Cardiology
A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient
A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need.
Dec 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel menin inhibitors show promise for patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemias
Two clinical trials led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated early positive results from novel therapies targeting menin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute leukemias ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops gene therapy to 'pre-treat' neuroblastoma tumors
University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a potential gene therapy to "pre-treat" neuroblastoma tumors in order to make chemotherapy more effective.
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Modular chimeric cytokine receptors improve CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors
Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for pediatric patients with relapsed and recurrent leukemia. However, these therapies are not as effective in treating ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA is investigating whether CAR-T, a cancer therapy pioneered at Penn, can cause lymphoma
The University of Pennsylvania plans to continue offering CAR-T therapy, a cancer treatment pioneered at Penn, after the Food and Drug Administration announced an investigation into whether the treatment may cause cancer ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
New strategies generate more accurate pediatric brain organoids
Essential features of the cortex, an important part of the human brain and its development, are more accurately captured in organoids generated by researchers of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and the ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Cardiology
Scientists create patch that may successfully treat congenital heart defects in infants and last a lifetime
Using laboratory engineered tissue, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have created a full-thickness, biodegradable patch that holds the promise of correcting congenital heart defects in infants, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Using human stem cells to model a severe epilepsy syndrome and identify a potential targeted treatment
Mutations in the SCN3A gene cause a spectrum of neurological conditions collectively referred to as SCN3A-related neurodevelopmental disorders, which includes different types of epilepsy and brain malformations.
Nov 21, 2023
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Pediatrics
Guidance provided for fecal microbiota transplantation in children
For pediatric patients, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is recommended for moderate-to-severe or recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a clinical report published online Nov. 20 in Pediatrics.
Nov 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A valuable home dialysis procedure for children with chronic kidney disease
In an educational review published in the journal Pediatric Nephrology, clinicians at UC Davis and Oregon Health & Science University discuss an important procedure for children with advanced kidney disease: tidal continuous ...
Nov 15, 2023
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