Zebrafish could help researchers develop treatments for childhood cancers
Amatruda spoke with Healio about the value of zebrafish models in understanding pediatric cancers, the major progress that has been ...
Mar 25, 2022
'Miracle stories of modern medicine': Despite limited funds, pediatric cancer research succeeds
While pediatric cancer remains rare, its impact on families still is significant. Read more: https://www.today.com/health/world-cancer-da...
Feb 9, 2021
New molecule reduces the aggressiveness of pediatric cancer
A microRNA inhibitor identified by researchers at the FAPESP-supported Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center reduced the sizes of...
Nov 8, 2019
Are you a researcher interested in childhood cancer?
The Cancer in Young People in Canada (CYP-C) Program maintains a national childhood cancer surveillance and research database that is...
Apr 17, 2019
London mom files landmark complaint in child cancer research battle
In what appears to be a first in Canada, a London mom is taking on the federal health agency that funds cancer research, claiming age...
Mar 19, 2019
Pediatric Pan-Cancer Studies Uncover Distinct Childhood Tumor Features
A pair of new studies by independent research teams is offering a look at the molecular alterations found in thousands of childhood...
Mar 1, 2018
Scientists tackle the aberrant epigenetic programming underlying childhood cancers
Treatment of cells from pediatric cancer tumors with compounds that modify DNA packing can induce the cells to acquire normal neuronal...
Feb 20, 2018
Researchers find fatal flaw in childhood tumors
Childhood tumors aren’t duplicates of their adult counterparts. They often carry distinct mutations, respond differently to drugs, and...
Nov 1, 2017
Canadian researchers building database to identify links between birth defects and childhood cancer
Researchers in Canada and the United States are receiving up to $14.8 million over five years to build the Kids First Data Resource...
Aug 18, 2017
Cruel fusion: What a young man’s death means for childhood cancer
Epigenetic discoveries are fuelling renewed interest in the fusion proteins that have bedevilled cancer biologists. Read more:...
Mar 30, 2017