Research Blog
Published on January 21, 2016
A genetic variation, or the
“s” allele, was associated with thicker cortex in the high risk (top row) but
with thinner cortex in the low risk (bottom row) individuals. Image courtesy of Ravi Bansal, PhD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.Building on a 30-year,
three-generation... Read More
Published on January 20, 2016
In a new article published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, corresponding
author Elizabeth
Sowell, PhD of Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles, in collaboration with authors from Harvard Medical
School and San Diego State University, reviewed ongoing research efforts to
determine... Read More
Published on December 28, 2015
Bubbles ‘n BowelsSmall bowel syndrome (SBS), a disorder characterized by malabsorption of nutrients due to removal of parts of the small intestine, affects roughly 9000 children and 3500 adults in the United States annually. Surgical removal of the intestine is often done in... Read More
Published on December 24, 2015
Either way, we hope your holidays are stimulating!from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Read More
Published on December 20, 2015
Sex-based differences in incidence and long-term outcomes
have been well documented in pediatric cancer patients. Investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have now
discovered similar differences in acute side effects due to treatment in
pediatric patients with acute... Read More
Published on December 11, 2015
Purple haze, all in my lungA variety of signaling molecules
control the branching program by which the lung grows and develops. In this
image we see the beginning of normal branching that occurs at budding points of
the lung known as epithelial tips. Researchers at Children’s... Read More
Published on December 4, 2015
Newborn brain images show total maternal prenatal iron
intake (purple) correlates with tissue organization and development. Image
courtesy of Bradley
Peterson, MD, The
Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles.In the first study of its
kind, researchers have... Read More
Published on December 2, 2015
Dr. Joe Church, shown with patient Cristina Jade
Peña in 1994. Today, at age 31, Cristina is leading “a wonderful and
happy life, because of medical advancements, and the lifesaving care and
treatment by Dr. Church and his team at CHLA.”Joseph
Church, MD, has a thick stack of... Read More
Published on December 1, 2015
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have
difficulty recognizing and interpreting how facial expressions convey various
emotions – from joy to puzzlement, sadness to anger. This can make it difficult for an individual
with ASD to successfully navigate social... Read More
Published on November 19, 2015
Birth of a NeuronWhat can the developing brain, specifically the birth of neurons (green), tell us about predisposition to childhood obesity and diabetes? Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, led by Sebastien Bouret, PhD, are investigating how neuron development in... Read More
Published on November 9, 2015
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children are surviving malignant brain tumors than in the past, thanks to intense
treatments using platinum-based chemotherapy.
Unfortunately, the therapy has a known side effect of permanent hearing
loss, resulting from damage to the inner ear. Investigators at Children’s... Read More
Published on October 30, 2015
Decreased lung development often occurs in babies born prematurely.
Known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the condition is linked to decreased
numbers of specialized lung cells known as lipofibroblasts (LIF). Here,
researchers at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles demonstrate how... Read More
Published on October 28, 2015
Left: Untreated cancer
cells. Right: Cells treated with the nanoparticle complex HerMn, which is
cytotoxic to tumor cells (disrupting the cytoskeleton and structure of these
cells as shown above) while simultaneously enhancing MRI contrast. Image
courtesy of Karn Sorasaenee, PhD... Read More
Published on October 15, 2015
Most babies are leaving their
mark on mothers, detectable even after birth, in the form of fetal cells left
behind after pregnancy. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.A recent
study published in Molecular Human Reproduction reports evidence of fetal cells escaping
the womb and... Read More
Published on October 14, 2015
Researchers use MRS imaging to
study effects of hypothermia for infants with decreased oxygen to the brainCHLA’s team of nurses
and medical professionals administer hypothermia treatments to newborns to
prevent brain damage caused by an inhibited oxygen supply to the brain.... Read More
Published on October 7, 2015
Tissue-engineered colon generated from cells from a patient with Hirschsprung’s disease. Nerve cells shown in green. Image courtesy of Grikscheit Laboratory, The Saban Research Institute, CHLA.A study by scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has shown that tissue-... Read More
Published on October 5, 2015
Neural
dysfunction in cognitive control circuits during adolescence could be predictor
of psychotic disordersThose at clinically high risk (CHR) for psychotic disorders on average
had lower levels of conflict-related brain activity compared to healthy
controls (HC). VS = ventral... Read More
Published on October 1, 2015
In a new
study published in the journal Pediatric
Emergency Care, investigators at Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles piloted a brief mental health screening tool to be
used with patients accessing the emergency department for medical complaints
who might be at risk... Read More
Published on September 30, 2015
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles Awarded $8 Million as Part of Landmark NIH Study to Find the AnswerAs part of a landmark study about the effects of
adolescent substance use on the developing brain called the Adolescent Brain
Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, Children’s... Read More
Published on September 28, 2015
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which includes the stomach
and intestines, is controlled by the enteric nervous system (ENS), which
functions almost like a “second brain” controlling the movement of food
throughout the tract and its digestion. The ENS is embedded within the GI... Read More