(From the December 2012 issue of Inside Nationwide Children's)
Research at Nationwide Children’s continues to gain national
attention. These are just a few of the ways our research is
improving the health of children. USA Today, TIME Magazine Even
Mild Concussions Can Cause Lingering Symptoms Children who
experience mild traumatic brain injury may be more likely to
show increases in symptoms over time that could impact quality
of life, according to a Center for Biobehavioral Health study.
USA Today and TIME Magazine both featured the findings that
suggest children with even relatively mild concussions can have
persistent attention and memory problems a year after their
injuries. The New York Times Exon-Skipping Shows Promise in
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy The New York Times highlighted
findings from a Center for Gene Therapy clinical trial revealing
that exon-skipping shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
After 48 weeks of treatment boys who received the highest dose
of eteplirsen, a drug that skips e