Welcome to Research Horizons
Explore highlights of the exciting research happening at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation with Research Horizons. Each issue features recent studies published by Cincinnati Children's investigators. By combining cutting-edge research and education with the best in pediatric care, we are striving to improve the lives of children and families everywhere.
This issue features the following news briefs:
In addition, you will find the following feature stories that highlight some of our many world-class researchers:
Robert and Jessica Kahn are easygoing and quick to laugh. When asked about their fields of research, both are just as quick to focus on their work. [more]
A recent study produced surprising findings on the effect that early primary care linkage has in relation to emergency department use. [more]
Are there common susceptibility genes that must be present for a variety of autoimmune diseases to occur? If so, what additional genes do they interact with to produce specific autoimmune disorders? [more]
As pediatricians and family physicians battle the rising incidence of asthma and allergies among their patients, ongoing research in the Division of Allergy and Immunology is revealing new knowledge about the genetic components of the disease... [more]
Mutations in the genes encoding surfactant protein B (SP-B) and surfactant protein C (SP-C) are associated with acute respiratory failure and interstitial lung disease in newborns, children and adults... [more]
