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Boston Children’s Is Holding a Competition To Solve Medical Mysteries

Boston Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday that it’s sponsoring a unique competition: a genomic sequencing contest aimed at solving five patients’ medical mysteries. Called the CLARITY […]

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Boston Children’s Used Zebrafish to Test a New Bone Marrow Transplant Technique

You might expect to see zebrafish at the aquarium. But at Boston Children’s Hospital? Not so much. However, thanks to a new study, that’s exactly […]

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Researchers Are Working on a Way to Reverse Deafness

Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (HMS) used gene therapy to reverse genetically inherited deafness in mice, and believe the same technique […]

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Boston Children’s Hospital Is Using Twitter For a Sleep Study

Can’t sleep? Perhaps you should put down your smartphone. Among other things, a new study by researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and Merck found that […]

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Boston Children’s Hospital Ranked Best Pediatric Hospital Nationwide

U.S. News and World Report announced Tuesday that Boston Children’s Hospital has once again taken the top spot in its rankings for best pediatric hospital […]

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‘Sexual Minority’ Children More Likely To Be Bullied at School, Even Before Coming Out

A sobering new study out of Boston Children’s says that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) students—the study did not look at trans children—have a much higher […]

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Local Study Finds New Evidence Supporting a Genetic Link to Obesity

From Michelle Obama’s crusade against boxed mac and cheese to the cult followings of The Biggest Loser and other weight loss reality shows, it’s no secret […]

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Frozen Poop Pill May Be Effective Treatment for Infectious Disease

In conjunction with scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School are studying what is described […]

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Majority of Obese Teens Were Also Obese in Adolescence, Study Says

A new study led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital looked at childhood obesity patterns over time and found that earlier interventions are needed when it […]

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Ryan Seacrest Opened a Broadcast Studio at Boston Children’s Hospital

Ryan Seacrest has been known as one of the hardest working people in entertainment for more than a decade, but he brought his philanthropic arm […]

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Boston Children’s Hospital Creates a New Brain Imaging System For Infants

Boston Children’s Hospital has been working to create a new device that can help doctors better understand brain disorders in infants, such as epilepsy and seizures. Now, […]

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Improved Handoff Communications Reduced Hospital Injuries

Communication is key in most professional fields, but when it comes to health care, it can be a matter of life and death. In fact, according […]

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Boston Children’s Hospital Hosted the Second Annual Global Pediatric Innovation Summit

Boston Children’s Hospital held their second annual Global Pediatric Innovation Summit October 30 and 31 at the Seaport World Trade Center. This year’s event, dubbed […]

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Boston Children’s Hosted a Pediatric Hackathon

Boston Children’s Hospital hosted its second pediatric hackathon called, “Hacking Pediatrics” in October, which was held at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge. Approximately 125 […]

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Boston Children’s Is Leading a Rare Genetic Syndrome Study

Boston Children’s Hospital will take the lead in a new study that will look at three rare genetic syndromes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual […]