Big Data
Looking beyond allergies: Does IgE keep a wary eye out for cancer?
By Tom Ulrich
Allergies of all kinds – to food, pollen, pets, etc. – can be blamed on a kind of antibody called IgE. Cousins of the more common IgG, IgE antibodies work with immune cells called mast cells to trigger the symptoms we associate with an allergic reaction (itchy skin, runny nose, closing throat, etc.).
RNSafe: Remote video checks of bedside drug dosing
The silk scaffold: A promising road to hollow organ reconstruction
Silk production and global interest in the lustrous fiber date back to prehistoric times. Today, the natural protein is solidifying itself as a biomaterials alternative in the world of regenerative medicine.
A biomarker for Rett syndrome: Measuring hand movements
Inside the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery: A conversation with John G. Meara
John G. Meara, MD, plastic surgeon-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital, co-chaired the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, which released its findings today.
By Jenny Fernandez and Ray Hainer
Pediatric innovators showcase highlights inventions
By Vector Staff
Early neglect and deprivation change the body’s stress response systems
Protecting the brain in newborn bloodstream infections
Preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units, particularly those with catheters and intravenous lines, are at high risk for bacteremia – bloodstream infections that can cause lasting brain injury. A new study may change how people think about these infections, suggesting that inflammation is as important to address as the infection itself.
BabySee: Mobile app lets you see through an infant’s eyes
David Hunter, MD, PhD, chief of Ophthalmology at Boston Children’s Hospital, gets a lot of questions from parents, but the number one question is: “What can my baby see?”
That depends. How old is the baby?
On the clock: Circadian genes may regulate brain plasticity
It’s long been known that a master clock in the hypothalamus, deep in the center of our brain, governs our bodily functions on a 24-hour cycle. It keeps time through the oscillatory activity of timekeeper molecules, much of which is controlled by a gene fittingly named Clock.