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In this issue:

 

The Warning Signs of Suicide

 

Behavior of Adolescent Smokers

 

A Lifetime Look at Teen Weight Loss Surgery

 

Risks of the Birth Control Shot

 

Who is Diagnosing High School Athletes with Concussion

 

 

 

Additional Research Highlights

2/3/2012 :: Loss of Notch Signaling Linked to Calcification in Human Heart Valves
Researchers have demonstrated how a gene responsible for cell differentiation and its signaling pathway is linked to calcium deposits developing on the aortic valve in the human heart.

2/3/2012 :: Grant Provides Funding Toward Gene Therapy Clinical Trial to Replace the DMD Gene in all of the Leg Muscles of Duchenne Patients
Investigators from the Center for Gene Therapy are working toward an approach to replace the defective gene in Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) by treating all of the muscles in the leg, thanks to funding from Jesse’s Journey.

11/17/2011 :: Bacteria Responsible for Middle Ear Infections, Pink Eye and Sinusitis May Protect Themselves by Stealing Immune Molecules
Bacteria responsible for middle ear infections, pink eye and sinusitis protect themselves from further immune attack by transporting molecules meant to destroy them away from their inner membrane target.

11/8/2011 :: New NIH Grant Investigates Combined Effects of Obesity and Air Pollution on Cardiac Function
Loren E. Wold, PhD, FAHA, has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the combined effects obesity and air pollution have on cardiac function.  This R01 award totals nearly $1.6 million. 

11/8/2011 :: Study Refines Incidence Data of Venous Thromboembolism in Children
Infants and adolescents with complex chronic diseases are at risk for life-threatening artery blockages, regardless of whether they are treated at a community hospital or in a tertiary care setting.  These are the findings from a Nationwide Children’s Hospital study meant to refine the epidemiologic understanding of acute and chronic diseases associated with pediatric venous thromboembolism.

11/8/2011 :: 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.

9/19/2011 :: Pediatric Liver Biopsies Done by Interventional Radiologists or Gastroenterologists are Equally Safe
Although gastroenterologists are most commonly trained to perform percutaneous liver biopsies in children, interventional radiologists can perform this procedure equally as safe, according to a study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

9/19/2011 :: Are Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in Children’s Hospitals Different from Adolescents?
Reasons for admission are similar between adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease at pediatric hospitals and mortality for both groups is low, according to findings from Nationwide Children’s.

7/12/2011 :: Nonprofit Creativity Award Goes to Center for Injury Research and Policy
The award honors Ohio nonprofit groups who have utilized information technology creatively in any of eleven different categories and recognized Dr. Dawn Comstock’s innovative use of RIO^TM.

6/14/2011 :: Nationwide Children’s Trainees Dominate Presentation Competition at International Otitis Media Symposium
Trainees from Nationwide Children’s Hospital received several awards during the 10th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media, sweeping the competition.

5/17/2011 :: How the Anti-Inflammatory Drug, Celebrex, May Treat and Prevent Cancer
Celebrex, a drug currently marketed for its anti-inflammatory properties, may have anti-tumor and cancer prevention effects, particularly because it blocks STAT3 signaling, suggests new research.

5/17/2011 :: Assessment of Joint Pain in Children with IBD
About one quarter of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience inflammatory symptoms beyond their intestinal tract, most commonly manifested as joint pain.  In an article appearing in Current Gastroenterology Reports, Nationwide Children’s faculty members describe the differential diagnosis of joint complaints in children, with a focus on IBD-related disease and rheumatic disease. 

4/8/2011 :: Chemical Found in Blood Plasma May be Linked to Pulmonary Hypertension in Down Syndrome Patients
Could Serve as a New Therapeutic Target and Biomarker for High Blood Pressure in This Population\

4/8/2011 :: E. Coli-Derived Probiotic Shows Promise in Halting Growth of UTI-Causing Bacteria, In Vitro
A non-disease-causing strain of E. coli found in an existing dietary supplement may halt the growth of many urinary-tract-infection-causing bacteria, according to laboratory studies.