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Newswise: First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
First Skeleton-Wide Study of Blood Cell Formation Yields Surprising Findings
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Imagine being able to count the different types of blood cells being formed inside the tiny bones of a mouse and pinpointing the strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are responsible for producing specific types of blood cells.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Novel Approach Emerging for Rescuing Limbs at Risk
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Across the United States, about 2 million people are living with an amputation and another 185,000 amputations occur every year, according to the Amputee Coalition, a Washington, DC-based support group. About 54% of these lost limbs were caused by vascular disease, including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

Newswise: Study to decode microbe-gut signaling suggests potential new treatment for IBD
Released: 4-Apr-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Study to decode microbe-gut signaling suggests potential new treatment for IBD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Fresh insights into how our bodies interact with the microbes living in our guts suggest that a two-drug combination may offer a new way to treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Newswise: Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment
Released: 15-Mar-2023 6:20 PM EDT
Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Consuming a diet rich in vitamin A or its analogs may help prevent children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) reduce their risk of developing painful pancreas inflammation during chemotherapy treatment.

Newswise: Small Molecule Exploits Achilles’ Heel of AML, Kills Cancer Cells
Released: 16-Mar-2022 11:50 AM EDT
Small Molecule Exploits Achilles’ Heel of AML, Kills Cancer Cells
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Blocking the protein UBE2N with novel small molecule kills AML cells, according to study in Science Translational Medicine.

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Released: 27-Sep-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Cincinnati Children’s Celebrates New Critical Care Building
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is celebrating the completion of a new Critical Care Building, a $600 million investment that involved three years of construction on the hospital’s main campus in Avondale.

Released: 4-Jun-2021 2:45 PM EDT
Study Shows Combination of Early Reading Programs Provides Skills Needed for Kindergarten Readiness
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering kindergarten in Cincinnati Public Schools over a three-year period.

   
Released: 30-Mar-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Cincinnati Children’s Develops Model to Help Identify Risk Factors for Reading Difficulties in Children before Kindergarten
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have developed a new framework for different factors influencing how a child’s brain is “wired” to learn to read before kindergarten.

Released: 18-Feb-2021 8:00 AM EST
Cincinnati Children’s Uses New Device to HelpCritically Ill Infants with Kidney Failure
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

The Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine (CARPEDIEM) is a new system for patients with acute kidney injury or kidney failure requiring dialysis. This ground-breaking technology is intended to provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) to patients weighing between 5 and 20 pounds.

Released: 4-Feb-2021 7:45 AM EST
Study Shows Book Developed at Cincinnati Children’s Helps Identify Risks of Reading Difficulties in Preschool-Age Kids
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

A study published in the journal Pediatrics expands validation evidence for a new screening tool that directly engages preschool-age children during clinic visits to assess their early literacy skills. The tool, which is the first of its kind, has the potential to identify reading difficulties as early as possible, target interventions and empower families to help their child at home, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

   
Released: 8-Jul-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Care Center Special Delivery Unit Launches Expansion
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and TriHealth are announcing the expansion of the special delivery unit at the Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Care Center.

Released: 4-Jun-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Cincinnati Children’s Names Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center today named Visael “Bobby” Rodriguez as its vice president of diversity, inclusion and community relations.

Released: 28-May-2020 7:00 AM EDT
Cincinnati Children’s and University of Cincinnati Name New Chair of Pediatrics, Chief Medical Officer, Research Foundation Director
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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.

Released: 8-May-2020 11:45 AM EDT
Air pollution, racial disparities and COVID-19 mortality
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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.

Released: 20-Apr-2020 2:30 PM EDT
Signal Switch Gives MDS Cells a Competitive Advantage that Supports Disease Progression
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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.

2-Mar-2020 1:30 PM EST
The Search for a Biological Link between Reactivated HSV and Neurological Disease
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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.

12-Feb-2020 1:45 PM EST
Scientists May Have a Way to Let Preemies Breathe Easier
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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.

23-Jan-2020 1:25 PM EST
High Air Pollution Exposure in One-Year-Olds Linked to Structural Brain Changes at Age 12
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12. The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center study found that children with higher levels of TRAP exposure at birth had reductions at age 12 in gray matter volume and cortical thickness as compared to children with lower levels of exposure.

Released: 9-Jan-2020 8:05 AM EST
Addressing the Emotional Toll of Pediatric Chronic Conditions
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Report led by experts at Cincinnati Children's, published today in Pediatrics, urges pediatricians to increase support for parents of children with chronic conditions.

Released: 17-Dec-2019 11:15 AM EST
Research Adds New Twist to Fight Against Autoimmune Diseases
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Scientists describe in Nature Immunology an entirely new molecular process in mice that triggers T cell-driven inflammation and causes different auto-immune diseases. In a study published online Dec. 17, researchers report their data have implications for Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It also will help efforts to find better treatments for autoimmune disease, still an urgent need in medicine.



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