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13-year-old Dies of Leukemia Only Hours after Going to the Hospital for a Headache

In a tragic turn of events, a teenage girl shockingly lost her life at the age of only 13 only hours after she required some medical care for what only seemed like a simple headache and ear infection. As it…

February 16, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Revolutionary Gene Editing Technology Saves Teen Patient from Treatment-Resistant Cancer – First in the World!

A brand new gene editing technology known as base editing has successfully managed to heal a teenager from cancer. Alyssa, a 13 year old suffering from leukemia that was resistant to treatment, was in remission only a month after the…

December 15, 2022 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Blood Cancer Can Be Caused By Certain Gene Mutations, As Per New Study

Scientists have conducted a ground-breaking investigation that has led them to the identification of gene mutations that are likely to cause blood cancer. The discovery might help physicians detect leukemia at an earlier stage, which would in turn save lives.…

July 6, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Chinese Scientists Edited Human DNA to Treat HIV and Blood Cancer

DNA editing tools become more and more of an alternative to pills and surgeries. However, it raised a wave of ethical controversy and everyone was aware that such an innovation couldn’t come without a set of risks. Will it affect…

September 16, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Photo Of Toddler Sleeping In A Swing Presented Signs Of Leukemia

When Dave Fletcher, the father of a 23-month-old girl, took a photo of his daughter as she was sleeping in a swing thinking that would be an adorable childhood memory. Unfortunately, just weeks after Dave snapped his baby girl falling asleep in…

December 3, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Contraceptive Use Linked To Leukemia in Children, A New Study Revealed

A link between contraceptive use and the diagnosis of leukemia in children was detected in a study published just a few days ago in the medical journal The Lancet Oncology. Contraceptive use is believed to influence the development of leukemia…

September 12, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia Genome Has Been Deciphered By The Scientists

51 researchers from 23 centers in 6 countries have deciphered how the complete chronic lymphatic leukemia genome functions. Chronic lymphatic leukemia is the most common type of leukemia and this study paves the roads to developing new treatments for this…

May 23, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Remedy Might Be Linked With The UTY Gene, A Males-Specific Gene

Researchers have discovered the first male-only genetic model, the UTY gene, connected to the Y chromosome, that can deliver effective protection against cancer, even against a very invasive type of leukemia, the acute myeloblastic leukemia. The gene is located on…

May 10, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A Baby Girl With Down Syndrome Beat Cancer Twice Before Celebrating Her 2 Years Anniversary

A baby girl from Ohio, the USA, Grace, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and a form of Leukemia common in kids suffering from this disease. Now, the baby girl of only 16-month-old has proven to be a fighter as she…

April 13, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Against All Odds, Miraculous Baby Born on the 1st of January

Sometimes, the best presents come right after Christmas, as overjoyed parents Caroline and Robert St. John from Georgia found out on New Year’s Day 2018, when their son August McLemore “Mac” St. John came into the world. It’s not that…

January 4, 2018 · by Mircea Laslo · 0