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UrduCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and TriHealth are announcing the expansion of the special delivery unit at the Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Care Center.
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Cincinnati Children’s and University of Cincinnati Name New Chair of Pediatrics, Chief Medical Officer, Research Foundation Director
Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH, will be the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, the new chief medical officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation.
Air pollution, racial disparities and COVID-19 mortality
The combination of higher exposure to air pollution and pre-existing health disparities is contributing to higher mortality among minority populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts at Cincinnati Children’s.
Signal Switch Gives MDS Cells a Competitive Advantage that Supports Disease Progression
A study published online April 20, 2020, in Nature Immunology, led by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s reports a possible new approach for treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which often can lead to leukemia.
The Search for a Biological Link between Reactivated HSV and Neurological Disease
New research data in the journal PLoS Pathogens suggests that reactivated HSV in trigeminal nerves of laboratory mice kills off at least a portion of sensory neurons. The findings provide additional evidence that as humans get older, the long-term consequences of HSV infection in the nervous system can accumulate and cause neurological damage.
Scientists May Have a Way to Let Preemies Breathe Easier
The continuing epidemic of pre-term birth includes this stark reality: tiny, fragile babies are born with underdeveloped lungs and prone to lifelong respiratory infections and related chronic illnesses. Cincinnati Children’s researchers report in Immunology the discovery of a complex biological process could in the development of cost effective treatments to help babies develop lifelong pulmonary resistance to respiratory infections.
Influenza IMPRINT Cohort Study Receives Funding Boost
The Influenza IMPRINT Cohort study will explore the emerging idea that a person’s very first influenza virus exposure impacts the magnitude, durability and breadth of their immune response to all future flu exposures.
Scientists Find Molecular Key to Body Making Healthy T Cells
In a finding that could help lead to new therapies for immune diseases like multiple sclerosis and IBD, scientists report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine identifying a gene and family of proteins critical to the formation of mature and fully functioning T cells in the immune system.
AACN grants support clinical research to influence high-acuity and critical care nursing practice
Nurses are invited to apply for AACN research grants by Nov. 1, 2019, with total available funding of $160,000. Projects funded in 2019 address PICS, telemedicine, virtual reality for onboarding new nurses, and machine learning and pressure injuries.
$28M Grant Funds Cincinnati Children’s as Coordinating Center for Rare Diseases Research Network
Cincinnati Children’s will use a $28M federal grant to serve as the data coordinating center for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network. The network includes 20 groups of medical centers searching for improved treatments for hundreds of rare diseases.
Free Tool Helps Providers Implement New ADHD Guidelines
The mehealth web portal for ADHD can support a physician’s selection of behavioral medications, appropriate dosing and testing of other interventions.