Research and Breakthroughs

A shortage of transplantable organs means that some babies do not get the hearts that they need in time.

A CHLA heart surgeon presented the xenotransplant results in a plenary session at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation meeting.

Jonathan Santana, DO, and Tishya Wren, PhD, led a team of CHLA researchers who determined that children take longer to recover from non-sports-related concussions, and that age and gender also affect

A CHLA-led team received the highly selective USC NEMO Prize to support their work on a novel device to help bridge Fontan patients to transplant.

Every cancer treatment that exists for children was tested in a clinical trial. Clinical research and clinical trials are the only way to develop new and better therapies for children with cancer

Investigators led by CHLA’s Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, published a new research study that links Down syndrome Regression Disorder (DSRD) with neuroinflammation and dysfunction of the blood-brain

CHLA cardiologists partnered with USC engineers to design the first leadless pericardial pacemaker for children and adults.

Low-field MRI offers a quieter and more spacious environment for patients—and the chance to image areas that high-field MRI can’t.

New research at CHLA is harnessing low-field MRI to improve the diagnosis—and treatment—of lung disease in children.

An international expert at CHLA talks about the state of hemophilia gene therapy—and what’s on the horizon.