Care Innovation Peer Support Lowers HbA1c in Adolescents and Young Adults With Diabetes January 19, 2024 Virtual peer groups can help adolescents and young adults with Type 1 diabetes to improve blood glucose control. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs A Noninvasive Way to Measure Placental Health January 19, 2024 In a first for the field, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers use fetal MRI to measure placental vascular reactivity during pregnancy. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Curve Size Predicts Success of Limited Fusion for Congenital Scoliosis January 18, 2024 A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study finds that limited fusion is most successful in children whose preoperative curves are less than 50 degrees. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Can a Novel Approach Lead to Less-Toxic Treatments for Leukemia? October 27, 2023 A new study finds that blocking Artemis significantly reduces the proliferation of leukemia cells, without affecting normal cells. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs 4 Innovations Improving Pediatric Radiation Therapy October 27, 2023 Experts at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC share how spatially fractionated radiation therapy and VMAT are enhancing radiation treatment for kids. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs How Do ‘Legacies of Stress’ Impact Future Generations? October 19, 2023 A CHLA researcher is studying how stress may be registered biologically and inherited by the next generation. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs What Are the Barriers to Access to Pediatric Gait Analysis? October 19, 2023 A CHLA study finds that children with HMO insurance face an average delay of nearly two months to receive authorization for gait analysis. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Fracture Risk Is Low After Femoral Osteotomy in Children With Cerebral Palsy October 19, 2023 Study finds that only 1 in 50 children with cerebral palsy experience a periprosthetic fracture after a femoral osteotomy. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Leads First Precision Health Trial for Dup15q Syndrome October 17, 2023 The trial is studying a potential treatment for Dup15q and incorporates an EEG biomarker established by CHLA researchers. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Firearm Injuries and the Pandemic: Lower Opportunity Neighborhoods are Disproportionately Affected August 22, 2023 Kids from lower opportunity areas were more affected by firearm injuries during the pandemic. Read more