Research and Breakthroughs

A new class of drugs can relieve itching for cholestatic childhood liver disease and potentially lengthen time until a liver transplant is necessary.

Jesse Berry, MD, shares how CHLA’s pioneering liquid biopsy is personalizing care for retinoblastoma.

A study co-led by CHLA is testing a unique intervention to address a diabetes technology disparity among Latinx youth.

A CHLA expert shares her experience of administering this gene therapy for Duchenne—and why comprehensive care is critical for patients.

An investigational clinical trial at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is testing the Autus pulmonary valve, which can be size-adjusted as a child grows.

Dr. Jennifer Raymond and her team will work to recruit participants from underrepresented communities for a research study exploring how Type 1 diabetes affects the developing brain.

Senior Program Manager Casey Covarrubias discusses the services offered through the program, which supports junior researchers with their NIH grant applications.

Dr. Jonathan M. Tan is building technology with data from weather forecasting organization AccuWeather to study environmental impacts on children’s health.

In a NIMH webinar, Dr. Jessica M. Schwartzman presents her work to include autistic individuals in mental health research and clinical studies.

CHLA researchers receive NIH grant to build Pediatric Solid Tumor Microenvironment Atlas for Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma