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Jerry Mendell, MD, Announced as King Faisal Prize Laureate in Medicine
Jerry Mendell, MD, senior advisor in the Center for Gene Therapy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is this year’s recipient of the King Faisal Prize for Medicine for his contributions toward the screening, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
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Mapping the 3D Structure of Rhabdomyosarcoma Chromatin
In a paper published in Nucleic Acids Research Cancer (NAR Cancer), researchers from the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children’s and their collaborators report a comprehensive 3D chromatin structural analysis and characterization of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
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HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS PRESENTS NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH $650,000 TO SUPPORT PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH
Columbus, OH – September 5th, 2023 – Hyundai Hope On Wheels® will present Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Lynda Villagomez at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus with a $400,000 Hyundai Hope Scholar Award and a $250,000 Hyundai Young Investigator Award on Tuesday, September
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MDA Awards Three-year, $900,000 Grant to Jerry Mendell, MD, of Nationwide Childrens Hospital
At a time when federal and private funds for biomedical research have become scarce, the Muscular Dystrophy Association reasserts its leadership in the fight against muscle diseases by announcing grants to innovative research projects throughout America and in Canada.Federal support for the type of
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Anorectal Malformation and Long-Term Care: Meeting the Needs of Individual Patients
The most frequent issues that require long-term care include constipation, incontinence (stool and/or urinary accidents), urologic problems, reproductive health-related care and ongoing psychosocial care.
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Service Dogs: Supporting Patients and Their Needs
Service dogs were created to provide people with disabilities opportunities to fully participate in everyday life with the least amount of restrictions.
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Ulcerative Colitis in Children: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
About one-third of children with IBD have ulcerative colitis and over the past several decades, IBD has become increasingly common.
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Inpatient Insulin Management: Avoiding Highs and Lows
Having a child admitted to the hospital can bring a flood of emotions. For parents and caregivers who have children requiring daily insulin therapy, this can add to the emotional toll. Blood sugar management during a hospital admission can be complicated by a range of contributing factors.
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Cure SMA Provides Additional Funding for Promising Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research at Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Cure SMA, the leading organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), recently provided an additional $445,000 grant toward a gene therapy for SMA at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Hyundai Hope on Wheels Mark Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month with $650,000 Research Grants
Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented Nationwide Children’s Hospital with three grants totaling $650,000 to support pediatric cancer research. Ryan Roberts, MD, and James Reinecke, MD, both investigators in the Center for Childhood Cancer at Nationwide Children’s, will receive a Hope Scholar Grant for $400,000 and a Bridge 2K Grant for $150,000, respectively. Bhuvana Setty, a clinical investigator in Nationwide Children’s Division of Hematology and Oncology, will also receive an Impact Grant for $100,000.