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New insights on medulloblastoma from single-cell sequencing
Medulloblastoma, a malignant tumor in the cerebellum, is one of the most common malignant brain cancers in children. Survival rates …Read More
Single-cell sequencing reveals glioblastoma’s shape-shifting nature
Glioblastoma, a cancer that arises in the brain’s supporting glial cells, is one of the worst diagnoses a child can …Read More
First sharp images reveal structure of key inflammatory protein
After decades of attempts by the scientific community, researchers have now provided the first clear look at a protein implicated …Read More
Children wait for new cancer drugs 6.5 years longer than adults
A 20-year analysis finds that FDA-approved cancer drugs took a median of 6.5 years to go from the first clinical …Read More
Failed cancer drug may extend life in children with progeria
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, better known as progeria, is a highly rare genetic disease of premature aging. It takes a cruel …Read More
Gene therapy halts progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy in clinical trial
Adrenoleukodystrophy — depicted in the 1992 movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” — is a genetic disease that most severely affects boys. Caused by …Read More
Gene therapy gets in the ring with another disease
Seeing that his mother, Kadriye, wasn’t looking, Emir Seyrek got an impish grin on his face, the kind only a …Read More
A new start for gene therapy for ‘bubble boy’ disease: First U.S.-treated patient doing well
Until this month, Agustín Cáceres’s baptism was the only time his family could come close to him. Everyone had to …Read More