Research Horizons at Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation
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 these news briefs:
In addition, you will find the following feature stories that highlight some of our many world-class researchers:
Understanding the Brain: The Final Frontier
Dr. Kenneth Campbell, researcher in the Division of Developmental Biology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, discusses the importance to continue studying the many mysteries of the brain [more]
Getting Down to Basics: Animal Studies Open the Window to Brain Development, Disease
Getting Down to Basics explains how researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are using animal studies to open the window to brain development and Disease. Highlighted are studies on tPA, brain asymmetry and basal ganglia formation. [more]
Inside the Brain
When Kyle Bell came to Cincinnati Children's for persistent headaches, he was diagnosed with cavernous vascular malformations. Doctors Leach and Mangano used new brain-mapping technology to analyze and fuse multiple brain images so they could identify where to operate to safely reach the lesion. [more]
Decoding our Senses: From Vision to Pain, Researchers Team up to Seek new Understanding
Researchers investigate vision loss, including studies on a mammalian gene and vision restoration, genetic roots of retinal development and hearing loss and research on Drosophila. [more]
Solving a Deep-rooted Problem: Research Yields Promise for a Rare Disorder
Dr. David Franz and his colleagues found that rapamycin, chemical originally discovered in the soil on Easter Island, could be used to diminish the size of tumors. Dr. John Bissler led a clinical trial with rapamycin, to see if the drug could be a useful treatment in tuberous sclerosis. [more]
Stimulating Brain Function, One Pulse at a Time.
Doctors Gilbert and Wu use and study Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to stimulate the brain, and potentially treat cases of Tourette syndrome, ADHD, neurofibromatosis and other disorders. [more]
Anesthesia and the Young Brain
Dr. Andreas Loepke is a pediatric anesthesiologist, currently studying the potential for brain damage in young children after the use of anesthesia in surgery. [more]
