Minds Matter Concussion Program News & Announcements

Nearly 70% of pediatric and adolescent patients self-reported changes in sleep after a concussion diagnosis.

This edition of In the News features Dr. Susan Furth, who was honored with a Corporate Leadership Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Scientists, staff, and students from CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania community celebrated the next generation of pediatric researchers and the continuation of collaborative scientific discovery at the Poster Day and Scientific Symposium.

Research news this week features the CORES pilot grant awardees and results from the longest follow-up study for gene therapy to treat hemophilia B.

In research news, CHOP researchers honored, investigators reveal molecular cause of allergic trigger for eosinophilic esophagitis, and more.

Bone marrow breakthrough will help scientists study the effects of disease and treatment on blood cells and more in this research news.

Research news highlights the value of serum cytokine panels in disease management and preclinical work to develop a mRNA vaccine to treat and prevent C. diff.

In The News this week, we celebrate CHOP being named a top children’s hospitals in the nation for the 17th consecutive year.

Symposium highlights AAV gene therapy best practices for children, CHOP researchers develop novel nanopore platform, and more In the News

Researchers evaluate psychological risk factors associated with post-concussion quality of life and more in this week’s news.

CHOP experts look to improve young concussion patients’ outcomes and develop an image-based classification tool for retinopathy of prematurity.

Children between 5 and 12 are more likely to experience worse symptoms and delays in specialist care if injured during recreation or other non-sport activities.

This week, AACR names CHOP physician-scientists as grant recipients, and CIRP researchers publish new findings on driving and mood disorders.

This week In The News, researchers study branched chain amino acids to develop potential new treatments for quicker concussion recovery and more.

This week, CHOP announces two new Frontier Programs, and researchers define the origins of hematopoietic failure in Fanconi anemia.

CHOP’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention is looking ahead to the next 25 years, with a strategic plan that is focused on fostering stakeholder engagement and nurturing the next generation of injury scientists.

Our research news roundup highlights newly approved gene therapies, insights into common genetic epilepsy disorders, and head injury prevention for young athletes.

This week’s In The News reports on higher education vaccination policies, college athletes’ concussions, a new genetic disease, and zebrafish.

Female athletes also had more severe symptoms associated with these injuries.

This initial study found evidence linking changes in organ development with symptoms seen in certain human mitochondrial diseases.

Research from the Minds Matter Concussion Program at CHOP influenced new, international guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of concussion in sport.

Study shows disparities in the completion of follow-up concussion care, which will help inform future research at CHOP.

A U.S. Department of Defense grant will support CHOP researchers in their study of noninvasive methods to diagnose mitochondrial diseases.

Learn about novel findings from our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.

CHOP study supports depression screening as regular component of concussion care.

Learn about novel findings from our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.

Christina Master, MD, is lead author of a new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement and companion clinical report on vision disorders after concussion.

This week in the news: a pediatric cancer summit, early diagnosis of Leigh Syndrome, quality of life in severe epilepsy, and more.

CHOP study is first to show important disparities between concussions sustained from assaults compared with sports-related injuries.

From Humpty Dumpty to Jack and Jill, many classic fictional characters sustain their fair share of serious head injuries.

CHOP showcased innovative diagnostic tools to assess head trauma in real time as an athlete is competing and experiencing injury.

This week’s news round-up features new discoveries in self-driving safety, genetic variants of neurodevelopmental disorders, and more.

CHOP researchers recommend specific updates to clinical examinations to improve initial concussion diagnosis across multiple settings.

This week’s research news features Kathrin Bernt, MD, and Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE, recipients of Children’s Cancer Research Fund Awards.

Large study provides head impact sensor analysis across four HS varsity sports and both genders, a first for basketball and field hockey.

Frontier Program support enables the Minds Matter Concussion Program to advance their scientific knowledge and optimize care for patients.

This week’s research news features CHOP’s participation in a study that found outcome disparities by race/ethnicity in children with severe sepsis.

Adolescent drivers were more likely to get behind the wheel post-concussion, suggesting the need for evidence-based guidelines.