Protecting Newborn Brains
October 14, 2015
Researchers use MRS imaging to study effects of hypothermia for infants with decreased oxygen to the brain.
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Freeze the Brain to Save a Life
December 22, 2014
Can therapeutic hypothermia save infants with HIE? Our researchers are working to find out.
Therapeutic Cooling Effectively Targets Site of Brain Injury
February 20, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 20, 2020) — When a newborn suffers lack of oxygen before or during birth, doctors have very little time to save precious brain tissue. The only proven effective way to eat babies
A Baby Girl Makes a Comeback
June 6, 2022
Ann was born perfectly healthy, but about 90 minutes later nurses discovered her unresponsive. She was transferred to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she received lifesaving care.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $6.8 Million Five-Year Grant to Help Lead National Consortium on Healthy Brain Development
October 5, 2021
Groundbreaking 25-site study will follow thousands of children from multiple demographics before birth through early childhood.
DNA Sequencing Uncovers Latent Risk for Developing Cystic Fibrosis
July 26, 2016
A study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic
Best Uncle Ever
December 2, 2019
Grateful for his nephew’s life-changing care, JP LeVeque raised an impressive $115,000 to support CHLA—and all he had to do was run the L.A. Marathon.
Prenatal Exposure to Common Air Pollutants Linked to Cognitive and Behavioral Impairment
March 25, 2015
Emissions from motor vehicles, oil and coal burning for home heating or power generation, wildfires and agricultural burning, hazardous waste sites, tobacco smoke and charred foods are all sources of
CHLA Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Help Expand Pediatric MRI Access to Developing Countries
December 26, 2022
Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for developing image analysis tools to enable more accessible imaging for pediatric brain research.