Navigation Links
Children's Hospital coordinates new network for developmental disabilities
Date:10/13/2010

Recognizing both medical progress and unmet needs in the field of developmental disabilities, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will house the Network Coordinating Center for a newly established collaborative organization, the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network.

Launched this year with a three-year, $200,000 per year grant from the federal government's Maternal Child Health Bureau, the Network brings together experts from 12 leading pediatric programs to focus on a broad range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, notably autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and intellectual disability (formerly referred to as mental retardation, and affecting an estimated 2 to 3 percent of children).

These disabilities often involve problems in learning, attention, inappropriate behaviors, sleep and social skills.

"These conditions are highly challenging to families, educational systems and caregivers," said Nathan J. Blum, M.D., chair of the Network's Executive Committee, and the director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Two of our largest challenges are how to best individualize treatments to our patients, and how to develop more effective interventions for these conditions."

Even for the most effective treatments, added Blum, such as using stimulant medication for ADHD, a significant number of patients do not respond well to existing treatments. For many other developmental disorders, treatments remain to be developed or adequately evaluated.

By fostering collaboration among leading clinical and research programs, said Blum, the Network will be able to sponsor multi-site studies in many patients to provide a large enough sample size to properly evaluate new treatments as they are developed.

The Network will also provide opportunities to make use of recent advances in ge
'/>"/>

Contact: John Ascenzi
Ascenzi@email.chop.edu
267-426-6055
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Source:Eurekalert

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Researcher at Childrens Hospital LA discovers way to overcome radiation resistance in leukemia
2. Parents Want Electronic Access to Their Childrens Docs: Survey
3. Hospital readmission studies: Influencing factors identified
4. IMNG relaunches Internal Medicine News Digital Network and Hospitalist News Digital Network
5. University Hospitals Case Medical Centers neuroscience intensive care unit earns Beacon Award
6. Pediatric field hospital in Haiti provides lessons in disaster planning and response
7. New Tool Helps Predict Stroke Patients Risk of Death in Hospital: Study
8. University Hospitals Case Medical Center implements AutoLITT system for treatment of brain tumors
9. Rhode Island Hospital physician receives national award for research
10. St. John Hospital enrolls first patient in US in trial of peripheral artery disease device
11. Henry Ford Hospital study: hVISA linked to high mortality
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/18/2013)... York, NY (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 After ... consistent efforts, SizeItUp formally announced the integration of ... redesigned 2012 Hyundai Genesis is set to stun the automobile ... and style. 2012 Hyundai Genesis is marked as the latest ... and heads the vehicles lined up for the year 2013. ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... As metal-on-metal hip implant ... Bernstein Liebhard LLP notes that a new study has ... damage before they experience any pain from a hip. ... will appear in the Journal of Bone & Joint ... of their hips. The researchers found tissue damage ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... Simple changes in a person’s every day routine, ... water can lead to substantial health benefits, the proven ... Diet Doc understands that overcoming significant weight ... difficult and often requires the use of prescription strength ... get over initial weight loss hurdles. In addition to ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... May 18, 2013 Adolescents, especially young ... as “Spice” or “K2” are landing in emergency rooms ... curb this drug epidemic with a new treatment ... , According to research from the National Institute on ... illegal drug among American teenagers. In 2012, 11 percent ...
(Date:5/18/2013)... (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 The California ... 2013 therapies. At the Ayurvedic Spa , the ... panchakarma practitioner and lifestyle recommendations and stress ... “knowledge of life", is the traditional healthcare system of ... life of harmony is the basis for all optimum ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Renowned Rim Fitments Provider SizeItUp Launched Database Integrations for the 2012 Hyundai Genesis 2Health News:Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on New Study Finding that Tissue Damage Precedes Pain in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Patients 2Health News:Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on New Study Finding that Tissue Damage Precedes Pain in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Patients 3Health News:Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on New Study Finding that Tissue Damage Precedes Pain in Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Patients 4Health News:hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Announce the Best Weight Loss Through New Whole Foods, Healthy Snacks and Prescription Strength hCG Treatments 2Health News:hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Announce the Best Weight Loss Through New Whole Foods, Healthy Snacks and Prescription Strength hCG Treatments 3Health News:Spice Addiction Treatment and Synthetic Marijuana Drug Rehab Announced by Recovery Associates 2Health News:Ayurveda Spa Treatments Now Offered at the California College of Ayurveda Panchakarma Center 2
... team led by Dr.,Darren E.R. Warburton of the ... are significant changes in positive health outcomes,when participants ... bicycle.,This research offers some of the most compelling ... fitness effects of the GameBike., Citing the ...
... Dec. 6 Yesterday,s announcement,by the Centers for ... the U.S. teen birth rate for the first ... contraceptive-based sex education, the,Family Research Council (FRC) declared ... education as the best form of prevention for ...
... rats show early exposure causes genetic changes in breast ... chemical found in many plastic products used in households ... female lab rats, a condition that might predispose the ... study says. , Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) is commonly ...
... occurrence in television shows and movies, but can watching it make ... Although research has shown ... there has been little direct neuroscientific support for this theory until ... Researchers at Columbia University Medical Centers Functional ...
... Increased Visibility ... Among Shareholders and Investors, CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Dec. ... that it has retained Adam,Friedman Associates, LLC (AFA) as its ... that focuses on a,unique and improved delivery of therapeutic molecules ...
... Va., Dec. 6 Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq:,INSM), a developer ... present at the IBC 5th Annual Global Follow-On Biologics,Conference ... The conference, to be held at the Hyatt ... 10th through Tuesday, December,11th, and will bring together corporate, ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:University of British Columbia Research Shows Health Benefits of GameBike (TM) 2Health News:FRC: Teen Birth Rate Increase Demonstrates Need for Authentic Abstinence Education 2Health News:Common Household Chemical Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk 2Health News:Common Household Chemical Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk 3Health News:This is your brain on violent media 2Health News:Emisphere Names Adam Friedman Associates IR Agency of Record 2Health News:Emisphere Names Adam Friedman Associates IR Agency of Record 3Health News:Insmed to Present at the IBC 5th Annual Global Follow-On Biologics Conference 2
(Date:5/17/2013)... 2013 Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVA ... , today announced that it will release its unaudited ... before market on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.  The Company will ... 8:00 a.m. EDT (May 28, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. China ... an update on recent corporate developments. To access ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... -- Nektar Therapeutics, (Nasdaq: NKTR ) President and Chief ... scheduled to present at the upcoming 2013 UBS Global Healthcare ... Sheraton New York Hotel on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at ... accessible via a Webcast through a link posted in the ... http://www.nektar.com . This Webcast will be available for replay until ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX ), a ... innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, ... and CEO, will present a corporate overview at the UBS ... New York , NY.  The presentation is ... a.m. PT. The presentation will be webcast live ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Sinovac to Host Conference Call to Report First Quarter 2013 Unaudited Financial Results 2Sinovac to Host Conference Call to Report First Quarter 2013 Unaudited Financial Results 3Nektar Therapeutics' President and CEO, Howard W. Robin, To Present at the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York City 2AcelRx Pharmaceuticals to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2AcelRx Pharmaceuticals to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference 3
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
... ARUP Laboratories is a national reference ... laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an ... unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic ... ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half ...
... ARUP Laboratories is a national reference ... laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an ... unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic ... ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half ...
... national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader ... offers an extensive test menu of highly ... and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University ... than half of the nation's university teaching ...
Medicine Products: