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Research Shows Promise for Potential New Gene Therapy Strategy for Muscle-Wasting Diseases

Investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital have identified the role of a protein that could potentially lead to new clinical treatments to combat musculoskeletal diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).Results of these studies appear in the March 11, 2008

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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Joins Multi-Center NIH-Sponsored Study to Assess the Risks and Benefits of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

Nationwide Childrens Hospital has been selected as one of only five institutions nationally to join a multi-institution clinical research study to understand the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adolescents.This observational study called Teen-LABS (Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric

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Ruch, D. A., Hughes, J. L., Bridge, J. A., & Fontanella, C. A. (2024). Evidence-based youth suicide prevention and intervention in pediatric primary care settings. Pediatric Clinics, 71(6), 1119-1140. Berk, M. S., Gallop, R., Asarnow, J. R., Adrian, M. C., Hughes, J. L., & McCauley, E.

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New Study Highlights Urgent Need for Targeted Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support for Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital analyzed six years of multistate child death review data from the United States and found that 81% of sexual and gender diverse youth in the dataset died by suicide, despite many receiving current or prior mental health services.

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Study Finds Household Cleaning Products Remain a Leading Source of Child Injury

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found more than an estimated 240,800 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with household cleaning product-related injuries from 2007 through 2022 for children aged five years and younger. That’s one injury every 35 minutes.

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Kelly Lab

The Kelly Lab's research is focused on improving the care of children born with congenital heart disease, with a particular interest in single ventricle heart disease. Our work is translational in nature, centered on the discovery, development and dissemination of new diagnostics and treatments for patients with single ventricle heart disease.

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Biobehavioral Outcomes Core

The Biobehavioral Outcomes Core assists investigators who want to incorporate behavioral assessments in their research.

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Lauren Bakaletz Named 2021 Allen Distinguished Scholar in Pediatric Research

Lauren Bakaletz, PhD, director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was named the 2021 Allen Distinguished Scholar in Pediatric Research.