People with self-reported poorer mental health also report worse quality of care and lower confidence in healthcare systems, according to a study published May 5^th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Margaret E. Kruk from Washington University in St. Louis, U.S., and colleagues.

Researchers have developed methods using induced pluripotent stem cells and CRISPR gene editing to evaluate how genetic variants elsewhere in an individual's genome — their genetic background — work with a deletion on chromosome 16 that is associated with various neurodevelopmental outcomes to help determine the features that the individual will develop.

A total of 221 schools across early childhood, elementary, middle and high school levels have earned Colorado Asthma-Friendly School recognition. This new recognition underscores each school’s commitment to comprehensive asthma management and student health throughout the 2025-2026 school year and connects them to a growing local network through the Colorado Comprehensive School-Centered Asthma Program (AsthmaCOMP), supported by Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado).

Concordia researchers developed a high-fidelity CPR simulator that replicates blood flow in reduced gravity, using a mannequin with a 3D-printed cardiovascular system. Tests in parabolic flights showed it reproduces realistic pressure patterns while revealing key differences in blood flow under hypogravity, helping improve CPR techniques for future space missions.

Shriners Children’s St. Louis is proud to announce that one of its lead researchers, Dr. Arin Oestreich, has been awarded a $3.1 million R01 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The funding will support Dr. Oestreich’s groundbreaking work exploring how targeted therapy for rare bone diseases, such as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), given to babies still in the womb can improve their condition.