Dec 29, 2017
Uncovering molecular targets for childhood cancer therapeutics
In the past two decades, despite extensive efforts to identify the genes associated with 11q aberrations in NB, definitive answers are...
Dec 22, 2017
Major Study Indicates That Therapy Dogs Provide Significant Benefits to Families of Children Undergo
Following seven years of pioneering research, American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, revealed the results of...
Dec 21, 2017
Childhood, testicular cancers increase risk for hypogonadism
Men who are survivors of childhood cancer or testicular cancer are at markedly increased risk for developing hypogonadism vs. men in the...
Dec 21, 2017
When a Sibling Dies, or Has a Serious Illness
About 5 to 8 percent of children in the United States will experience the death of a sibling, but the loss is rarely discussed, and...
Dec 20, 2017
Childhood Leukemia Outcomes May Be Informed by DNA Methylation Patterns
Two studies by independent research teams have identified epigenetic subgroups in children with a rare pediatric leukemia called juvenile...
Dec 20, 2017
Cancer Survivors Often Face Another Hurdle: Faster Aging
Treatments that help people beat cancer also can cause them to age prematurely and die sooner, Mayo Clinic researchers report. Read more:...
Dec 20, 2017
Molecular super enhancers: A new key for targeted therapy of brain cancer in children
Ependymoma refers to a heterogeneous group of cancers that can occur at any age and is one of the most common types of brain cancer in...
Dec 20, 2017
Study finds differences between adult and childhood leukemia, calls for developing age-specific canc
A study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with contributions from researchers across North America, has found stark...
Dec 20, 2017
Immunotherapy drug nearly eliminates severe acute graft-versus-host disease
Results from a phase 2 clinical trial, presented by Seattle Children's Research Institute at the 59th American Society of Hematology...
Dec 20, 2017
New Immunotherapy for Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer Targets Novel 'Neoantigen'
Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against...