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Research Horizons from Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation - Winter 2013

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.

In this issue, you will find the following feature stories that highlight some of our many world-class researchers:

	Cracking the Code of NF1 A new drug shows remarkable promise in shrinking tumors. Read More »
	HLH Meets its Match Outsmarting a deadly disorder is all in a life’s work. Read More »
	Calming the Immune System Attacking HLH on multiple fronts. Read More »
	Breakthrough for ‘Bubble Boy’ Disease? For children with X-SCID, a new gene therapy could be the answer. Read More »
	Medical Mystery Reveals Lethal Legacy Child’s treatment yields rare genetic discovery. Read More »
	Preventing Cancer Recurrence Research explores how stem cells fuel cancer spread. Read More »
	Grand Opportunists Tumors learn early to exploit the body’s defenses. Read More »

New and Noteworthy

• Awards and Appointments
• Robin Cotton, MD, is one of only nine physicians since 1960 to receive the William Cooper Procter Medallion, the highest honor bestowed by Cincinnati Children’s
  
• Breakthroughs, cures will come only from better funding of pediatric cancer research
  
• Experimental therapy crosses blood brain barrier to treat neurological disease
  
• Gene test may become new weapon against septic shock
  
• Regulating protein could prevent scarring and inflammation. Findings have implications for heart failure, muscular dystrophy and pulmonary disorders
  
• Mangano named Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  
• Nephrology named NIH Center of Excellence
  
• Anti-rejection drug everolimus shrinks kidney and brain tumors, shows promise for a growing number of disorders
  
• Antommaria heads newly launched Ethics Center
  
• Cincinnati Children’s receives Autism Center of Excellence grant
  
• Researchers discover gene linked to deafness