The messenger substance interleukin-3 produced by the body was previously considered to be pro-inflammatory in bronchial asthma. A research team from Universitätsklinikum Erlangen has now shown for the first time that the ...
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During the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric cancer patients from lower- and middle-income countries faced a higher risk of all-cause mortality than those in high-income countries, according to data presented ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Blocking a protein chain reaction makes childhood leukemia cells more sensitive to an existing targeted treatment, a new study shows. The research is still at an early stage, but the drugs used in the study already exist, ...
Feb 25, 2022
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In a new, rare study of direct brain recordings in children and adolescents, a Northwestern Medicine scientist and colleagues from Wayne State University have discovered as brains mature, the precise ways by which two key ...
Feb 15, 2022
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A combination of anti-cancer antibodies produced a powerfully synergistic response in two hard-to-treat pediatric cancers, according to a new study, in mice, led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jan 19, 2022
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A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a Rutgers study.
Jan 5, 2022
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Tumors are heterogeneous, which means that different parts of the same tumor can be genetically distinct. This phenomenon, known as intratumor heterogeneity, is steadily gaining in significance within the field of cancer ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Suicidal thoughts, "paranoia-like fears," delusions and "foggy brain" have been identified in three adolescents who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. Now, a new study into their immune responses identifies a potential mechanism ...
Oct 25, 2021
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While substantial strides have been made against some types of childhood cancers, high-grade gliomas still lack effective treatments.
Oct 13, 2021
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It's one of the most heartbreaking things Adam Green, MD, sees as a pediatric oncologist: children who beat their cancer, only to see an incurable brain tumor arise five years later.
Sep 28, 2021
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