Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
New research expands understanding of psychoactive medication use among children in foster care
A few months after the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the use of psychoactive drugs by children in foster care in five states, a national study from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital ...
Health
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Teen seat belt use is significantly higher in states with stronger laws
While most teens do buckle up when driving, new research shows that novice teen drivers who live in states with so-called "secondary enforcement" seat belt laws are less likely to use the life-saving devices than those in ...
Health
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Largest-ever genome-wide study identifies genes for common childhood obesity
Genetics researchers have identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.
Genetics
Apr 08, 2012 |
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In children born with severe heart defect, surgical management has little effect on neuro outcomes
In the largest multicenter clinical trial of children undergoing early-stage surgery for single-ventricle heart defects, differences in intraoperative management did not significantly affect neurodevelopmental outcomes at ...
Cardiology
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Delay in surgery can cause irreparable meniscus tears in children with ACL injuries
For children aged 14 and under, delaying reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries may raise their risk of further injury, according to a new study by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. If surgery ...
Surgery
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Sleep breathing machine shows clear benefits in children with sleep apnea
Children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea had substantial improvements in attention, anxiety and quality of life after treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP)—a nighttime therapy in which a machine ...
Sleep apnea
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Teen passengers: 'The other distraction' for teen drivers
A pair of studies by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their driver's ...
Health
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Newborn screening program aims to help transform treatments for genetic diseases detected at birth
Within the first days of life, screening tests are performed on all newborns born in the U.S. to identify rare and often life-threatening medical conditions that are not apparent at birth. These newborn screening programs ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2012 |
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What to consider when teens with autism want to drive?
In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder (HFASD), child development and teen driving experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Child Injury ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 09, 2012 |
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How will patients, families and doctors handle the coming flood of personalized genetic data?
Sequencing the entire human genome took more than a decade before leaders of the Human Genome Project announced their completion of a rough draft in a 2000 White House ceremony. Finished in 2003, sequencing that first genome ...
Genetics
Dec 06, 2011 |
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New gene study of ADHD points to defects in brain signaling pathways
Pediatric researchers analyzing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signaling pathways. The study raises the possibility ...
Attention deficit disorders
Dec 04, 2011 |
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Crash experts find car seats protect overweight kids, too
Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention studied nearly 1,000 1- to 8-year-old children involved in crashes and found no evidence of increased injury risk for children ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Basic biology offers clues to better neuroblastoma treatments
By studying tumor biology at the molecular level, researchers are gaining a deeper understanding of drug resistance -- and how to avoid it by designing pediatric cancer treatments tailored to specific mutations in a child's ...
Cancer
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Animal study suggests that newborn period may be crucial time to prevent later diabetes
Pediatric researchers who tested newborn animals with an existing human drug used in adults with diabetes report that this drug, when given very early in life, prevents diabetes from developing in adult animals. If this finding ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Bioengineered protein shows preliminary promise as new therapy for hemophilia
A genetically engineered clotting factor that controlled hemophilia in an animal study offers a novel potential treatment for human hemophilia and a broad range of other bleeding problems.
Genetics
Oct 23, 2011 |
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