Progress Pulse

Short summaries of scientific findings from across the St. Jude research enterprise.

Posterior fossa syndrome linked to lasting neurocognitive challenges in childhood medulloblastoma survivors

Discover what the long-term effects of the syndrome are after brain cancer treatment.

Multiple doses of antiviral may improve treatment of severe human H5N1 infection

Explore preliminary testing of the most recently approved flu antiviral’s ability to control the avian virus.

Study provides framework of a ‘good doctor’ in the art of pediatric oncology

Learn how researchers are trying to define the term to improve clinical care.

Leveraging a metabolic vulnerability to overcome chemoresistance in recurrent Ewing Sarcoma

Learn how scientists at St. Jude identified a metabolic process that serves as a vulnerability to overcome chemoresistance in recurrent Ewing sarcoma.

Analysis provides a deep dive into PAX5 leukemia

Learn how combining techniques gave a much better look into a complex cancer.

Immune history shapes protection against bird flu

Learn how immune history influences the body’s defense against bird flu.

Global gaps in access to pediatric cancer clinical trials

Learn how researchers uncovered global gaps in access to pediatric cancer clinical trials.

Strategies for communicating with honesty and hope in uncertain prognostic situations

Discover how patient- and caregiver-derived insights from the RIGHTime study are being used to characterize best practices in patient-centered prognostic conversations.

Machine learning reveals sources of accelerated brain aging in childhood cancer survivors

Learn how identifying correlates of accelerated aging may help prevent neurocognitive decline.

Norepinephrine ‘reset switch’ affects decision-making

See how norepinephrine aids with brain remapping