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One-time treatment could block a deadly form of graft-versus-host disease
Even when a bone marrow transplant cures leukemia or lymphoma, patients can still pass away from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), in …Read More
From bench to bedside: A promising option for unremitting ulcerative colitis
Many existing treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, like Remicade® and Humira®, work by blocking inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis …Read More
Taming vaccine data: Joann Arce, PhD
Part of an ongoing series profiling researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital. Joann Arce, PhD, is a data tamer — corralling …Read More
Playing the long game: An exciting discovery in telomere disease
Each time our cells divide, the protective caps that keep our chromosomes from fraying, called telomeres, lose a bit of …Read More
A ‘super’ new heart surgery for a super kid
When you’re the first person in the world to undergo a new type of heart surgery, you don’t have to …Read More
Could we make blood anywhere in the body?
Our bodies make blood in a specialized niche — a “nursery” within our bone marrow that nurtures blood stem cells …Read More
An unexpected journey reveals a potent way to attack tumors
Research on the effects of prenatal exposure to the Zika virus has yielded an unexpected dividend: a potentially promising way …Read More
Experience and innovation create a safer type of heart surgery
The Eureka moment came the day before heart surgery. Easton Schlein wasn’t an ideal candidate for a full-scale surgical repair …Read More
Cracking the code on Kleefstra syndrome: It takes a community
Paul Terry is a staunch advocate for people with rare diseases — but researchers were only able to put a …Read More
I’ve been there, too: What my baby’s tumor taught me as a NICU nurse
I had a toddler at home when I found out I was pregnant with my twins, Hannah and Sophie. Since …Read More