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UrduThe Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center (Kids First DRC) announces the addition of the full Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN) dataset to the Kids First DRC portal.
Tag: Pediatric Research
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Comment on Children’s Health Topics
Experts from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s are available to discuss a range of pediatric topics, including infectious diseases, adolescent weight management and the latest pediatric research coming out of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual conference happening Sept. 27-Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.
Children with autism benefit from use of video games
A University of Delaware lab is now pioneering the use of video games – specifically Nintendo Switch’s Ring Fit – as an intervention to enhance movement and motor skills for children with autism. The research further demonstrates the positive impact of exercise-based games on cognition and social interactions.
Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants
Research tracking academic trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten identifies developmental risks and how to promote resilience.
Doctor, Family Set Up Charitable Fund to Honor Their Mother
Next Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day that Cedars-Sinai pediatrician Tracy Zaslow faces without her mother, Carol, by her side.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Eighth Annual Make March Matter® Fundraising Campaign
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) launched its eighth annual Make March Matter campaign Wednesday with actress and longtime CHLA supporter Jamie Lee Curtis.
Large Study Identifies Risk Factors in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
In a new study led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Nemours Children’s Health, researchers have overcome the obstacle of scale by analyzing electronic health record data from PEDSnet, a national multicenter pediatric network, to identify a large cohort of children with CKD, evaluate CKD progression, and examine clinical risk factors for kidney function decline. The findings were published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
CHOP and Penn Launch Kidney Innovation Center to Accelerate Discovery and Improve Treatment of Kidney Disease Across the Lifespan
In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine are jointly launching the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center. The first-of-its-kind center will advance research to transform patient care for those of all ages, focusing on the early detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease and its complications.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles： 美国加州和太平洋地区最好的儿童护理机构
《美国新闻与世界报道》再次将 CHLA 评为其本州加利福尼亚州和美国太平洋地区（包括阿拉斯加州、加利福尼亚州、夏威夷州、俄勒冈州和华盛顿州）的最佳儿童医院。CHLA 还连续 14 年（自该排名诞生以来从未缺席）入选该刊年度“最佳儿童医院榜”——美国领先儿科机构权威榜单——最终名列第 8 位。
Hospital Infantil de Los Ángeles: La mejor atención para niños en California y el Pacífico de los EE.UU.
U.S. News ha clasificado de nuevo al CHLA como el mejor hospital pediátrico en el estado de California y en el Pacífico de los Estados Unidos, una región que abarca los estados de Alaska, California, Hawái, Oregón y Washington. El CHLA también se encuentra en el cuadro de honor anual de la publicación de los mejores hospitales para niños por decimocuarto año consecutivo, todos los años desde el inicio de la clasificación, en donde obtuvo el puesto n. 8 en los Estados Unidos en esta muestra de los principales destinos del país para la atención médica pediátrica.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Approach for Potential Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae Vaccine
Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified two proteins that could be used for a potential vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Working in a mouse model, the investigators found that administering two bacterial adhesive proteins that play a key role in helping the bacteria to latch on to respiratory cells and initiate respiratory tract infection stimulated protective immunity against diverse NTHi strains, highlighting the vaccine potential.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon Establishes First-Ever Guidelines for Pediatric Opioid Prescribing
Dr. Lorraine Kelley-Quon forms team of health care providers and community advocates to establish recommendations for safe opioid use. According to the National Institutes of Health, opioid misuse and addiction in the United States is a national crisis, with an economic burden upwards of $78 billion. Opioids are useful for pain management following surgery and other major procedures, but until now there have been no recommendations guiding safe use of opioids in children.