Research News & Publications

Exercise may give the brain a boost

10/21/2019

A St. Jude study reveals more about the link between cancer survivors’ physical fitness and their thinking and learning skills.
Childhood cancer survivorship data portal in St. Jude Cloud launched at ASHG

10/18/2019

A St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital online portal into pediatric cancer survivorship data debuts at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting.
Pharmacogenetics of thiopurine and NUDT15 mutations presented at ASHG

10/18/2019

Researchers have uncovered a relationship between the gene NUDT15 and how thiopurine drugs function. These findings support the use of NUDT15 to guide thiopurine dose to limit treatment related toxicity.
Study of telomere length and chronic health conditions presented at ASHG

10/16/2019

St. Jude researchers compared telomere length and age-dependent telomere attrition between childhood cancer survivors and adult control subjects.
St. Jude will help lead national push to create more effective flu vaccines

09/30/2019

Flu is particularly dangerous for some people, including young cancer patients. Here’s the latest on how St. Jude scientists are working to protect them.
Research reveals structural details of chaperones, critical molecules of the cell

09/20/2019

St. Jude scientists have uncovered a new discovery that reveals how chaperones manage protein folding – which could lead to finding ways to fight disease.
Molecule offers focus for taming inflammation

09/12/2019

Chronic inflammation can be deadly. St. Jude researchers have identified a molecule that might lead to new ways to shut it down.
World’s largest and most powerful Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer arrives at St. Jude

09/06/2019

New NMR will allow St. Jude researchers to study proteins, DNA, RNA and other biomolecules to better understand catastrophic diseases.
How sweet it is: PeCanPIE serves up cancer variants

09/05/2019

Powerful cancer data portal gets an upgrade to identify the genetic culprit for inherited cancer and possibly other genetic diseases.
Researchers move beyond sequencing and create a 3D genome

09/04/2019

Scientists have used a 3D genome to improve understanding of gene regulation during development and disease. Read the latest.