Research
Research In the News
2009 | 2008
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.
June 2009
Children's selected as center for Sarah Jane Brain Project
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (6/4/09)
Test at Children's Hospital could detect pediatric brain injuries Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (6/4/09)
April 2009
Doctors investigate possible link between economic stress, child abuse
WTAE, (4/27/09)
A vision for Children's: Become one of the nation's top pediatric research centers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/26/09)
The art of healing
Pittsburgh Magazine, (4/23/09)
World-class innovation comes in all flavors at Children's, hiring 330 researchers
Pop City, (4/23/09)
Pitts hires researcher in causes of heart defects
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/22/09)
February 2009
Visual problems often accompany hearing loss in childhood
MedPage Today, (2/17/09)
Unhealthy suspicion: A study reveals harsh attitudes toward medicine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/6/09)
Projects plant hope for littlest hearts
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/04/09)
Blacks mistrust health research
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/04/09)
Parental distrust may explain lack of black children in clinical trials
U.S.News & World Report, (02/03/09)
Children's Hospital study finds blacks distrust research
Pittsburgh Trib-Review, (02/03/09)
Pediatric heart pump was his lifeline
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (02/01/09)
January 2009
Women survive starvation better
United Press International, (1/27/09)
Pitt: Female brains survive starvation better than males
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/26/09)
During starvation neurons show sex-dependent changes
Medical News Today, (1/20/09)
Hematopoietic growth factor no help for underweight preemies
MedPage Today, (1/16/09)
Study: Pneumococcal meningitis making comeback
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/15/09)
Bariatric surgery for teens goes beyond weight loss
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (1/07/09)
High local incidence of serious asthma target of study
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (1/05/09)
Renowned researcher to study children's asthma here
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (1/02/09)
