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Andrew Smith, MD, PhD, named chair of Diagnostic Imaging at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Smith is a nationally recognized academic radiologist with expertise in body and oncologic imaging, clinical trials and imaging research and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in imaging and medicine.
15-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New drug prevents flu-related inflammation and lung damage

Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into infection.
10-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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St. Jude survivorship portal brings researchers ‘one-click’ away from discovery

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today announces the survivorship portal, part of the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, for unparalleled data analysis and visualization.
9-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Targeting vulnerability in B-cell development leads to novel drug combination for leukemia

Recent work by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant...
8-Apr-2024 2:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study flips treatment paradigm in bilateral Wilms tumor, shows resistance to chemotherapy may point toward favorable outcomes

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists studying bilateral Wilms tumor found that chemotherapy resistance correlates with tumors favorable to surgery, reducing the need for additional therapy.
28-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Researchers turn back the clock on cancer cells to offer new treatment paradigm

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists reversed an aggressive cancer, reverting malignant cells towards a more normal state.
27-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scientists Find Core Regulatory Circuit Controlling Identity of Aggressive Leukemia

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found a small set of proteins that maintain anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) identity, representing potential future therapeutic targets.
21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Change in Mycn-Driven Cell State Opens Therapeutic Window in High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital showed that the MYCN protein promotes a switch in the cellular state within the tumor microenvironment, with slow-growing mesenchymal cells swapping to the more dangerous and faster-growing...
19-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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