leukemia

Gene variants associated with leukaemia can produce 'rogue' immune cells that drive autoimmune diseases, according to a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Scientists had previously noticed that leukaemia patients were…

A two-year-old who was so pale doctors feared he had blood cancer has finally been given a diagnosis — he was drinking too much cow's milk.Johnny Donovan, from Oregon, was born at the height of the pandemic in 2020.He took a liking to cow's…

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to engineer donor T cells to try to treat seriously ill children with…

Contaminated medication smuggled into war-torn Yemen has killed at least 10 children being treated for leukemia in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, local authorities said Friday. “Ten children suffering from leukemia have died” at the Kuwait…

10-year-old actor Rahul Koli, who played a consequential role in India's Oscar nominated film 'Chhello Show', also called Last Film Show in English, has unfortunately passed away after battling leukemia. The heartbreaking news comes just…

Aidan Hutchinson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 Draft, produced a dominant performance Sunday, inspired by a hero of his own. Hudson Gazsi, a five-year-old leukemia patient, was a source of fuel for Hutchinson, who paid tribute to the…

Chemotherapy sucks. The treatments generally have awful side effects, and it's no secret that the drugs involved are often toxic to the patient as well as their cancer. The idea is that, since cancers grow so quickly, chemotherapy will kill…

All human tumors originating from various tissues share a series of properties that define them, including the ability to prevent cell death. Instead, healthy organs induce programmed cell death or apoptosis to balance their size and…

The wide receiver, 22, announced the diagnosis on Sunday but said he's in "good spirits" and that he expects to make a recovery. "Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia), the most curable from of Leukemia," he wrote…

John Metchie III, the Houston Texans wide receiver selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL). The 22-year-old will miss the upcoming 2022 season. NFL fans immediately took to…