Later middle school start times may help young teens catch up on sleep April 17, 2018 A new review finds middle schools with later start times, 8 a.m. rather than 7:20 a.m., help seventh and eighth grade students get an average of 17 minutes more sleep each weeknight, despite going to bed 15 minutes later.
Children's National senior vice president elected to American Pediatric Society leadership April 11, 2018 Robin Steinhorn, M.D., Senior Vice President of Center for Hospital-Based Specialties at Children’s National Health System, was elected by her peers to become Vice President and President-elect of the American Pediatric Society (APS) beginning May 2018 at the annual Pediatric Societies Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
Charting an underexplored landscape: The genitourinary microbiome April 5, 2018 Children's National researcher Michael H. Hsieh, M.D., Ph.D., and co-authors reviewed the effects of the microbiome on a number of urologic diseases that affect children, including urinary tract infection, urge urinary incontinence and urolithiasis.
Protein derived from parasite has potential to alleviate debilitating disease April 3, 2018 A Children’s-led research team has turned the tables on Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm that freeloads in humans, by using a protein derived from the parasite as a therapeutic molecule to reduce bleeding and pain associated with chemotherapy-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.
Children's facial recognition technology lauded by STAT for impact, novelty April 2, 2018 Children’s facial recognition technology that enables more timely diagnoses of rare diseases and common genetic disorders, helping to improve kids’ health outcomes around the world, garnered more than 33,000 overall votes during STAT Madness 2018, a bracket-style competition honoring biomedical advances.
Children’s National advances to final round of STAT Madness March 28, 2018 An innovation created by Children’s National Health System researchers and clinicians has advanced to the final round of the second-annual STAT Madness, a contest to spotlight breakthroughs in science and medicine.
Washington Business Journal names Tonya Vidal Kinlow as a 2018 Minority Business Leader March 22, 2018 The Washington Business Journal has named Tonya Vidal Kinlow, M.P.A., vice president of Community Engagement, Advocacy and Government Affairs at Children’s National Health System, to their 2018 list of Minority Business Leaders.
‘Return to school’ criteria vital for kids’ concussion recovery March 22, 2018 Return to school following a concussion for children and adolescents should be decided based on the type and severity of their symptoms, their age, academic course load, and how much rest they’ve had since the injury occurred, according to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Molecularly Targeted Cancer Drugs May Cause Cognitive and Behavioral Deficits in Developing Brains; Impacts Reversible March 20, 2018 Scientists in the Center for Neuroscience Research found that molecularly targeted cancer treatments may cause cognitive and behavioral deficits in other areas of the developing brain beyond their intended targets. These deficits, however, diminish when environmental stimulation and physical exercise are provided after treatment.
Medicine that slows balding may turn stiff vessels supple, helping vital organs March 20, 2018 A medicine that slows balding and stimulates hair growth also may make stiff vessels more stretchy and improve blood flow to vital organs like the brain, according to an experimental model study published online March 2 in American Journal of Physiology—Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
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