Innovation District: Latest Advances from Children's National

Researcher to decipher how viruses affect the developing brain with nearly $1M NIH award
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Children’s National Hospital nearly $1M of research support toward uncovering the specific cellular response that happens inside a developing brain once it is infected with a virus.
Gene therapy offers potential long-term treatment for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B
Researchers from Children’s National Hospital developed the first non-muscle targeted gene therapy that enhances diseased muscle fiber repair and improves muscle function.
Study with the largest cohort in the Western world sheds light on very rare disease
Children’s National Hospital experts provided a contemporary description of the epidemiology, clinical presentation and management of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus.
Personalized T cell immunotherapy for brain tumors closer to becoming reality
Researchers from Children’s National developed a new approach that helped them generate personalized T cells to target and kill tumors.

The Latest in Research and Innovation from Children’s National

The psychosocial needs of children with rare diseases

September 30, 2022/by Innovation District

Innovations for health equity: Food pharmacy app wins Hackathon

September 29, 2022/by Innovation District

Multicenter trial finds bionic pancreas improves Type 1 diabetes management

September 29, 2022/by Innovation District

How our BMT program is excelling: Q&A with David Jacobsohn, M.D.

September 28, 2022/by Innovation District

Successful autism and ADHD tools go digital

September 25, 2022/by Innovation District

AI may revolutionize rheumatic heart disease early diagnosis

September 20, 2022/by Innovation District

Brain tumor team performs LIFU procedure on first-ever pediatric DIPG patient

September 19, 2022/by Innovation District

How the circadian clock could help the brain recover after injury

September 16, 2022/by Innovation District

Lifesaving ICDs can cause anxiety, stress, PTSD for parents and kids

September 15, 2022/by Innovation District

Researchers to address pain management inequities with over $4M NIH award

September 15, 2022/by Innovation District

Searching for the key to treating neuroblastoma tumors in kids

September 7, 2022/by Innovation District

Paving the way toward better understanding and treatment of neonatal brain injuries

September 7, 2022/by Innovation District

Supporting parents and children through diabetes diagnosis

September 1, 2022/by Innovation District

Risk factors for pharmacoresistant pediatric epilepsy

August 26, 2022/by Innovation District

JAMA study shows no benefit to nitric oxide in cardiopulmonary bypass for young children

August 25, 2022/by Innovation District

News Briefs

June 15, 2021

For fifth year in a row, Children’s National Hospital nationally ranked a top 10 children’s hospital

November 5, 2020

Boeing gives $5 million to support Research & Innovation Campus

March 3, 2020

Yves d’Udekem, M.D., Ph.D., named Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director of the Children’s National Heart Institute

February 25, 2020

Thinking small for newborns with critical congenital heart disease

February 14, 2020

Keeping it Renal: Global Cuisine for Kids

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Perspectives From Our Doctors

May 24, 2022

2022: Pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstructive surgery today

March 10, 2022

Increasing access to autism spectrum disorder services through enhanced training

February 16, 2022

Changing the surgical evaluation of epilepsy

February 15, 2022

Tackling bias – the power of one

February 15, 2022

Q&A with Carmelo Cuffari, M.D., on inflammatory bowel disease

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