‘Night and day’: Adventuring through childhood with newfound immune systems
After years of hospital stays and fear, families are watching their kids thrive. Today, the gene therapy they received earned accelerated approval from the FDA.
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96% of children needing palliative care reside in low, middle-income countries: Study
UCLA researchers estimate 10.6 million children worldwide experience serious health-related suffering annually and require specialized medical care.
A doctor’s dedication: How one child’s story spans hospitals and hearts
Dr. Sohit Kanotra, now a pediatric otolaryngologist at UCLA Health, helped bring back a young girl’s voice.
The keto diet protects against epileptic seizures. Scientists are uncovering why
A new UCLA study involving pediatric patients and mice identifies a number of the diet’s beneficial changes to the gut microbiome.
Machine learning models could improve suicide-risk predictions for children
A new UCLA Health study shows why many predictive algorithms miss identifying children at risk of self-harm.
When stem cells can’t roll on a bumpy road, muscles break down
A study in mice shows that scarring of collagen pathways prevent stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Nanoparticle with mRNA appears to prevent, treat peanut allergies in mice
A UCLA-developed technology could also provide a platform for fighting other allergies and autoimmune disorders.
UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital board of advisors funds endowed chair
Dr. Artha Gillis, who studies the long-term effects of early-life adversity on children, will be the inaugural chair holder.
Study finds parents receiving financial coaching were more likely to bring infants to well-child care visits
Those who received the training were more likely to attend appointments and adhere to the recommended vaccination schedule.
Q&A: What you should know about new COVID vaccines for young kids
UCLA’s Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice discusses the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, which are now available to children as young as 6 months.
Study assesses mental health effects of pandemic-related school closures
Adolescent females were especially vulnerable, according to the UCLA-led research.
Yes, COVID vaccine boosters for children are safe
UCLA pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Annabelle de St. Maurice provides accurate information in this Q&A.
Breastfeeding mothers don’t pass COVID to infants, study suggests
The UCLA-led analysis, the largest to date on COVID-19 and breast milk, examined samples from 110 lactating women.
UCLA gene therapy gives new life to girl born with fatal immune disorder
After more than two years, Marley Gaskins, the first child to receive the innovative treatment for LAD-1, remains disease-free.
A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy
Researchers report that all nine patients who were successfully treated for ADA-SCID in a UCLA clinical trial from 2009 to 2012 are still disease-free.
A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook
Ninety percent of parents who had a visit with Robin indicated they were “extremely likely” to request another visit.
Concussions and kids: Project co-led by UCLA gets $10 million grant from NIH
CARE4Kids, a nationwide study by a consortium of academic medical centers, aims to identify biomarkers that predict delayed recovery in children.
Women who vape are more likely to have low-birthweight babies, study shows
Researchers stress that e-cigarettes are not a healthier alternative to smoking for expectant mothers.
UCLA establishes William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Dr. Rachel Mednick Thompson is the inaugural chair holder.
Gene therapy offers potential cure to children born without an immune system
The treatment, developed by researchers from UCLA and the U.K., has restored immune function in more than 95% of patients in three clinical trials.
As optimism returns, a reminder that life after COVID-19 will be stressful for many
“Parents should be patient and not expect everything to go back to how it was before,” said UCLA professor Bridget Callaghan.
Low-calorie diet and mild exercise improve survival for young people with leukemia
Overweight children participating in the intervention were 70% less likely to have detectable cancer cells after one month of treatment.
Babies prefer baby talk, whether they’re learning one language or two
Study finds bilingual infants become interested in speech at the same age as those learning only one language.
For UCLA-based startup, new muscular dystrophy treatment is a personal mission
In 2008, when Courtney Young was in high school, her cousin, then just a toddler, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
In lab study, nanoparticle shows promising results for treating severe allergies
A UCLA research team developed a possible way to impart long-term relief by inducing an active state of immune tolerance.