Research and Breakthroughs Method Developed by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers Automates Brain Cell Mapping December 15, 2022 Open-source technique streamlines cell identification and analysis. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researchers Use AI to Help Doctors Fine-Tune Medication Dosing for Children in the ICU December 5, 2022 CHLA receives $2.8 million award to dynamically predict safe and effective dosing for critically ill children. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs How Does Bladder Exstrophy Impact Mental Health? November 2, 2022 A new study finds that patients’ mental health and quality of life change as they grow to adulthood. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Which Children Are at Risk After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? October 31, 2022 A multicenter study led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles aims to better predict outcomes after a non-severe traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Standard Test for Diagnosing Autism is Unnecessary when Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians’ Certainty is High, Study Suggests October 28, 2022 Developmental behavioral pediatricians’ professional judgment does not require the “gold standard” test for autism in the vast majority of cases. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Is First to Use New Device to Remove Atrial Blood Clot October 14, 2022 Here’s how the team performed the procedure, which spared a teen from open-heart surgery. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs How Do You Measure Success in Autism Clinical Trials? October 14, 2022 Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD, shares early findings—and a critical challenge—from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs FDA Approval Marks New Era for Preventing Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss October 13, 2022 A CHLA oncologist led a pivotal clinical trial leading to the approval of the first drug to prevent cisplatin hearing loss in children. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Can Butyrate Help Hispanic Children With Ulcerative Colitis? October 11, 2022 A clinical trial at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the first to study butyrate therapy in Hispanic children with ulcerative colitis. Read more
Research and Breakthroughs Time to Extubate Varies Widely After Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis October 11, 2022 A study finds significant variations in care for babies with micrognathia who undergo mandibular distraction osteogenesis. Read more