Those who experience both parental incarceration and juvenile justice involvement as children are nearly three times more likely to have depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to peers without any experience with the criminal justice system, according to new research in JAMA Network Open.
PRN sat down with the study's lead author, Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MSc, a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's hospital of Chicago, to discuss the genesis and outcomes of this study.
Sep 25, 2019
13 min
Featured in news headlines throughout May and June, 2019, a recent publication by Dr. Amanda Perak and her colleagues is the first known study to assess trends in apolipoprotein B at the population level among US kids. The study is featured in a recent PRN summary "Are Youth Lipid Levels Improving?"
The Pediatric Research Now sat down with Dr. Perak at Lurie Children's Hospital to hear about her road to the study's surprising finds, as well as how the results are already informing future research.
Jun 27, 2019
8 min
The PRN Podcast digs in to the stories behind the latest pediatric research studies. We want to know the inspirations, the challenges, the unexpected outcomes and the future implications associated with recent journal publications... as told by the investigators themselves.
May 3, 2019
9 min
We know that your time is short. It can be difficult to keep up with the latest science focusing on children’s health, and to understand what you’re reading from across the full research spectrum. Brought to you by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Pediatric Research Now is a new multi-channel tool that makes it easier for you. We pick great examples of the latest articles in pediatric research from around the United States and around the world. Our expert faculty at Lurie Children’s translate the findings for you. The PRN Podcast takes things a step beyond and digs in to the stories behind the studies. We want to know the inspirations, the challenges, the unexpected outcomes and the future implications associated with recent journal publications... as told by the investigators themselves. We designed PRN to be easy to access (no membership fee), easy to use (brief article summaries), and easy to share (through your favorite social media platforms). Sign up for our alerts, and we make sure that you will know when we feature another article or podcast. Why PRN, and why now? At Lurie Children’s, we want to celebrate high-quality research that focuses on children. We also want to make research accessible and understandable for anyone who wants to know more and learn more about kids’ health, today and tomorrow.
Apr 29, 2019
4 min