News Results for Shana E. McCormack, MD, MTR

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Snapshot Science: Prototype in Development to Manage Sodium Levels in Complex Diabetes Insipidus

Published on Sep 26, 2022 in Cornerstone Blog
Snapshot Science: Protoype Developed to Help Manage DI at Home Partnership develops prototype for difficult-to-manage diabetes insipidus.

Looking to Enhance Lifelong Health in Young HCT Survivors by Focusing on Muscle

Published on Jun 8, 2022 in Cornerstone Blog
Focusing on Muscle in Young Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors CHOP docs are leading IAMFIT, a clinical study testing an exercise intervention to enhance lifelong health for young HCT survivors.

Friedreich's Ataxia Community Stays on Top of Science and Stays in Touch

Published on Oct 27, 2017 in Cornerstone Blog
Friedreich’s Ataxia Symposium "There is a great sense of community and interconnectedness among the folks who are here," said an attendee of the 10th Annual Friedreich's Ataxia Symposium.

Snapshot Science: Are Teens Still Building Bone After Attaining Their Adult Height?

Published on Sep 19, 2017 in Cornerstone Blog
teen Bone mineral accrual doesn't keep pace with height growth prior to adolescence, according to a national study. After a teenager reaches adult height, bone mineral accrual tends to play catch-up: Roughly 10 percent of bone mass continues to accumulate after height growth is…

In the News: CTL019 Wins FDA Panel Support, Driving with ADHD, High School Football, New Genetic Syndrome, Teen Bone Growth, Missed Nursing Care

Published on Jul 13, 2017 in Cornerstone Blog
CHOP Research In the News CAR T-cell therapy tops this week's research roundup, with news about the experimental immunotherapy designed to re-engineer a patient's cells to fight cancer making late-breaking and captivating headlines across the nation.

Novel Imaging Tool Estimates Energy Production in Mitochondrial Diseases

Published on Jan 12, 2017 in Cornerstone Blog
boy on bike Fitness tools that monitor your daily use of energy, from counting steps to tracking sleep, have exploded in popularity. Researchers are developing better noninvasive, high-resolution methods to estimate how well the fundamental source of that energy - your mitochondria - are…

CHOP Honors Superhuman Abilities of Clinical Research Coordinators

Published on Nov 1, 2016 in Cornerstone Blog
CRC RE@CH 2016 CRC RE@CH Award winners, Sarah Noon, MS, CGC (left) and Eileen Ford (right)


Not all superheroes wear masks and capes. At Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, clinical research coordinators are the often-unsung superheroes doing important work in…

Mitochondrial Disease and Diabetes Good Companions in Research

Published on Sep 3, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
Certain defects in the way the mitochondria work may lead to diabetes, and the ways our bodies adapt to high blood sugars share many features with the ways our bodies respond to mitochondrial disease.

The Brain is Important: CHOP Expert Discusses False Brain Tumor Syndrome

Published on May 14, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
Shana E. McCormack, MD, recently featured on Pediatric Research’s “Pediapod” podcast spoke about her review of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome, also known as false brain tumor, in which patients experience the symptoms of a brain tumor despite not having one.

Babies' BMI May Predict Childhood Obesity

Published on Mar 24, 2015 in Cornerstone Blog
A new study from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict childhood obesity by age four.
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