Paediatrics

Five clinicians describe how their research is contributing to the United Nations goal to boost good health and well-being in children, and the challenges ahead.

Connecting basic research and clinical data provides new hope for children with hard-to-treat conditions.

Hospitals don’t usually have electrical engineers or a chief scientific officer. Children’s Hospital of Orange County has both – and it’s paying off for the patients.

Psychology, medical genetics, imaging and electrophysiology combine to make precision child psychiatry a reality at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

A generational investment in the Midwest is catalysing ground-breaking research across a biomedical ecosystem of world-class hospitals, research centres and start-ups.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is at the forefront of developing novel treatments for devastating inherited diseases, saving young lives with a single treatment.

A hospital’s investment in revolutionary cell and gene therapy research is not only helping families of ill children, but is also transforming Columbus, Ohio into one of America’s fastest growing biotech hubs.

At SickKids, scientists and clinicians work together to translate basic research into viable therapies for some of the most intractable childhood diseases.

Building on a 50-year-old discovery, a team in Texas aims to consign a deadly childhood cancer to the history books.

Close collaboration between clinicians and researchers can lead to improved diagnoses and better outcomes for young people with rare and undiagnosed conditions.

Physicians and scientists are leveraging precision medicine to deliver cardiac care tailored to each patient.

Clinicians and researchers in paediatric intensive care are working with AI-enabled monitoring technologies to avert crises before they begin.

By replicating a child’s brain tumour in a mouse, scientists hope to better understand the biology of these cancers and find new treatments for some deadly childhood diseases.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia continues its long history of innovation in paediatric healthcare by investing in translational genomics, multi-omics and the next generation of cell therapies.

A range of techniques for early testing and treatment of embryonic disorders is being developed by researchers at the biggest hospital in northern China.

Through clinical teamwork, biobanks and resource sharing, a hospital in Guangdong is fostering innovative work to translate research into new treatments.