Recent Research News
Specialists complete 100th prenatal surgical repair to help improve outcomes for babies with rare birth defect that occurs when bones in the spine do not fully form during early pregnancy.
Kara Ayers, PhD, to speak before the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force about her team’s national efforts to help people with disabilities gain access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
This “eco-bio-developmental” model of emergent literacy, described in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, reinforces the potential of early screening, prevention, and intervention during pediatric clinic visits in early childhood.
Fueled by more than $240 million in external grants and $26 million in philanthropic support for science, research teams at Cincinnati Children’s made numerous significant discoveries to improve child health in fiscal 2020 even as the institution shifted gears to take on COVID-19.
The site is also intended to be a resource for community physicians and other medical providers who work closely with parents to ensure the health of children.
The research biobank serves as a central repository for biospecimens donated by individuals with Down syndrome and their immediate families.
The tool, which is the first of its kind, has the potential to identify reading difficulties as early as possible, target interventions and empower families to help their child at home.
Employees have been classified into phases based on their day-to-day job functions, risk of uncontrolled exposure to COVID-19, and essential service they provide to patients, families and the medical center.
Researchers use complex 3D laboratory models of Fanconi anemia (FA) patient epidermis to screen for drugs that could slow or stop the disease progression.
An analysis of 135,000+ medical records, co-authored by experts at Cincinnati Children’s shows that the novel coronavirus hits hardest among teens, children with diabetes or cancer, lower-income families, and Black, Latinx and Asian groups.
The medical center is reaching out to first responders, people 65 or older, Blacks and Hispanics to ensure inclusion of those at higher risk of contracting the disease or becoming seriously ill.
Cincinnati Children’s scientists say software tool can employ MRI scan data to predict which infants are most at risk of these brain developmental issues.
Following two decades of research on a group of rare diseases called hypereosinophilic syndrome, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in the treatment of patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Scientists use human intestinal organoids grown from stem cells to discover how our bodies control the absorption of nutrients from the food we eat.
Study reports neurons inside our brains express a protein that can detect a specific wavelength of light from the sun. Those neurons send signals that influence a number of our body functions—including our metabolism.
Designed for use by people aged 13 and above, this artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chat bot engages in conversations with users, serving as a digital mental health coach.
Findings from expert at Cincinnati Children’s suggest new approaches for treating inflammatory bowel diseases.
A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccines.
The funding will be shared by a coordinating center and a network of 10 other top academic medical centers that will launch a five-year effort to improve genomic risk assessments for diverse populations and integrate their use in clinical care.
Researchers find that dose escalation of hydroxyurea treatment for children in Uganda with sickle cell anemia is more effective than a lower fixed dose of the same drug.