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Mary Powers

Mary Powers

Mary Powers is a former member of the Strategic Communications, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Mary Powers

Research homes in on drug to dampen inflammation fueling life-threatening immune disorder
Research homes in on drug to dampen inflammation fueling life-threatening immune disorder
Research

Research homes in on drug to dampen inflammation fueling life-threatening immune disorder

Mary Powers

Researchers have promising information that ruxolitinib may help treat a devastating auto-immune disorder.

Histiocytic disorders are the focus of annual meeting at St. Jude
Histiocytic disorders are the focus of annual meeting at St. Jude
Outreach

Histiocytic disorders are the focus of annual meeting at St. Jude

Mary Powers

Read how clinical experts and researchers are trying to shed some light on histiocytic disorders, which are both extremely rare and difficult to diagnose.

The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?
The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?
Clinical

The beginning of the end for the annual flu shot?

Mary Powers

Researchers researching a flu vaccine that lasts longer and protects the most vulnerable patients.

Rare childhood disorders widen window on Alzheimer’s Disease and other diseases of aging
Rare childhood disorders widen window on Alzheimer’s Disease and other diseases of aging
Research

Rare childhood disorders widen window on diseases of aging

Mary Powers

Read how extremely rare genetic childhood diseases offer clues about understanding neurodegenerative disorders common with aging.

Lando: Star Wars smuggler or possible ally against Alzheimer’s disease?
Lando: Star Wars smuggler or possible ally against Alzheimer’s disease?
Research

Lando: Star Wars smuggler or possible ally against Alzheimer’s disease?

Mary Powers

High science calls on Star Wars character as a potential ally against Alzheimer’s disease.

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?

The St. Jude equation: A better method of calculating kidney function
The St. Jude equation: A better method of calculating kidney function
Clinical

The St. Jude Equations: A better method of calculating kidney function

Mary Powers

Learn about new equations to estimate kidney function in young cancer patients more quickly and accurately.

Why does the risk of pediatric leukemia relapse vary by race? - St. Jude Progress Blog
Why does the risk of pediatric leukemia relapse vary by race? - St. Jude Progress Blog
Research

Why does the risk of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse vary by race?

Mary Powers

These inherited gene variations may help explain why the risk of relapse for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia varies by race.