POSTS TAGGED AS pediatrics

Developing Pediatric Devices in Michigan and Virginia

For all the sensitivity to children’s health, it is surprising that most pediatric hospitals are financially struggling and there [MORE]

Institute for Pediatric Innovation

The Institute for Pediatric Innovation (Cambridge, MA) is a consortium of public, private, non-profit and for-profit members that seek [MORE]

Robotic Toys for Autism Analysis

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Hybridizing research in computer science, robotics, and psychiatry, professor Nikolaos Papenikolopoulos heads a project at the University of [MORE]

Smarttots Research Initiative

Michael Roizen, MD
Anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity can be a serious consequence at any age, but for infants and children the damage [MORE]

Urine Biomarker for Brain Tumors

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)are zinc-dependent enzymes that play degrading roles with certain extracellular proteins, and have been implicated in breast [MORE]

The Burden of Food Allergy

Peanuts, shrimp, eggs, and milk have long been known for causing food allergies, but in a recent study of [MORE]

Interpreting Echocardiograms in Telemedicine

Echocardiogram showing ventricular septal defect
Digital stethoscopes already allow physicians to listen to a patient’s heartbeat alone, lung function alone, [MORE]

Automatic Acoustic Analysis for Autism

It’s an idea similar to molecular profiling, only using sound:  record sounds made by autistic children to create a [MORE]

Farm Kids and Asthma

A possible link exists between the rising incidence of childhood asthma and the decline in rural population, according to researchers [MORE]

Small Science

The breakthroughs in molecular medicine open new vistas for health, but before this translates into healthcare, astute physicians must [MORE]

Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in the First Decade of Life

Melinda Sothern PhD
Professor of Public Health at the LSU Health Sciences Center (New Orleans), Melinda Sothern, recently reported her [MORE]

MISTRAL Collaborative to Innovate Medical Device Development

Stanford University and SRI International have begun a collaboration named MISTRAL (Multidisplinary Initiative for Surgical Technology Research and Advanced [MORE]

Chromosomal Microarray Proposed as New Standard for Pediatric Testing

Most tests for genetic diseases seek a single mutation or observable chromosome abnormality.  Chromosomal microarrays, by comparison, reveal copy [MORE]

Best Pediatric Hospitals

US News&World Report recently announced its rankings of the best pediatric hospitals in the US.  The report behind those [MORE]