CHOP Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Reverse Severe Lymphatic Disorder in a Patient with KLA

Through genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a young woman with kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KLA), a complex and rare disorder that...
5-Oct-2020 2:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Identify “Druggable” Signaling Pathway that Stimulates Lung Tissue Repair

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cellular pathway that can be targeted with a naturally occurring drug to stimulate lung tissue...
28-Sep-2020 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Handheld Device Could Someday Provide Fast, Objective Method to Diagnose Concussions in Youth Athletes

Building upon years of research, a new study has demonstrated how a specific assessment of the eye could someday help properly diagnosis and monitor concussions.
23-Sep-2020 9:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

ADHD Study Reveals Unique Genetic Differences in African American Patients with the Condition

Researchers have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between African Americans and people of European ancestry, which may play an important part in how patients of different...
22-Sep-2020 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

CHOP Researchers Find MIS-C Associated with Myocardial Injury

Using sensitive parameters to assess cardiac function, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that cardiac involvement in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) differs from Kawasaki disease (KD) and is...
21-Sep-2020 9:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Small Study Shows Convalescent Plasma is Safe to Use in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19

Early findings from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show that convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19. The results were published...
8-Sep-2020 1:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Existing Class of Drugs May Improve Neurological Function in Patients with Rare, Aggressive Genetic Disorder

New findings show that some patients with a rare and aggressive form of leukodystrophy may benefit from receiving treatment with a class of targeted therapy drugs that could improve their neurological function.
31-Aug-2020 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Finds Younger and Older Drivers More Likely to Drive Older, Less Safe Vehicles

A new study found that teen drivers and drivers 65 years and older – two age groups at a higher risk of being involved in an automobile accident – are more likely to be driving vehicles that are less safe, putting them at even higher risk of...
25-Aug-2020 4:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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