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Destiny Hinton
Destiny Hinton is a communications intern in the Department of Communications & Scientific and Medical Content Outreach at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Stories by Destiny Hinton
Life after cancer: Researchers work to understand and ease the cognitive challenges that childhood cancer survivors face
Childhood cancer treatment is one of the great medical successes of recent decades. But that success comes with a price.
CAR T cells: Are they on the horizon for treatment of solid tumors?
Ongoing research on CAR T-cell therapy, heralded as a miracle cure, shows promise for treating solid tumors. How close are we?
Cells trained to recognize returning infections
The former killers now recognize the enemy when it returns — and you’re better off because of it.
Skin cancer in children isn’t the same as in adults
Yes, children can get skin cancer. Here’s some tips on how to prevent extreme sun exposure.
Fat Chance: 'Skinny Gene' research unexpectedly leads to tumor breakthrough
A wrong turn in fat research uncovered an important clue to pinpoint an origin of the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children.
A hypothesis can’t be right unless it can be proven wrong
Always being right is wrong — Learn how science can be corrupted by poor experiments and theories that cannot be disproven.
The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard
Learn how psychologists use psychological interventions to help pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases maintain positive mental health during treatment.
Exploring the Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast their growth instructions
New research of the Sonic Hedgehog pathway shows potential targets for cancer treatments. Read how this cellular pathway plays a critical role in normal and cancerous development.
Genetic testing in childhood cancer: a Pediatric Cancer Genome Project update
Germline mutations can contribute to leukemia, retinoblastoma, and other pediatric cancers. Learn about advancements in the first landmark effort specifically designed to better understand these mutations and develop novel treatment methods.
There are thousands of whole genome sequences in St. Jude Cloud. And you can use them.
Because of St. Jude Cloud, terabytes of pediatric cancer genomic data can now be readily accessed, analyzed and visualized.