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CHLA Endocrinologist to Co-Lead New Nationwide Study Investigating the Impacts of Type 1 Diabetes on Childhood Brain Development

October 22, 2024

Dr. Jennifer Raymond and her team will work to recruit participants from underrepresented communities for a research study exploring how Type 1 diabetes affects the developing brain.

Press Release

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Named Among Nation’s Top 10 Children's Hospitals 16 Years in a Row

October 8, 2024

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 8, 2024)—As a leader in pediatric academic medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has continued to fulfill its mission by making discoveries and advances to enhance health

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Research and Breakthroughs

Mental Health of Lower-Income Adolescents Fared Better Than That of Wealthier Teens During COVID-19 Lockdown

July 31, 2024

CHLA study finds that youth from lower-income families reported better mental health during the pandemic than adolescents from wealthier families

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Research and Breakthroughs

Phase 3 Clinical Trial Shows Benefits of a New Treatment for Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

July 22, 2024

In a new paper from Neurocrine Biosciences, CHLA’s Dr. Mimi Kim and collaborators explore using the drug crinecerfont to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

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Research and Breakthroughs

Early Career Researchers Offer Glimpses Into Their Research During Data Blitz at The Saban Research Institute Science Day 2024

July 19, 2024

Poster session finalists were voted on by a scientific committee and presented key takeaways from their research during Science Day 2024.

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Care Innovation

New Clinic Enhances Care for Children With Genetic Bone Disorders

January 22, 2024

The multidisciplinary clinic provides highly specialized comprehensive care and allows families to see several specialists on the same day.

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Care Innovation

Peer Support Lowers HbA1c in Adolescents and Young Adults With Diabetes

January 19, 2024

Virtual peer groups can help adolescents and young adults with Type 1 diabetes to improve blood glucose control.

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Advice From Our Experts

What’s on Your Plate?

December 21, 2023

Building healthy eating habits when kids are young can improve health for a lifetime. Our experts shares how to think about healthy meals for your family.

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Research and Breakthroughs

How Do ‘Legacies of Stress’ Impact Future Generations?

October 19, 2023

A CHLA researcher is studying how stress may be registered biologically and inherited by the next generation.

Work That Matters

Senta Georgia, PhD, Receives Hutton Rising Star Award From Fellow Beta Cell Researchers

November 4, 2022

The principal investigator in the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is being honored at WRISG—the Western Region Islet Study Group’s beta cell

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