Teens with Heart Disease Improve Exercise Capacity in Large Clinical Trial

The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication for pediatric cardiology patients found that an oral drug significantly improved exercise capacity in adolescent patients with severe, congenital single-ventricle heart defects. A study leader says the...
17-Nov-2019 10:45 AM EST Add to Favorites

Revised Criteria Lead to More Accurate Screening for Eye Disease in Premature Infants

A multicenter group of 41 hospitals led by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has confirmed that an improved method for predicting retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of blindness in children, was able to...
12-Nov-2019 2:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Early Spinal Patterns May Predict Scoliosis in Teen Years

A pediatric researcher has identified patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may be likely to develop into scoliosis by adolescence. Accurately predicting scoliosis, a common, abnormal curvature of the spine, may set the stage for the...
13-Nov-2019 3:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD, Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD, Chief of the Cell Therapy and Transplant Section in the Division of Oncology and Director of the Cancer Immunotherapy Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has been elected into the National Academy of Medicine...
21-Oct-2019 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Offers Help and Cure for Picky Eaters

Families dealing with the stress and frustration of their child’s overly picky eating habits may have a new addition to their parental toolbox. Pediatric researchers describe a brief group cognitive-behavioral therapy program that provides parents...
21-Oct-2019 2:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Beverly Davidson, PhD, Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Beverly L. Davidson, PhD, director of the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. She is being recognized for her role in...
21-Oct-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Subtle Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Alter Expression of Nuclear Genes, with Profound Clinical Effects

Subtle changes in the DNA of mitochondria, the tiny power plants in cells, can have profound consequences for a patient’s health. Research on biological mechanisms suggests that relatively minor changes in mitochondrial energy flow and metabolism...
15-Oct-2019 4:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Genetics Researchers Find New Neurodevelopmental Syndrome

Researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes developmental delay, intellectual disability, behavioral abnormalities and musculoskeletal problems in children. Mutations in the NKAP gene cause the condition, called NKAP-related syndrome.
30-Sep-2019 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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