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Our Latest Research Discoveries, News and Stories

We make great strides every day on our mission of improving the health and well-being of children through state-of-the-art translational research. Here you can find the latest news and feature stories on the groundbreaking work of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute investigators and research teams, and how their discoveries and work are changing the future of pediatric medicine.  

Thanks to ground-breaking research at the Genomic Medicine Center at Children’s Mercy, new treatments provide hope to infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare cancer of the blood and bone marrow that has a very poor prognosis. Watch as baby Brisia joins just 49 other infants.

News from the Children's Mercy Research Institute

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Researching COVID-19 in Children: From Hospitalization to Vaccination

Learn more about this research study
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Enhancing the Impact of Research through Greater Diversity and Inclusion

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion
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Science for Kids: How to Extract DNA from a Strawberry

Learn how to extract strawberry DNA

Children’s Mercy Researchers Conduct First Large Study into Infant Sleep Disorders

Learn more about this infant sleep study
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