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Investigators Develop Technique to Effectively Edit NK Cells to Target Specific Cancer Cells

Originally, NK cells seemed promising for a natural therapy to fight cancer due to their innate ability to recognize any cells expressing stress or signs of infection. But investigators quickly realized they faced three key challenges: first, it was difficult to grow a large enough number of NK cells in the lab to offer useful infusions at a reasonable cost; second, an ideal universal donor solution was needed to make NK cell products faster, more reliably and with off-the-shelf availability; and third, NK cells were resistant to genetic modifications that might help them better target specific types of cancer cells. Nationwide Children’s Hospital investigators and their collaborators painstakingly solved the first two problems over the past decade. Now, they’ve conquered the third.

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Learning Problems

If you are worried about your child’s development, learning, attention, thinking or social skills, you are not alone. Many families struggle with these problems. Here are tips and resources to help your family find ways to assist your child.

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Medicine

Immunization schedules and medicine safety are covered in this section.

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Sleep Disorder Center

Our Sleep Disorder Center and our Sleep Medicine Clinics assist primary care physicians and specialists with the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children from infancy to adolescence.

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School-Based Asthma Therapy Program

Our School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) Program is a link between your child's school and his or her asthma-care provider. Through the program, a child with high-risk asthma can have his or her prescribed medication administered while at school.

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Sickle Cell Awareness Month

Learn more about Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September.

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Ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®)

This Helping Hand™ includes dosing information, side effects, and how to take the common pain reliever ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®).

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Keim Lab

Principal Investigator Sarah Keim, PhD, and the Keim Lab examine how children learn and grow and how nutrition affects health and development, focusing on infants, toddlers, and young children, especially those born prematurely. Learn more about the Keim Lab and explore current studies, featured research and resources for study participants.