Manne Research Institute News
Our researchers, faculty, and support teams do amazing work to advance pediatric medicine and improve the healthcare of children. Join us as we share recent research breakthroughs and celebrate achievements, as well as highlight perspectives on the innovations and issues affecting pediatric healthcare.
Researchers Propose that DNA’s Geometry is Key to Cellular Function
Analyzing the sequences of DNA’s four chemical bases tells scientists about the fundamentals of how cells and organisms work. A new discovery by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from Lurie Chi...
New Resource Details Pediatric Acute Care Regions
Pediatric acute care in the United States is highly regionalized, and access to it is inadequate for many children. Recognizing the need for a resource specific to how and where children receive acute...
Bridging Discovery to Care: The Role of the Clinical Research Unit
Clinical trials for pediatric patients are especially complex. Few organizations are capable of handling that complexity. Lurie Children’s is one of them. Our mission and structure are built for this ...
New Device Helps Parents Learn How Much Breast Milk Baby Consumes
An interdisciplinary team that included researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has developed a new wearable device that provides clinical-grade, continuous monitoring of...
Lisa Akhtar Receives R01 Award from the NIH
Lisa Akhtar, MD, PhD, Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, received an R01 award from the National Institutes of Health and the National In...
Study Investigates Role of Brain Scans for Youth with Symptoms of Psychosis
A study published in Academic Emergency Medicine shows that brain scans are infrequently helpful for evaluating symptoms of psychosis in children in the emergency department, particularly when there a...
