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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Develops Liquid Biopsy Test for Pediatric Solid Tumors
March 1, 2023
A single blood test can detect various tumor types less invasively than tissue biopsy.
Rare Insight: A New Approach Optimizes Hepatoblastoma Cancer Treatment
February 14, 2022
A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study validates a new risk assessment for hepatoblastoma and finds some histological characteristics also predict prognosis.
Component of Human Breast Milk Enhances Cognitive Development in Babies
February 12, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 12, 2020) — Maternal factors, such as breast milk, have been shown to affect a baby’s development, and previous animal studies have determined that a carbohydrate, the
Finding a Needle in a Haystack
October 6, 2017
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma
Gadolinium Deposition in the Brain Not Dose Dependent
May 16, 2018
Investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have determined that in children receiving gadolinium as a contrast agent to enhance MRI examinations, signal changes attributed solely to deposition
CHLA Patients Celebrate Dreamnight at L.A. Zoo
May 17, 2016
Recently, a few lucky patients of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles had an exciting day at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. But this wasn’t just any visit; these patients were meeting animals
RB or Not RB
July 10, 2015
Retinoblastoma is a common eye cancer in children. David Cobrinik of The Vision Center has helped answer the question of why mutations to the RB1 gene primarily cause tumors of the retina.
Anxiety in Today’s Youth: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Lead First Study to Compare Behavioral Therapy with Medication
April 14, 2021
A team of investigators led by CHLA’s Bradley Peterson, MD, plan a foundational study into treatment of childhood anxiety
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