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Newswise — For the second year in a row, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago ranked #1 in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2025. The hospital ranked in the top 10 in five additional specialties – Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery (#3), Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery…
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Newswise — In one of the largest longitudinal studies to explore the link between high blood pressure and serious kidney problems, researchers at McMaster University have found that children and teens with high blood pressure were about three times more likely to develop major kidney problems – such as kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, or…
Newswise — Researchers at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis, could help reduce problematic behaviors in autistic boys. The results provide valuable insights into the potential benefits and limitations of CBD as a therapeutic intervention…
BYLINE: Greg Bruno Newswise — At Cedar Creek Elementary in Lacey Township, N.J., “Little Lion Helpers” serve as role models for autistic peers. At Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Heights, N.J., a “comfort closet” offers donated suits and prom dresses to students in need. Every teacher has a key. And at Reeds Road School…
Newswise — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is home to one of the country’s busiest and most experienced pediatric gait labs in the country. The team evaluates more than 400 children each year, using an advanced, 10-camera motion-capture system to obtain 3D images of how a child walks and moves. That analysis plays a critical…
Newswise — DALLAS – June 23, 2025 – Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center blocked the symptoms of a rare smooth muscle disease before they developed. Their findings, published in Circulation, could eventually lead to gene therapies for this and other genetic diseases affecting smooth muscle cells. “Gene editing has been…
Newswise — Philadelphia and Memphis, June 24, 2025 – Investigators at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude), Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), unveiled for the first time that changes in certain genes affect an aggressive cancer, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), differently depending…
Newswise — With more than three-quarters of children and teens experiencing depression or anxiety, parents are desperate for effective solutions. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that something as simple as regular exercise could be a powerful intervention to support young people’s mental health. In the largest meta-meta-analysis of 375 clinical…
Fortnite players who were wrongly charged for unwanted in-game purchases are set to receive a share of a $126 million refund this week, following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The refunds stem from a $245 million agreement reached between the FTC and Fortnite’s developer, Epic Games, over allegations of deceptive online practices…
Newswise — Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today report the identification of a novel combination therapy approach to treat pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Standard treatment is often ineffective against AML, a cancer that commonly relapses with poor prognosis, particularly when the disease is fueled by fusion proteins involving…
