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Finding Cures. Saving Children.
2005 Home Page stories
The level of expression of telomerase RNA in tumors is positively correlated with risk of tumor recurrence in patients with favorable-histology Wilms tumor.
Novel compounds that prevent a protein called TORC2 from moving from the cytoplasm and into the nuclei of liver cells might be able to reduce high blood sugar in people with diabetes.
At St. Jude, Robert Webster studies influenza at the world's only lab designed to study flu at the animal-human interface. And why is such a lab situated in the middle of a children's hospital? "Because influenza kills kids," Webster says simply.
Investigators at St. Jude have demonstrated in laboratory studies a potential new treatment for the pediatric eye cancer retinoblastoma that appears to be more effective than the current standard therapy.
Ependymomas that occur in different parts of the central nervous system appear to arise from different subpopulations of stem cells. The discovery explains why some identical-looking ependymomas are actually distinctly different diseases...
Prox1 plays an important role in triggering the development of an adequate number of islet cells while the pancreas develops.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's emergency treatment of pediatric cancer patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina was featured in a segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show® on Tuesday, November 8.
Each cell in the body is a playing field for a game much like "Capture the Flag." One researcher is on her way to a victory.
Daytime television has not forgotten Danny Thomas or St. Jude. The stars gathered again on October 14 in New York City to show their support for St. Jude during the 11th Annual Daytime Television Salutes St. Jude.
On October 14 canines will return to St. Jude for the 2005 St. Jude Showcase of Dogs, an annual competition benefiting the hospital. Hundreds of dog lovers from across the country and Canada come to Memphis for the St. Jude Showcase of Dogs.
Resistance to the antiviral drug amantadine is spreading significantly more rapidly among avian influenza viruses of H5N1 subtype in Southeast Asia than in North America.
This October, you can help make a difference in the lives of children battling cancer by purchasing a $1 or $5 pumpkin pinup.
The Palliative and End of Life Care Task Force involves parents--and children, when age appropriate--in the decision-making process from the moment they arrive at St. Jude.
Like millions of other people in the Gulf Coast area, Vicki Bergeron and her son Kyle watched early news about Hurricane Katrina confident that it would turn east and not disrupt their lives. "We didn't believe it was coming," confessed 16-year-old Kyle.
With Hurricane Rita already pounding the Gulf Coast today and expected to do major damage over the weekend, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital stands ready to assist local hospitals that might require additional support because of damage or flooding.
Thousands of kids across the country will be solving math problems to save lives while participating in the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In observance, St. Jude is joining others across the country in heightening awareness about the significant progress that has been made in finding treatments and cures for childhood cancers.
The host of Survivor tells how his involvement with children at St. Jude changed his life.
Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley joined more than 25 pageant titleholders from across the country on August 20 to model the latest fashions for the second annual St. Jude Beauty Queen Classic Luncheon and Fashion Show.
Psychologists at St. Jude are studying parents of children undergoing stem cell or bone marrow transplants to predict those who are at high risk for increased distress. Caregivers can then help these parents find ways to cope.
The stakes were high; the medical treatment was the best available. The contest came down to one of mind and spirit.
The St. Jude Child Life department helps patients and siblings cope and be kids or teens.
For children with diseases like cancer, infection-causing bacteria are scarier than any movie monster. Researchers at St. Jude are finding targets for new drugs so that children have the upper hand when fending off bacterial invaders.
Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference--a mom who cuts her hair to show solidarity; a medical team that fosters a girl's sense of humor; a positive hospital "family."
Only one kid in a million gets colorectal carcinoma each year in the U.S. Nevertheless, St. Jude researchers are working to find a cure.
At its 2005 International Convention, the ladies of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) announced that their volunteer work for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the past year had raised more than $9.7 million in cash and pledges.
To stay afloat, pharmaceutical companies must keep an eye on profits. But at St. Jude, saving lives is the bottom line.
Whether she's accepting a gold medal in Athens, Greece, or navigating the crowded sidewalks of her university campus, St. Jude patient Emily Hoskins embodies the Olympic spirit.
On July 1, 2005, John P. Moses, a prominent attorney from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, will become the fifth man to assume the role of chief executive officer of ALSAC, the fund-raising arm of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Longtime friend of hospital founder Danny Thomas, Richard C. Shadyac steps down on June 30, 2005, as CEO of ALSAC. But he knows the successes can continue. "The stairs are there," he says, "you just have to climb them."
