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Science & medicine news
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Discovery adds to evidence that some children are predisposed to develop leukemia
A family’s history of childhood leukemia leads to the discovery of a fourth gene (IKZF1) that predisposes carriers to pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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St. Jude Cloud, largest public repository of pediatric cancer genomics data, launches for researchers worldwide
St. Jude to offer next-generation sequencing data and analysis tools to accelerate research and cures for life-threatening pediatric diseases.
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Neurocognitive risk may begin before treatment for young leukemia patients
What explains cognitive problems in childhood leukemia survivors treated with chemotherapy alone? The answer may be a surprise.
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Researchers discover a ‘security chief’ that helps sound the alarm against infections
Read about the molecule (IRF8) that is essential for launching an optimal immune response to Salmonella, Pseudomonas and related bacteria.
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Immune system 'double agent' could be new ally in cancer fight
The immune system is full of surprises. Here is one about a kinase that plays an unexpected role in regulating inflammation and cell death in myeloid cells.
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Study identifies potential drug for treatment of debilitating inherited neurological disease
St. Jude scientists have demonstrated in model studies that the neurological disease spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) can be successfully treated with drugs.
