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LIM domain only 1 gene contributes to the tumorigenesis of multiple cancers

Humans have been plagued by a myriad of deadly cancers since ages. Parallelly, they have also been attempting different permutations and combinations of treatments to cure the disease. Part of these attempts involving biomolecular targets have come to the fore in recent years.

10 Jun 2021

Research clarifies neuron-specific DNA methylation changes and characteristics in bipolar disorder

A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has revealed the DNA methylation status of gene transcriptional regulatory regions in the frontal lobes of patients with bipolar disorder (BD).

9 Jun 2021

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Scientists are harnessing hard X-rays in the fight against cancer. A team of researchers, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has used ultrabright X-ray light to determine how specific types of antibodies can tell the difference between different forms of a cancer-linked molecule.

3 Jun 2021

Study could help identify risk of secondary leukaemia in certain children

Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on.

31 May 2021

Platinum chemotherapy can cause leukaemia in children with neuroblastoma, shows study

New research indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the DNA of patients may contribute to greater inflammation and fatigue. The findings are published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

29 May 2021

Rice University neurobiologist wins NIH grant to study enteric nervous system development

Rice University neurobiologist Rosa Uribe will be hitting the books for her latest study of the digestive system, but some of the pages in her books are a billion years old.

10 May 2021

Researchers discover possible origin of neuroblastoma in the adrenal glands

Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer, most commonly affecting children aged between 2 -3 and can be fatal. Since the tumor cells resemble certain cells in the adrenal glands, a joint research group from MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain Research and the Swedish Karolinska Institute investigated the cellular origin of these cells and sympathetic neurons during the embryonic development of human adrenal glands.

7 May 2021

Cognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood cancers have been largely understudied

In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers report many survivors of childhood cancers receive systemic therapies associated with cognitive effects and chronic health conditions that may impact long-term cognitive outcomes with downstream effects on education, employment, and income.

23 Apr 2021

Study may lead to new treatment for incurable brain cancer in children

Research by Australian scientists could pave the way to a new treatment for a currently incurable brain cancer in children called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG. Affecting about 20 children in Australia each year, DIPG is a devastating disease with an average survival time of just nine months after diagnosis.

15 Apr 2021

Combination of tumor cell vaccine and checkpoint therapy creates effective immune response

A personalized tumor cell vaccine strategy targeting Myc oncogenes combined with checkpoint therapy creates an effective immune response that bypasses antigen selection and immune privilege, according to a pre-clinical study for neuroblastoma and melanoma.

3 Apr 2021

Combination of two existing drugs can kill cancer cells

Preclinical research from VCU Massey Cancer Center published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the combination of two existing drugs can exploit the metabolic "hunger" of a particularly aggressive type of neuroblastoma to kill cancer cells without inflicting too much collateral damage to healthy tissue.

31 Mar 2021

ALSF announces grant award recipients of Crazy 8 Initiative in pediatric oncology

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nonprofit foundation devoted to finding cures for all children with cancer, announces grant award recipients of their Crazy 8 Initiative.

16 Mar 2021

Discovery may help cancer patients to avoid chemotherapy's debilitating side effects

A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukemia, to avoid their chemotherapy's worst and most debilitating side effects.

15 Mar 2021

Study: Abundance of iron can drive cancer cell death in neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops in nerve tissue, most commonly in the glands around the kidneys. The gene MYCN is overexpressed in 20-25% of neuroblastoma, and MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma contributes to a considerable percentage of pediatric cancer-related deaths.

24 Feb 2021

Neuroblastoma News and Research

Latest Neuroblastoma News and Research

LIM domain only 1 gene contributes to the tumorigenesis of multiple cancers

Research clarifies neuron-specific DNA methylation changes and characteristics in bipolar disorder

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Study could help identify risk of secondary leukaemia in certain children

Platinum chemotherapy can cause leukaemia in children with neuroblastoma, shows study

Rice University neurobiologist wins NIH grant to study enteric nervous system development

Researchers discover possible origin of neuroblastoma in the adrenal glands

Cognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood cancers have been largely understudied

Study may lead to new treatment for incurable brain cancer in children

Combination of tumor cell vaccine and checkpoint therapy creates effective immune response

Combination of two existing drugs can kill cancer cells

ALSF announces grant award recipients of Crazy 8 Initiative in pediatric oncology

Discovery may help cancer patients to avoid chemotherapy's debilitating side effects

Study: Abundance of iron can drive cancer cell death in neuroblastoma

New insights on structural biology may help design more efficient antibodies

Revolutionary drug combination shows potential for treatment of fatal childhood cancer

Disrupting cancer cell cycle with two commercially available inhibitors causes tumor cell death

Missing surface protein allows small cell lung cancer cells to hide from immune defenses

Modified version of CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma

Study opens the way for a potential new cure for children with hard-to-treat neuroblastoma

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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