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When Searching for a Cure, Everything Matters

Nationwide Children’s is an international leader in pediatric research. Our scientists work to enhance the health of children by engaging in high-quality, cutting-edge research. With a 10-year history of exceptional funding support from the National Institutes of Health, science is thriving at Nationwide Children’s, despite grim economic conditions.  Our behavioral, basic and clinician scientists are transforming child health in major ways.  When searching for a cure, everything matters.

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The Problem with Statistical Evidence and What Might Be Done to Fix It

Plenty of objections have been raised about drawing medical or other scientific conclusions using probability as a measure of evidence.  In an article in Human Heredity, Veronica Vieland, PhD, suggests that statistical evidence might be quantified directly by applying mathematical foundations of thermodynamics.  In the article, she begins to sketch out what an endeavor might look like. 

Distinguished Guests Recognized at Youth Sports Safety Summit for Contributions to Education, Research and Legislation

The Youth Sports Safety Alliance has recognized R. Dawn Comstock, PhD, Center for Injury Research and Policy, for her dedication to bringing attention to the issue of safety in youth sports. Her work focuses on the study of sports, recreation and leisure-time activity-related injuries among children and adolescents as well as the life-long health benefits associated with an active childhood.

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Dr. Peter Houghton Named an AAAS Fellow

Peter Houghton, PhD, director of the Center for Childhood Cancer at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. 

AAAS Fellows are honored for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.  Most notably, Dr. Houghton leads the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program, a comprehensive program to systematically evaluate new agents against childhood solid tumor and leukemia models.

Dr. Gary Smith Receives CPSC Chairman’s Circle of Commendation Award

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Chairman Inez Tenenbaum has awarded the first Chairman’s Circle of Commendation Awards to five individuals and groups for their exceptional contributions to consumer product safety. Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is a recipient of this prestigious award.
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Study Finds Orally-Fed Infants Experience More Instances of Acid Reflux than Tube-Fed Infants

Infants who are fed through a tube from the nasal cavity to the stomach are not at an increased risk for acid reflux events. However, that is not the case for infants who are orally-fed; these infants having a higher risk of developing acid reflux.
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Ohio State Researchers Design A Viral Vector To Treat A Genetic Form Of Blindness

Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a viral vector designed to deliver a gene into the eyes of people born with an inherited, progressive form of blindness that affects mainly males.
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Nationwide Children’s and OSU Awarded Grant for Neuroscience Trials

As part of a select group of 25 national clinical sites, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have received a seven-year grant supporting clinical trials for neurologic diseases.
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