Tag: Pediatrics
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Molecule Stops Fatal Pediatric Brain Tumor
In research published in Nature Medicine, Northwestern Medicine scientists have found a molecule that stops the growth of an aggressive pediatric brain tumor for which there is no current treatment.
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Children Born With Heart Defects at Increased Risk for Epilepsy
Children with congenital heart disease have a higher risk of epilepsy through adulthood, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Medical Student Investigates Opioid Prescription Practices in Sickle Cell Disease
Standard guidelines are needed for prescribing opioids to children discharged after a sickle cell disease pain episode, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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New Consortium Will Capture How Environmental Exposures Impact Child Health
Northwestern University has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to help scientists across the country study how environmental factors influence health outcomes for children.
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Zoghbi Delivers Keynote Nemmers Prize Lecture
Huda Zoghbi, MD, recipient of the inaugural Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University, gave a presentation on her research journey studying the neurological disorder Rett syndrome.
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RNA Test Helps Identify Bacterial Infections in Infants
Northwestern Medicine scientists evaluated whether an RNA biosignature could distinguish if infants 60 days or younger with fever had a serious bacterial infection.
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Children with Epilepsy Face Social Problems
Suboptimal social and educational outcomes among young adults with childhood epilepsy persist even when seizures are under control and the disease is in remission, according to a recent study.
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$1.5 Million Grant for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research
Yongchao Ma, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, has received a 5-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to explore a novel mechanism regulating mitochondria, and how it relates to motor neuron degeneration.
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Uncovering the Dynamics of Gene Expression and Epigenetic Signatures in the Stem Cells of Sperm
New insights into male germline development may help scientists better understand how external factors might have an effect on the germ cells of offspring in the future.
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Graduate Student Investigates Control Mechanisms for the Cystic Fibrosis Gene
Rui Yang, a graduate student in the Driskill Graduate Program, studied the chromatin structure and expression of the gene that, when mutated, causes cystic fibrosis.
