Research Blog
Published on June 29, 2020
Placement of an intravenous catheter—to allow health care providers the ability to easily take blood or administer medications—is one of the most common inpatient procedures. Although necessary for care and patient comfort, the devices may also be associated with infection,... Read More
Published on June 17, 2020
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows, for the first time, that brain anatomy and metabolism are affected by prenatal drug exposure and that these brain changes underlie neurodevelopmental outcomes one year later.
Published on June 3, 2020
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes must be made to how patients are resuscitated. Normal procedures such as intubation and CPR can allow viruses to spread. The American Heart Association has provided changes to prior guidelines to reduce or eliminate the amount of... Read More
Published on June 2, 2020
Patients of different ages and ethnicities from across a range of geographic locations have been reported to exhibit varying types of illness and degrees of severity associated with COVID-19. While children were initially thought to have less severe symptoms than parents, they... Read More
Published on June 1, 2020
COVID-19 has required changes in every level of patient care as the nation strives to maintain safe intrapersonal distance. One way Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has addressed this issue is through the development and use of chatbots—software applications that mimic spoken... Read More
Published on May 31, 2020
In the most severe cases of COVID-19, patients suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can be fatal. Ventilator management in ARDS is complicated, and randomized trials have demonstrated that failure to provide good lung-protective ventilation results in... Read More
Published on May 30, 2020
Early reports suggested that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a drug used to prevent malaria and treat children with certain rheumatologic conditions like lupus, may relieve inflammation associated with moderate or severe COVID-19. Michael Neely, MD, MSc, was lead investigator on a... Read More
Published on May 29, 2020
To fight a disease that is affecting the entire world, the disease must be better understood. Scientists and clinicians need data about the disease spectrum, optimal sample types for testing, and duration of virus shedding. Unfortunately, this type of information is quite... Read More
Published on May 29, 2020
COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, infecting the respiratory system. Specifically, the spike protein (S1 subunit) of the virus binds to a protein receptor called angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) on lung epithelial cells. This interaction is a key step... Read More
Published on May 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major stressor in the lives of the global community, but perhaps greatest for adolescents and young adults, who don’t always have resources to help them cope. To assess psychosocial stress and coping in adolescents, Ji-Ting Janet Yau, DO, has developed... Read More
Published on May 22, 2020
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles surgeon Tracy Grikscheit, MD, achieves milestone in preclinical research for Hirschsprung’s Disease
Published on May 1, 2020
Elizabeth Sowell, PhD
Adolescence is a time of great change, both emotionally, socially and physically. To understand how these changes affect the health of our nation’s children as they develop, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded the Adolescent Brain... Read More
Published on March 31, 2020
CHLA scientists work toward a new therapy to target resistant leukemia. Their study, recently published in the journal Leukemia, shows that these new CAR-T cells could be the answer to resistant leukemia.
Published on February 28, 2020
They wear lab coats in place of capes, safety goggles instead of masks, and wield pipets - not swords. But they are still our heroes.Feb 11th was International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and March 8th is International Women's Day. Did you know that more than half of... Read More
Published on February 3, 2020
The Saban Research Institute’s Annual Symposium will take place on February 19, 2020. This year’s theme is Health Complexities in Pediatrics: Investigating Systems in Action and Interaction
The Saban Research Institute Annual Symposium highlights exciting strides that... Read More
Published on November 13, 2019
Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discover a mechanism that zebrafish use to regenerate damaged heart tissue. This research could lead to better treatments for babies in need of heart repair.Cardiac lymphatic vessels (seen here in red) in the zebrafish heart help the... Read More
Published on October 21, 2019
The invention of interactive map applications has
revolutionized wayfinding, providing an unprecedented level of information far
beyond what printed road maps can offer. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles are giving us a similar look into the anatomy of the human... Read More
Published on September 6, 2019
California’s first
Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, visits Children’s Hospital Los
AngelesOne of the reasons to conduct research at a pediatric
institution is that getting evidence-based answers sooner can lead to real changes
in health outcomes for children. These... Read More
Published on August 13, 2019
Scientists at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles develop first physiologically-accurate in vitro model of
the human kidney glomerulus, representing a milestone in the field of kidney
disease researchKidneys work to constantly filter blood and remove toxins
from the body. Conditions... Read More
Published on May 17, 2019
When it comes to pediatric brain cancers, research and
treatments have made great strides. But some cancers do not respond to
conventional treatments or grow deep within delicate areas of the brain, where
surgical removal can be impossible.Peter Chiarelli,
MD, PhD, has received... Read More