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Newswise: Epigenetic landscape modulates pioneer transcription factor binding
Released: 24-May-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Epigenetic landscape modulates pioneer transcription factor binding
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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied how the epigenetic landscape influences the binding of pioneer transcription factors, affecting access to DNA.

Newswise: SWI/SNF complexes “bookmark” cell identity during division
Released: 24-May-2023 11:15 AM EDT
SWI/SNF complexes “bookmark” cell identity during division
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Read about how Scientists at St. Jude determined how the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex helps cancer cells remember how to be cancerous after division.

Newswise: Capturing transporter structure paves the way for drug development
Released: 23-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Capturing transporter structure paves the way for drug development
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Scientists report six structures of the Spns2 transporter, which is linked to cancer and other diseases, including while it is bound to a small molecule inhibitor, thus aiding future therapeutic design.

Newswise: St. Jude scientist M. Madan Babu elected to the Royal Society of London
Released: 10-May-2023 10:00 AM EDT
St. Jude scientist M. Madan Babu elected to the Royal Society of London
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The Director of the Center of Excellence for Data-Driven Discovery at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was named a Fellow of the leading, 360-year-old British scientific organization. The Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

Newswise: St. Jude tool gets more out of multi-omics data
Released: 4-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
St. Jude tool gets more out of multi-omics data
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An upgraded computational tool from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital can find potentially druggable hidden drivers of cancer and other biological processes using multi-omics data.

   
Newswise: Study shines light on impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
Released: 28-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Study shines light on impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes
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Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigated neighborhood-level economic hardship and its effect on cognitive outcomes in children treated with radiation for brain tumors. The results imply that policies and resources providing support at a neighborhood level may help protect high-risk pediatric brain tumor patients from cognitive decline.

Newswise: Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma
Released: 19-Apr-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma
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Investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that proton therapy had efficacy similar to conventional photon therapy with fewer negative neurocognitive outcomes. The clinical trial may set the new "gold standard" for pediatric craniopharyngioma treatment.

Newswise: Prime editing shows proof of concept for treating sickle cell disease
Released: 17-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Prime editing shows proof of concept for treating sickle cell disease
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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard showed how prime editing can correct mutations that cause sickle cell disease in a potentially curative approach.

   
Newswise: St. Jude scientists to receive coveted awards at AACR annual meeting
Released: 11-Apr-2023 4:30 PM EDT
St. Jude scientists to receive coveted awards at AACR annual meeting
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The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) will honor two investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for their research contributions. Melissa Hudson, M.D., director of the Cancer Survivorship Division and Jun J. Yang, Ph.D., vice-chair of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Newswise: Combination therapy overcomes BET inhibitor resistance
Released: 10-Apr-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Combination therapy overcomes BET inhibitor resistance
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists developed a combination therapy for a leukemia subtype harboring rearrangements in the KMT2A gene. The approach overcomes the cancer’s drug resistance, without adding toxicity. The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Newswise: Healthy lifestyle associated with reduced mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors
5-Apr-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Healthy lifestyle associated with reduced mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researchers found childhood cancer survivors have higher mortality than the public, but survivors with a healthy lifestyle and fewer heart disease risk factors had lower risk.

Newswise: St. Jude tool targets cancer-causing fusions’ weak spot
Released: 5-Apr-2023 11:30 AM EDT
St. Jude tool targets cancer-causing fusions’ weak spot
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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital comprehensively characterized oncogenic fusions in pediatric cancer, providing proof-of-principle for genetic engineering-based therapies.

Newswise: Humans vs. Bacteria: Differences in Ribosome Decoding Revealed
Released: 5-Apr-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Humans vs. Bacteria: Differences in Ribosome Decoding Revealed
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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found that human ribosomes decode mRNA slower than bacteria, with implications for drug development.

Newswise: Greg Armstrong, M.D., MSCE, named Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Released: 4-Apr-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Greg Armstrong, M.D., MSCE, named Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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National leader in the field of childhood cancer survivorship will spearhead research and advancements.

Newswise: Method for improving seasonal flu vaccines also aids pandemic prediction
29-Mar-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Method for improving seasonal flu vaccines also aids pandemic prediction
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The seasonal flu vaccine is less effective in some years than others. New St. Jude research showed one reason behind this lack of efficacy is the inclusion of flu strains with an unstable viral protein.

Newswise: Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment
Released: 22-Mar-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Integrated structural biology provides new clues for cystic fibrosis treatment
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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator has been studied for years but the combined efforts of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Rockefeller University have yielded new insights.

Newswise: St. Jude approach prevents drug resistance and toxicity
Released: 28-Feb-2023 11:15 AM EST
St. Jude approach prevents drug resistance and toxicity
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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital showed an effective method to avoid activating a major cellular detoxification receptor to overcome drug resistance and toxicity.

Newswise: Kevin Krull, PhD, promoted to chair of the Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
Released: 28-Feb-2023 10:00 AM EST
Kevin Krull, PhD, promoted to chair of the Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences
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Kevin Krull, PhD, a neuropsychologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has been appointed chair of the institution’s newly renamed Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences after a national search.

Newswise: Octavio Ramilo, M.D., named chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Released: 16-Feb-2023 12:10 PM EST
Octavio Ramilo, M.D., named chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Internationally renowned expert will focus on growing St. Jude into a global leader in infectious diseases research.

Newswise: St. Jude expands patient education resource on childhood cancer
Released: 15-Feb-2023 10:30 AM EST
St. Jude expands patient education resource on childhood cancer
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This free online resource of information and education for families facing childhood and adolescent cancer has a truly global reach.



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