For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await
Sometimes unwanted side effects accompany the most miraculous childhood cancer cures. In some cases, surviving cancer has led to financial hardships.
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Month: August 2018
Even teens with chronic medical illnesses need to be allowed to be teens
Raising a teenager is hard enough without the added stress of a medical issue. These nine tips will help foster positive growth in your teenager.
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Stringent validation: Antibodies market is buyer beware for scientists
While researching a protein’s effect on flu severity, Stacey Schultz-Cherry’s lab ran into problems reproducing its results. They found that antibodies they were using to detect the protein weren’t working properly, which affected their outcomes. It took more time and money, but stringent validation of those antibodies helped ensure they didn’t come to an incorrect conclusion.
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Occupational therapy: how all work and more play restores some “normal” to childhood
Making pizza sounds fun, but it’s a practical example of how occupational therapists help kids regain the ability to do the activities (occupations) that are important to them.
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The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in muscle disease
Linda Hendershot’s lab recently identified a key mutation in the Sil1 gene that is the root cause of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome.
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