Researchers at Columbus Children's Hospital and its collaborators, Targeted Genetics Corporation and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, have demonstrated that utilizing a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-based HIV vaccine resulted in robust and sustained antibody and T cell immune responses in non-human primates (monkeys).
Researchers at Columbus Children's Hospital and Samaritan Behavioral Health Inc. Young Children's Assessment and Treatment Services collaborated on a retrospective study involving a Disaster Child Care Center on Pier 94 in New York City, following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
With one in four children at risk for becoming overweight and one in 10 children already overweight, simple interventions that will have more kids standing in line at their school cafeterias and more pediatricians weighing in on the subject could be the answer, according to a childhood obesity expert from Columbus Children's Hospital.
In a two-year study on the reduction of plate waste among third graders, researchers at Columbus Children's Hospital found children who dined in the classroom and interacted with the teacher ate 21 percent more of their school lunches as compared to children who dined in a cafeteria setting.
With the growing popularity of contact sports such as soccer among children and adolescents, mild head injuries or concussions are becoming more common. In fact, these injuries account for more than 80 percent of all childhood head injuries. However, doctors remain unsure of the long-term symptoms and outcomes.
In a recent study on the effects of second-hand smoke exposure among children ages two weeks to four years, researchers at Columbus Children's Hospital confirmed that even a child whose parents smoke outside the home in places like the garage is exposed to higher levels, as measured by the child's hair cotinine level.
Breakthroughs in protease inhibitors (PIs), drug therapies designed to combat HIV, have enhanced the life expectancies of those infected with the virus. However, there is increasing evidence that PI therapies have significant adverse effects, including the promotion of coronary artery disease, possibly causing premature births in pregnant women.
Principles of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a Web-based course created by physicians at Columbus Children's Hospital, will be awarded the 2002 Ray E. Hefler Award for Innovations in Pediatric Education by the Ambulatory Pediatrics Association on Monday, May 6, 2002 during the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Baltimore.
As the number of overweight children increases at an alarming rate, so does the need for more detailed studies regarding childhood obesity. Researchers at the Columbus Children's Research Institute recently released important study findings on the relationship between body mass index and hypertension among children.
With new technology emerging to transport people, a leading consumer product safety expert at Columbus Children's Hospital urges caution and encourages lawmakers to consider the safety of pedestrians as they begin to pass legislation in some states allowing personal assistive mobility devices like the SegwayË™ Human Transporter on sidewalks.
Ecstasy and other club drugs are quickly becoming the drug of choice for children and teenagers. The appeal of being able to "party all night" at raves, coupled with the drug's mind-altering effects leaves teens feeling "God-like" and craving the euphoric feeling.
A study at Columbus Children's Hospital suggests that by decreasing entree sizes in the National School Lunch Program, in accordance with USDA regulations, children may be more likely to consume fruits and vegetables.
Researchers at Children's Research Institute, located on the campus of Columbus Children's Hospital, designed the first-ever transgenic model (genetically modified) to show how the CREB protein (cyclic AMP response element binding protein) leads to the abnormal function of osteoclasts (cells that break down the bone), resulting in osteopetrosis.
The trend of club drug use, especially Ecstasy, is rising sharply among children and teenagers because of the mind-altering effects it produces, according to Peter Rogers, M.D., M.P.H., of Columbus Children's Hospital, a presenter at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco.
A clinical study, presented at the 2001 American Thoracic Society Meeting revealed that infants with cystic fibrosis have mild obstruction. The study concluded that the baseline levels of obstruction appear to increase over the first three years of life.
A study at Columbus Children's Hospital demonstrates that physicians are on board with the recent trend in the increased use of Palm PilotsË™ and other handheld computer devices.
In the first nationally representative study of its kind, researchers have found that mothers of low birth weight (LBW) children are at increased risk of depressive symptoms compared with mothers of normal birth weight (NBW) children.
A new study on the use of CAM in HIV-infected children and adults reveals that CAM use is more prevalent among HIV-infected individuals than the general population.
Researchers are working on ways to replace defective cystic fibrosis genes with normal genes. A new study reveals the strategies that have been developed to physically modify adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors to permit efficient targeted gene delivery to airway epithelium.
A Researcher at Columbus Children's Hospital, conducted a study that examined whether or not the diagnosis of ADHD predisposes children to increased risk of serious trauma and if the types of trauma encountered differ from non-ADHD children.
Study shows for the first time that HIV can mutate to attack human protective cells, leading to the rapid progression of AIDS. (Nature Medicine, 1-01)
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