Research and Breakthroughs

Pat Levitt, PhD, joins governing board of California’s stem cell agency

Risk of detecting cancer cells decreased by 70% after one month of treatment

A new study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles outlines an important molecular pathway in the intestines that could improve IBD treatments

Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles led a multi-institutional study that pins down, for the first time, the actual risk of hearing loss from cisplatin, a common chemotherapy agent

One of the largest U.S. genetic studies of the virus, conducted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, supports public health decisions limiting contact

Many studies have shown that racial discrimination is harmful to children’s health. But what exactly is that link between racism and health in young people? And how much does socioeconomic status

One of the mysteries about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is how it is spread within households, including why some family members develop the viral infection and others do not. Is there

A study by investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found that patients who lost weight in the first year following diagnosis were better able to control blood glucose levels, decreasing their

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) affects about 3,000 children each year in the United States. In one tenth of cases, the cancer resists treatment. Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH investigates just how

Mark Frey, PhD, an investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, studies how the intestines repair themselves after injury.