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Batteries
There are two types of batteries. One kind is long and skinny like AA or C. Many flashlights and toys use that kind. The other kind of battery is round, flat, and looks like a silver button. Button batteries are in watches, key fobs, thermometers, singing cards, and many other items in your home.
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Cheerleading Safety
Many cheerleaders are injured while practicing and performing each year in the US. With proper training, rules and spotting, however, many of these injuries can be prevented.
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Research and Innovation
Our current clinical research includes assessment of surgical outcomes, the Americleft Outcomes Project and studies investigating early speech-language development in infants with cleft palate.
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Gene Therapy Center of Excellence
The Gene Therapy Center of Excellence (GTCOE) at Nationwide Children's works with patients with rare and life-limiting diseases who could be treated with gene therapy. The center offers a full range of support for patients and families.
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Sophias Cure Foundation Donates $650,000 in 2012 to Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Brian Kaspar, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, along with a team of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) researchers and clinicians, received $650,000 in grants in 2012 from Sophia’s Cure Foundation for SMA
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Grand Challenge Grant Awarded to Team Led by Nationwide Childrens Researcher
The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development recently shortlisted 53 finalists from around the world from more than 400 entries. Only 22 teams were awarded grants for their bold, new ideas to save the lives of mothers and newborns in developing countries.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names CEO of Andelyn Biosciences
Nationwide Children's Hospital is pleased to announce Mayo Pujols as CEO of Andelyn Biosciences, an affiliate company that will manufacture gene therapy products for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
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Player-to-Player Contact Source for High School Soccer Concussions
Heading a ball appears to spectators as one of the most dangerous plays in soccer. However, only 6.6 percent of injuries are caused by this flashy move—and contact with the ball accounted for only 7 percent of concussions, while player-to-player contact resulted in more than 70 percent.
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National Study Finds Youth Baseball-Related Injuries Down 25 Percent
Spring marks baseball season for more than 19 million children and adolescents who play each year as part of a team or in backyards throughout the United States. The good news for these players is that the number of injuries from the sport is on the decline.
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New National Study Finds Increase in P.E. Class-Related Injuries
Physical education (PE) in schools is one of the main tools used to increase physical activity and to prevent childhood obesity, and PE-related injuries are on the rise. Although increasing physical activity may reduce obesity, it may also increase the risk of injury.