300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 355-6000 Research: Selected Articles from Dream Magazine Summer 2008 The teenage brain Daredevil behavior, unending curiosity and crazy sleep patterns. Are teenagers operating on another level of reality? Thanks to major neuroscience-research breakthroughs, scientists are discovering that, in may ways, they really are. Winter 2008 Deciphering dyslexia Children's researchers try to solve the mysteries of this complex condition. Go-Go Games The new generation of video games has kids (and the elderly!) jumping at the chance to be a Guitar Hero?but are they really good for you? Fall 2007 Extreme Measures Surgeons had to do the unthinkable to treat Melodie Mclean's epilepsy. Spring 2007 The long road home While helping place Romanian orphans in foster homes, American researchers are learning valuable lessons about what impact deprivation has on the brain?and whether its effects can be reversed. Teaching Tolerance Lizzie Stidsen received a transplant from her father?but her journey is just beginning. When food turns toxic Understanding?and reversing? the rise in food allergies. Fall 2006 Bones in the balance Children's seeks causes and cures for pediatric osteoporosis. Spring 2006 Rising star From miracle drug to disappointment and back again. The strange-but-true story of endostatin. Left to their own devices When it comes to developing medical devices for pediatric patients, clinicians are often on their own. Autism: Putting the pieces together Children's researchers and clinicians from diverse fields are combining their expertise to try and solve the autism puzzle. Summer 2005 Fighting a rising tide As more premature infants survive, clinicians, patients and families are left to battle the damage to their developing brains. Spring 2005 A dipstick test for cancer? Researcher Marsha Moses has found a way to diagnose cancer using urine samples. Targeting ACL injury Surgeon Martha Murray is working on a safer, less-invasive repair for ACL tears. The graft that keeps on giving Researcher Dario Fauza builds living patches to close holes in everything from tracheas to diaphragms. A window into the living brain Functional MRI lets clinicians see the parts of the brain that are working so they can avoid them when operating on the parts that aren't. Winter 2004 Stopping rotavirus Rotavirus kills hundreds of thousands each year. Children's researcher Phil Dormitzer is trying to stop the disease in its tracks. Fall 2004 Going to the source The new Stem Cell/Developmental Biology research program searches for answers to disease. Out of sci-fi and into the OR Children's surgeon Pedro del Nido brings a robot into the operating room for a first-of-its kind operation. Spring 2004 Stowaway Gastroenterology research yields a new way to deliver protein drugs that may help take the sting out of taking medication. The mechanical cell Researcher Don Ingber looks to art and architecture for inspiration on explaining disease. The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. Copyright © Children's Hospital Boston. All rights reserved.