Comments on: Ella’s story: Two rare diseases and the NICU roller coaster ride

A burgeoning number of studies are examining pediatric health equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). But if not done right, health ...READ MORE The post Making pediatric health equity researc...

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Schizophrenia is known to have a genetic component, and variants in 10 genes have been identified as markedly increasing schizophrenia ...READ MORE The post Mutations during prenatal developme...

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The time had finally come. Only two weeks after a transformative heart operation at Boston Children’s, 11-year-old Clara Portnoy stood ...READ MORE The post Clara now runs, dances, and sings...

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Whether cruising down a snowy trail or catching a wave, 18-year-old Griffin Srokose loves the adrenaline and freedom he feels ...READ MORE The post Griffin’s return to the slopes and sea aft...

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Children with cavernous malformations face unique treatment challenges due to factors such as the malformation’s location, size, risk of bleeding, ...READ MORE The post Breaking new ground i...

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Diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3G34-mutant (DHG-H3G34) is a type of high-grade glioma that typically affects adolescents and young adults. The lack ...READ MORE The post First-of-their-kind find...

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Being just three miles away from her cardiac care team at Boston Children’s makes all the difference in the world ...READ MORE The post Kiersten finds new purpose after care for life-threate...

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New research on the effects of adversity in childhood ties together stress, sleep loss, and attention deficits later in life. ...READ MORE The post Delving into the causes of attention deficit...

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Heather Cookson believes that if she hadn’t insisted her son Ricky get a brain MRI to investigate his frequent headaches, ...READ MORE The post Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy: How the Cookson...

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Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), portrayed in the film Lorenzo’s Oil, is a devastating disorder caused by a mutation on the X ...READ MORE The post Gene therapy for adrenoleukodystrophy...

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