Research and Breakthroughs

Research in sleep medicine—especially in pediatric sleep medicine—has made crucial strides over the past few years. Here’s our take on five of the most important advances.

Medical PTSD can result from receiving a medical diagnosis like cancer and undergoing subsequent treatment. The symptoms of medical PTSD are specifically the result of a traumatic medical situation.

Our researchers are studying HIV and the growing child. Find out what they've learned so far.

Can therapeutic hypothermia save infants with HIE? Our researchers are working to find out.

That’s gotta hurt! Occurring right above the elbow joint, supracondylar humerus fractures (as shown above) are a common pediatric injury and account for over half of elbow fractures in kids. But what

After immunofluorescence staining, myelin proteins in the visual cortex shine like a fiery sunset. Image courtesy of Aaron McGee, PhD , investigator in the Developmental Neuroscience Program at The

Learn about research happening in the Motion Lab at CHLA to help children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida and more walk better.

Through both aspects of this study, researchers hope to better understand the relationship between constipation and behavior, and use this knowledge to improve treatments for children with autism and

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have published results of this study in Lancet.

What are the advantages of immunotherapy compared to traditional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation?