Research News & Publications

Researchers find a ‘critical need’ for whole genome sequencing of young cancer patients

10/11/2018

Including whole-genome sequencing into clinical genomic testing found cancer-driving mutations other sequencing methods failed to identify.
St. Jude researchers awarded grant to lead pharmacogenetics implementation efforts

10/04/2018

The funding will support CPIC, which provides guidelines to help clinicians understand how genetic test results should be used to optimize drug therapy.
World Health Organization, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital collaborate against childhood cancer

09/27/2018

New global childhood cancer effort aims to cure at least 60 percent of children with six of the most common kinds of cancer worldwide by 2030.
Method identified to reduce risk of brain damage in leukemia survivors

09/24/2018

St. Jude scientists have discovered a link between sepsis during cancer treatment and long-term neurocognitive dysfunction.
What can salad dressing tell us about cancer? Think oil and vinegar.

09/20/2018

Evidence suggests liquid phase separation, a process that explains why oil and water separate, may contribute to cancer, including prostate cancer.
High-resolution genomic map gives scientists unprecedented view of brain development

09/13/2018

The research will aid basic understanding of brain development, and also help understanding cellular origins of brain disorders caused by errors in development.
Discovery of a cancer promoter offers pathway to overcome drug resistance

09/12/2018

Geneticists discovered that mTORC3 aids cancers' resistance to rapamycin and related drugs, offering the promise of new drug therapies to treat cancers.
St. Jude researchers solve a central mystery of a baffling high-risk leukemia

09/12/2018

Read the latest on the roots of mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL), including how the findings might affect treatment of patients with the high-risk cancer.
Immune system prioritizes distinct immune responses in infants with flu

08/28/2018

Flu infections pose a significant risk to infants. Read about the T cells the immune system relies on to repair lung damage in infants infected with influenza.
Integrated analysis finds vulnerabilities to target in a high-risk pediatric tumor

08/23/2018

Read about what happened when researchers looked beyond mutations to understand the developmental origins and vulnerabilities of rhabdomyosarcoma.