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CHOP, Penn Medicine Researchers Use Deep Learning Algorithm to Pinpoint Potential Disease-Causing Variants in Non-Coding Regions of the Human Genome
The methods help identify “footprints” that indicate binding sites and reveal variants that could increase risk for a variety of common diseases.
Follow-up Corner: What Does “Doing Well” Mean?
Medical scores don’t tell the whole story. Dr. Hallam Hurt explores how parent perspectives reshape what it means for preterm children to be “doing well.”
Breaking Records & Advancing Care: CHOP’s Chronic Lung Disease Conference Gathers Global Experts
CHOP’s 2025 Chronic Lung Disease Conference brought together global experts in BPD care for record-breaking attendance, research and collaboration.
Q-and-A with Dr. Alexandra K. Medoro About the Congenital and Perinatal Infections Clinic
Dr. Alexandra Medoro shares how CHOP’s Congenital and Perinatal Infections Clinic supports infants and families through expert care, follow-up and education.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Specialized Growth Charts to Help Doctors Track Rare Pediatric Overgrowth Syndrome
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) collaborated with other health systems to develop specialized growth charts for children with Beckwith–Wiedemann Spectrum (BWSp), the most common epigenetic overgrowth and cancer predisposition disorder in children. The findings illustrate how newly developed growth charts are designed to better represent how children with the condition grow, which can improve personalized treatment.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Gene Therapy Shows Long-Term Benefits for Hemophilia B Patients
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced the results of the longest follow-up study to date for individuals receiving the gene therapy fidanacogene elaparvovec to treat hemophilia B, a rare, X-linked disorder resulting from a deficiency in coagulation factor IX (FIX) activity.
How to Keep Kids Hydrated
Dehydration in children is relatively common. Know the signs of dehydration and find creative ideas for how to keep kids hydrated, like hydrating foods.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Cell Atlas to Uncover Significant Shifts in the Neuroblastoma Tumor Microenvironment
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a longitudinal atlas of neuroblastoma, a common and potentially deadly childhood cancer, to gain deeper understanding into precise molecular mechanisms underlying why and how certain treatments eventually become ineffective.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Chart Natural History of Patients with SCN8A-Related Disorders
Researchers discovered increased incidence of specific seizures both in infancy and later in childhood that could help explain disease trajectory and set important clinical trial targets
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Shed Light on How Rare Pediatric Overgrowth Syndrome May Raise Cancer Risk
New research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers insight into how a rare genetic condition called Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) affects the liver and may raise cancer risk.