Zika viruses show potential as treatment for high-risk childhood cancer
Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may hold potential as a cancer treatment for...
Jul 27, 2018
Children with neuroblastoma have an elevated risk of long-term psychological difficulties
A new study reveals that pediatric neuroblastoma patients are at elevated risk for long-term psychological impairment. In addition, those...
Jun 12, 2018
Anti-inflammatory strategy stops aggressive childhood cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug candidate...
May 29, 2018
Study identifies two new biomarkers for common form of childhood cancer
Two new biomarkers for a type of cancer in children called neuroblastoma have been identified in a study published in the journal Cancer...
Mar 13, 2018
Estrogen causes neuroblastoma cells to mature into neurons
The female sex hormone oestrogen can perform an important role in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer mainly affecting young children. Read...
Jan 29, 2018
'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma
Researchers have identified mechanisms that drive about 10 percent of high-risk neuroblastoma cases and have used a new approach to show...
Jan 24, 2018
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 29, 2017
Tumour blood supply stopped in its tracks by modified natural compound
Researchers have discovered how the modified natural compound dextran-catechin disrupts formation of blood vessels that fuel growth in...
Aug 10, 2017
New potential treatment for aggressive types of childhood cancer
A combination of substances that impacts chemical modifications in the DNA of tumours and triggers the tumours to differentiate into...
Jul 12, 2017
Better treatment for high-risk children’s cancer shown in major trial
Children with a high-risk, deadly form of neuroblastoma will benefit from a treatment regime that improves survival and reduces...
Jun 16, 2017