During the ALSAC/St. Jude Convention on June 10 and 11, Richard C. Shadyac, who will retire at the end of this month, was honored for his 13 years of service as CEO and years of service as a Board member.
Brenda Schulman, PhD, has joined an elite group of the country's most promising early-career scientists and engineers.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital returns to the racetrack on June 11, 2005, when the No. 12 Dodge owned by FitzBradshaw Racing runs in the NASCAR Busch Series' Federated Auto Parts 300 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tom Curran, PhD, chair of the department of Developmental Neurobiology and co-leader of the Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
On any given day about 4,700 children are patients at St. Jude. Also on any given day, about 287 other children across the country are helping them in their fight by riding tricycles, scooters or other riding toys.
Through the After Completion of Therapy (ACT) Clinic, St. Jude follows its more than 4,000 survivors who have lived cancer free for at least 5 years since completing therapy.
There was only one year left for Delta Delta Delta Fraternity to make good on its $1 million pledge to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Tri Delta had committed themselves in 2002 to raising the money to endow the Teen Room at St. Jude by 2006.
Big-name celebrities and some of the top pro golfers will descend on Memphis, Tennessee, this week as the FedEx St. Jude Classic tees off for its 48th year.
A St. Jude educational effort may alter the course of El Salvador's HIV/AIDS epidemic.
A first-of-its-kind study helps parents keep their kids out of the smoke.
Teens with HIV/AIDS travel far in St. Jude Healthy Living program.
When Heather Denoyer and her fiancé were planning their wedding in 2003, they knew they wanted to do something extra special for their guests ... something that would serve as a memento of their wedding day and reflect their values and beliefs.
The outcome of ALL treatment depends not only on genetic makeup of the leukemic cells, but also on genes that children inherit from their parents.
On April 2, 2005, Bostonians got a chance to show their support for St. Jude's cause at the appropriately titled Big Dreams Start Small gala at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and FitzBradshaw Racing are revving up to fight childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Brenda Schulman, PhD, of Structural Biology and Genetics and Tumor Cell Biology, has been selected to be a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator...
A protein called CK2 blocks the ability of colorectal carcinoma cells to activate a natural self-destruct mechanism that would clear this cancer from the body.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is encouraging people to become familiar with their family health histories and learn the important role that genes and heredity play in predicting future health.
Guidelines help predict distress in parents of children getting stem cell or bone marrow transplants.
The 2005 radiothon season is in its busiest time of year, and dozens of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® and Promesa y Esperanza partner stations are already celebrating exciting results.
Most people at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital don't know them, but two "employees," Will Wise and Hope Valiente, have been putting in some serious hours for more than 20 years.
St. Jude scored lots of love from players and fans of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup Feb. 13-20.
He restored a sense of normalcy to countless St. Jude patients. Now Ronney Snell's legacy continues with an endowment to Rehabilitation Services.
Encouraging results of a St. Jude conformal radiation trial hold promise for young children with brain tumors.
Around the country, from California to Virginia, a brand new home will be given away and millions of dollars will be raised to support St. Jude.
With the discovery of another blood stem cell that gives rise to bone, St. Jude scientists hope to move one step closer to a cure for osteogenesis imperfecta.
Catherine Greenslade, mother of St. Jude patient Emily Miller, shares what she has learned from her daughter...
She was an athlete, accustomed to pushing mind and body to excel. Then cancer struck. Instead of accepting the disease meekly, Emily Miller attacked it like she would a soccer ball in a hotly contested match.
Bouncers, or protective proteins, have the task of escorting molecules out of Club Cell. St. Jude researchers investigate how to use these proteins to fight cancer.
Three years ago, José Meléndez faced an uncertain future. But then he found help for osteosarcoma at St. Jude.
Physicians and scientists attack osteosarcoma with an arsenal of strategies.
Trick Pony was just one of many country artists that got--and gave--hugs on Jan. 14 during the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Training Seminar.
Members of award-winning country music group Lonestar share their impressions of the research and treatment occurring at St. Jude.
The Swords are relying on St. Jude to help their boys beat a disease that has haunted their family for generations.
On Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, the Memphis Grizzlies House celebrated its first year of being open and of giving St. Jude families a wonderful alternative to hotel rooms.
Researchers at St. Jude have identified in the lab what may be the first non-toxic treatment for the brain tumor medulloblastoma.
