Tag: Pediatrics
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Mutation Unique to Childhood Kidney Cancer Discovered
A recent study led by Elizabeth Perlman, MD, discovered a new genetic mutation in the most common type of pediatric kidney cancer, Wilms tumor.
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Children With Common Allergies Have Twice the Heart Disease Risk
Children with allergic disease have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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PhD Student Investigates Gene Regulation in Lung Disease
Lindsay Stolzenburg, a PhD student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, studies the role of microRNAs to identify target genes that may be involved in cystic fibrosis.
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Investigating Outcomes and Predictors of Congenital Heart Diseases
Nina Gotteiner, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology, studied the outcomes and predictors of fetuses diagnosed with Epstein anomaly or tricuspid valve dysplasia.
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New Era for Advancing Pediatric Research
Thomas Shanley, MD, takes on leadership roles at Feinberg and Lurie Children’s Hospital and shares his plans to increase collaboration between scientists, advance discoveries and make a bigger impact on the health of children.
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RNA Editing Technique Treats Severe Form of Muscular Dystrophy
An RNA editing technique called ‘exon skipping’ has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment.
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New Therapy Reduces Symptoms of Inherited Enzyme Deficiency
In a phase three clinical trial, a new enzyme replacement therapy resulted in a reduction in multiple disease-related symptoms in children and adults with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency.
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New Grant Will Fund HIV Screening and Intervention for At-Risk Youth
A team of researchers from Lurie Children’s, Rush University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Chicago and the Howard Brown Health Center has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to integrate substance use screening and brief intervention into the traditional community-based HIV testing environment.
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Distinguishing Between Normal and Worrisome Early Childhood Misbehavior
Scientists at Northwestern University are using a novel dimensional method for distinguishing misbehavior that is expectable in early childhood versus that which is cause for clinical concern.
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Music Education Alters Adolescent Brain Development
Music training, introduced as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain’s responses to sound and sharpen hearing and language skills.
