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Breaking gender biases: What is it like to be a girl with severe hemophilia?

In human biology class this past semester, Morgan DiPrima viewed a PowerPoint presentation that made her head spin. It included …Read More

Glioblastoma, a cancer that arises in the brain’s supporting glial cells, is one of the worst diagnoses a child can …Read More

The Downey family was enjoying the holidays with family in Guatemala in 2017 when their 13-month-old daughter Stella started having …Read More

It was quite a spring for Andrew Hedberg. The rising high school sophomore made the varsity golf team and was …Read More

Researchers in many fields of science and medicine engineer different types of human cells for drug testing and other purposes. …Read More

Neuroblastoma and other children’s cancers pose unique challenges. They’re not caused by the same kinds of genetic mutations that cause …Read More

After decades of attempts by the scientific community, researchers have now provided the first clear look at a protein implicated …Read More

For many people, running the Boston Marathon is a way to challenge themselves. But for three special Boston Children’s Hospital …Read More

Hemophilia has always been part of Kayla Klein’s life. Her father, David, had the condition. Her son, Robbie, has it …Read More

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, accounting for 31 percent of cancers in children younger than 15, and 25 percent …Read More