Sentences with phrase «on pediatric brain»

The University of Michigan is a national leader in basic, translational, and clinical research on pediatric brain tumors.

It's dedicated to raising money for research on pediatric brain cancer, a devastating disease that took William away from his family at the age of 7.

The Kamens claim the main thing that distinguishes their foundation from other brain tumor foundations is their focus on pediatric brain cancer specifically, as well as their close ties with pharmaceutical and biotech companies working in the fields of immunotherapy and target gene therapy.

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He has also authored several chapters in scholarly texts on subjects ranging from pediatric concussion to brain tumors in children.

He remains a leader in supportive care and research in pediatric oncology, with a special focus on neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Ewing Sarcoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors.

As the chief pediatric neurosurgeon at Georgetown University Hospital from 1983 to 1993, Uscinski operated on the brains of, he estimates, four babies who were said to be victims of SBS, and he saw three or four others.

The six tumors with matched normal DNA harbored 15 somatic mutations on average (range 3 - 31), a mutation rate lower than adult GBM but higher than another pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma.

Adam Kirton, a pediatric neurologist in Calgary, Alberta, has seen first - hand the devastating effects that strokes can have on a child's brain.

During her residency she became captivated with the brain, and stayed on at Baylor and Texas Children's Hospital for a three - year fellowship in pediatric neurology.

Our groundbreaking Pediatric Mi - Oncoseq Program is an internationally known precision oncology program focusing on the genetic analysis of pediatric cancer patients including in children with malignant brain tumors, and determines whether targeted treatments may be available based upon their personalized tumor genomic sequencing profiles.

Dr. Biegel's primary research interests are focused on the genetics of pediatric rhabdoid tumors and childhood brain tumors.

Cases I have represented the Defendant on include Verlade v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a high value brain injury claim relating to pediatric intensive care which was successfully defended and AS v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a significant Bolam judgement concerning pioneering techniques used in pediatric cardiac surgery in 1998 in which liability was repudiated on the grounds that there was no established body of opinion on brain cooling at the time.

As trusted authorities in child health and development, pediatric providers must now complement the early identification of developmental concerns with a greater focus on those interventions and community investments that reduce external threats to healthy brain growth.

Compelling challenges include (1) the need for more extensive training for all health professionals on the adverse effects of excessive stress on the developing brain, as well as on the cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic regulatory systems (the technical report23 is a start); (2) the significant constraints on existing, office - based approaches to fully address the new morbidities effectively; (3) the relatively limited availability of evidence - based strategies, within the medical home and across the full array of existing early childhood service systems, that have been shown to reduce sources of toxic stress in the lives of young children or mitigate their adverse consequences35; and (4) the financial difficulties associated with the incorporation of evidence - based developmental strategies into the pediatric medical home.

Because pediatricians have nearly universal, relatively frequent and recurring contact with young children and their families, they are uniquely well positioned to have an impact on developmental outcomes through anticipatory guidance at well - child visits, early developmental screening, practice - based developmental interventions, community linkage and referral programs, and advocacy for broader social change to support child development.40 — 44 This study reinforces the potential benefits of practice - based programs that support parenting and the home learning environment, such as «Reach Out and Read» and «Healthy Steps for Young Children,» 16,45,46 as well as community - based programs that help guide families through systems of care for developmental support, like Help Me Grow.47 Efforts to connect pediatric practices with home visitor and early care and education providers may provide referral opportunities for promoting early brain development.48 — 52