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(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in childhood.

Continuing discovery of genes that interact with each other and with environmental influences in this complex disease helps build the foundation for personalized IBD treatments tailored to a patient's genetic profile.

(St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center) Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect when a patient is failing brain tumor treatment before symptoms appear.

The results of the study pave the way for a proactive treatment approach.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Targeted health education may help urban, minority adolescent women better understand how the emergency contraception pill works and eliminate some misconceptions about side effects, confidentiality and accessibility, according to a study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) New research sheds light on the biological events by which stem cells in the bone marrow develop into the broad variety of cells that circulate in the blood.

The findings may help improve the success of bone marrow transplants and may lead to better treatments for life-threatening blood diseases.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will receive a $247,000 grant from the Commonwealth Fund to support research to test a new method of identifying children at risk for developmental delays and to recommend new programs for preventive care.

(Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland) Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland continues to lead the way in pediatric rehabilitation with the creation of a new medical journal focused on children and teenagers.

Jacob Neufeld, M.D., M.S.P.H., medical director of Children's Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

(Nationwide Children's Hospital) Diving into cool, refreshing water is a favorite summer pastime for millions, and a fan favorite sport at the Olympics.

Now, the first comprehensive study of diving board injuries is out, and it shows, on average, someone is injured on a diving board every hour of every day in the US.

(Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters) This study finds that obese children begin weight gain as infants, with more than half becoming obese before two years of age.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers have used a drug to achieve normal levels of blood sugar in animals genetically engineered to have abnormally high insulin levels.

If this approach succeeds in humans, it could become an innovative medicine for children with congenital hyperinsulinism, a rare but potentially devastating genetic disease in which insulin levels become dangerously high.

There is currently no effective medical treatment for children with the most common type of congenital hyperinsulinism.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Bladder problems may leave a mark on the brain, by changing patterns of brain activity, possibly contributing to disrupted sleep and problems with attention.

For one in six Americans who have overactive bladder, the involuntary bladder contractions that often trigger more frequent urges to urinate, such mind-body connections may be of more than academic interest.