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January 2016

Appalachian and Urban Children Face Similar Health Care Challenges
 Appalachian and Urban Children Face Similar Health Care Challenges 150 150 Katelyn Hanzel
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Research shows children in Ohio’s Appalachian counties face similar health care challenges to those in metropolitan areas Despite the fact that previous research shows the Appalachian region of the United States as limited in access to health care services, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that children with special health care needs in Appalachian…

Extremely Premature Infants Benefit from Early Extubation Attempts
 Extremely Premature Infants Benefit from Early Extubation Attempts 150 150 Jeb Phillips
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Early attempts associated with shorter hospital stays and lower incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, even if reintubation is necessary Neonatologists often struggle with the timing of extubation. Although prolonged mechanical ventilation in premature infants is linked to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), there has been considerable debate as to whether extubating too early may also…

Omega-3 Supplements Tied to Notable, Sustained Mental Health Improvements
 Omega-3 Supplements Tied to Notable, Sustained Mental Health Improvements 150 150 Kevin Mayhood
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Case study shows reduction in bipolar youth’s psychotic mania, depression and anxiety Medications unchanged, a severely bipolar girl’s depressive, manic and psychotic symptoms improved significantly during the two years her mother added omega-3 supplements to her daily diet. The case, reported by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, is…

Mouse Model Reflects Small Population but Could Provide Big Payoff
 Mouse Model Reflects Small Population but Could Provide Big Payoff 150 150 Kevin Mayhood
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First model of exon duplication causing DMD enables testing for potential therapies Duplication of exons, the parts of a gene that code for amino acids, cause six to 10 percent of cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is due to mutations in theDMD gene.  New research suggests skipping, or excluding, one copy of a duplicated exon during assembly…