Nationwide Children's Research News

Feb 02, 2012

Renowned Pediatric Cardiology Physician-Scientist Linda Cripe Joins Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Linda H. Cripe, MD, a distinguished pediatric cardiologist, has joined the Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Cripe will also be a member of the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr.

Jan 31, 2012

Study: Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents Improves Obesity-related Diseases Within First Two Years

Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.

Jan 17, 2012

Childhood Cancer Research Grant Awarded to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

It takes life-saving research and access to clinical trials to help children with cancer. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded an infrastructure grant of $47,000 to the Biopathology Center (BPC), housed in

Dec 28, 2011

Investigators to Study a New Way to Assess Heart Function in Children on Life Support

Investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are evaluating a new way to assess cardiac function while children are supported by mechanical life support, thanks to a $110,000 two-year grant from the American Heart Association.

Dec 27, 2011

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Program at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Improves Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Lowers Readmissions

The use of an interdisciplinary team approach has led to better outcomes for infants who suffer from bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common pulmonary complication of prematurity.

Nov 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, according to a study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Nov 16, 2011

Study: Children Experience Differing Changes One Year After a Siblings Death from Cancer

The majority of children experience personal changes and changes in relationships one year after their sibling has died from cancer; however, positive and negative changes are not universal.

Nov 10, 2011

Survey details inconsistencies in how concussions are managed in high school athletes

Concussions account for nearly 15 percent of all sport-related injuries in high school athletes, according to researchers at Children's Hospital Boston.

Nov 07, 2011

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.

Nov 02, 2011

Nationwide Children's Hospital and 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.