Experimental cell therapy helps ordinary skin mimic tough palm tissue

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2026 | News Feeds

In a phase I clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have partially transformed ordinary human skin cells into volar skin - the durable skin found exclusively on...

Case report highlights urgent communication gaps for deaf NHS patients

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2026 | News Feeds

Deaf patients get a raw deal in NHS hospitals, suggests an illustrative case history of a deaf person's experience as an inpatient, published in the online journal BMJ Case Reports. Read Original...

Thalamic responsive neurostimulation reduces seizures by over 80% in pediatric patients

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2026 | News Feeds

Over the past two years, a Children's Hospital Los Angeles team has treated 10 children with thalamic responsive neurostimulation (RNS), a groundbreaking therapy for generalized epilepsy as well as Lennox Gastaut syndrome. Read Original...

Long travel distances linked to higher pediatric surgery complication risks

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2026 | News Feeds

Nearly one in eight children undergoing a common inpatient surgical procedure lived more than 60 miles from the hospital where they received care. Read Original...

Prenatal cannabis use disorder linked to higher postpartum psychiatric emergency visits

by rss feed | Nov 11, 2026 | News Feeds

Women diagnosed with cannabis use disorder during pregnancy were more likely to end up in an emergency room for a psychiatric problem in the year after giving birth, according to a study of more than 2 million California deliveries. Read Original...