New research from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital finds that youth aged 11 to 21 years, who have been previously incarcerated in the juvenile legal system, are 5.9 times more likely ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by aberrant expression of the DUX4 gene in skeletal muscles. Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have recently demonstrated that an endogenous human microRNA, ...
Dec 14, 2021
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In the United States, the rates of suicide and suicidal behavior among youth, children and adolescents 5-17 years of age, have been steadily increasing over the last decade, and Black youth, 5-12 years, are approximately ...
Sep 9, 2021
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A team of researchers in the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital recently characterized the anti-biofilm properties of HMGB1, a protein innate to eukaryotes ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Research over the last decade has shown that young people who have been incarcerated can have poorer physical and mental health outcomes than persons who have not been incarcerated, and that youth who have experienced a family ...
Aug 9, 2021
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Traffic crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States (U.S.), relative to other high-income countries. Drivers' cellphone use is a common traffic safety hazard. Cellphone use may involve manual distraction (hands ...
Jul 29, 2021
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A study published today by Nationwide Children's Hospital researchers found that although the circumstances around any suicide death are complex, there are often shared characteristics and experiences among young children ...
Jul 28, 2021
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While little research exists on how and why the rates of Black youth suicide are rising, research does show the rate of suicide in Black youth younger than 13 years of age is approximately two times higher compared to white ...
Jun 28, 2021
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According to the American Burn Association, burn injuries affect approximately 250,000 children in the United States each year. The pain associated with burn injuries extends beyond the injury itself; there is also significant ...
Jun 21, 2021
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High-powered magnets are small, shiny magnets made from powerful rare earth metals. Since they started showing up in children's toys in the early 2000s and then later in desk sets in 2009, high-powered magnets have caused ...
Mar 15, 2021
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