Research In the News

View current news clips below featuring the research, staff and advancements at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center. Please check back often for continued updates.

April 2010
Longer lives on horizon for children born old
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (04/19/10)

Spare the rod, spoil the child
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat (04/19/10)

Local girl copes with rare Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Central Michigan Life (04/14/10)

Child obesity soaring in rural America
U.S. News & World Report (04/12/10)

Spanking can make young children aggressive, study finds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (04/12/10)

Study examines cats, dogs, asthma in kids
KDKA-TV (with video link) (04/12/10)

March 2010
New system puts vital valve in its place without open-heart surgery
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (03/31/10)

Stories of patients saved by new heart valve system
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (03/31/10)