3389/frsle.2026.1903809

• Mini Review

  Published 19 August 2026

  Epigenetic regulation in medulloblastoma: from tumor heterogeneity to diagnostic, prognostic, and translational applications

  Xinling Zhang · Lailing Du · Kewei Tian · Lening Chen · Xiaoping Li

  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1909580

• Original Article

  Published 19 August 2026

  AI powered patient records analysis for injury surveillance in children and adolescents – a feasibility study from Switzerland

  Sonja Feer · Felix Matthias Saaro · Annina Zysset · Mirjam Bächli · Steffen Nieman · Delphine Meier · Michelle Seiler · Jasmina Bogojeska · Julia Dratva

  International Journal of Public Health

  doi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609472