First Potential Immunization Against RSV for Healthy Infants Found Highly Effective in Phase 3 Trial
A new drug has been shown to be highly effective against pediatrics infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Omicron, Children and Pandemic’s Impact on Sexual Minorities
Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic’s impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.
Gene Therapy Promotes Transfusion Independence for Severe Beta-Thalassemia
A novel gene therapy promoted transfusion independence in more than 90 percent of adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, according to a recent clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Genome Editing Made Possible on Cells Lining Blood Vessel Walls
The laboratory of YouYang Zhao, PhD, developed a unique nanoparticle to deliver genome editing technology, including CRISPR/Cas9, to vascular endothelial cells.
County-Level Poverty Associated with Risk of Gun Death in Children
Living in U.S. counties with higher concentrations of poverty was associated with increased risk of firearm-related deaths among children and young adults, according to a recent study.
NUPOC Students Create Teddy Bear Braces for Lurie Children’s Patients
On November 5, students in the Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics (MPO) program through Northwestern’s Prosthetics-Orthotics Center constructed more than 50 braces for teddy bears gifted to pediatric patients at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital.
Inge Joins Lurie Children’s Hospital as Surgeon-in-Chief
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has recruited an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist, Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, as the hospital’s next surgeon-in-chief.
Advancing Treatment for B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Tisagenlecleucel, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy, demonstrated safety and efficacy in pediatric patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to recent findings.
New Genetic Mutations Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have characterized several variants of the gene GRIK2 that cause nonsyndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.
Anti-Seizure Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Doesn’t Harm Child’s Cognitive Outcomes
Children born to women with epilepsy who took anti-seizure medications during pregnancy versus children born to women without epilepsy did not differ in terms of cognitive outcomes and overall neurodevelopment, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.