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Stuttering Related to Brain Circuits that Control Speech Production
November 29, 2016
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Route 66 Gets Its First Hospital Bridge in Los Angeles
October 16, 2012
Children's Hospital Los Angeles builds the first hospital bridge across Sunset Boulevard.
Bone Loss Associated With Leukemia Therapy Occurs Sooner Than Previously Thought
February 12, 2016
Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are at increased risk for bone fractures due to bone loss resulting from treatment. This decrease in bone density (as illustrated here) can occur as soon as
Want to Know How New Cancer Treatments Affect Children? Ask Them
August 2, 2022
A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researcher uncovers discrepancies between doctor reports and child self-reports about the side effects of cancer treatment.
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Development of Brain Function
August 4, 2014
In the first longitudinal study of its kind, Prapti Gautam, PhD, and colleagues from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found that children with fetal alcohol spectrum
Is there a safe amount of alcohol for pregnant women?
January 20, 2016
In a new article published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, corresponding author Elizabeth Sowell, PhD of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, in collaboration with authors from Harvard Medical School and
Screening for Mental Health Issues in a Pediatric Emergency Department
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