2018 Archive

When pain is the real deal
When pain is the real deal
Clinical

When pain is the real deal

Kyle Morgan, MD

Read how St. Jude is working toward easing the pain of chronic illness and treatment in its pediatric patients.

Can malaria treatment improve survival rates for leukemia?
Can malaria treatment improve survival rates for leukemia?
Clinical

St. Jude scientists discover effective combination therapy for treatment of drug-resistant leukemia

Lee Morgan

A drug used to treat malaria was found to hold the key to unlocking the treatment of a rare leukemia.

Life after cancer: Researchers work to understand and ease the cognitive challenges that childhood cancer survivors face
Life after cancer: Researchers work to understand and ease the cognitive challenges that childhood cancer survivors face
Clinical

Life after cancer: Researchers work to understand and ease the cognitive challenges that childhood cancer survivors face

Mary Powers

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 the horizon for treatment of solid tumors?
CAR T cells: Are they the horizon for treatment of solid tumors?
Research

CAR T cells: Are they on the horizon for treatment of solid tumors?

Mary Powers

Ongoing research on CAR T-cell therapy, heralded as a miracle cure, shows promise for treating solid tumors. How close are we?

Memory T cells hang back from the front lines of the fight, and live to lead the fight when a pathogen returns
Memory T cells hang back from the front lines of the fight, and live to lead the fight when a pathogen returns
Research

Cells trained to recognize returning infections

Ben Youngblood, PhD

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
Skin cancer in children isn’t the same as in adults
Clinical

Skin cancer in children isn’t the same as in adults

Alberto Pappo, MD

Yes, children can get skin cancer. Here’s some tips on how to prevent extreme sun exposure.

Skinny-Gene Clue Leads to Rhabdomyosarcoma Breakthrough
Skinny-Gene Clue Leads to Rhabdomyosarcoma Breakthrough
Research

Fat Chance: 'Skinny Gene' research unexpectedly leads to tumor breakthrough

Mark Hatley, MD, PhD

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
A hypothesis can’t be right unless it can be proven wrong
Research

A hypothesis can’t be right unless it can be proven wrong

Charles Rock, PhD

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
The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard
Clinical

The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Learn how psychologists use psychological interventions to help pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases maintain positive mental health during treatment.

Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast growth instructions
Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast growth instructions
Research

Exploring the Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast their growth instructions

Stacey Ogden, PhD

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.