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Key Developmental Protein Directs the Construction of Its Own Transport Pathways

Cytonemes are tendril-like appendages that developing cells use to communicate across large distances.

12 Nov 2026

Duplex and Single Cell Sequencing Resolve Rare Somatic Mutations

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading national efforts to investigate small DNA changes over time that create genetic differences between tissues within the same person.

6 Nov 2026

Study Identifies Enzymatic Regulation Mechanisms Involved in Tumor Survival and Resistance Pathways

Decoding of messenger RNA (mRNA) occurs during translation, the vital cellular process that builds proteins. Errors in this process are known to lead to cancer growth.

4 Nov 2026

Nanoparticle Displayed Antibody Fragments Ease Asthma Associated Goblet Cell Hyperplasia

Airway mucus is part of innate lung defense, but when production overwhelms clearance, it obstructs airflow and worsens disease.

4 Nov 2026

CRISPR Screen Uncovers COMPASS Pathway Role in Suppressing Gut Autoimmunity

3 Nov 2026

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut without triggering an immune response. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have now discovered a gene-regulatory pathway that helps maintain this delicate balance. Published today in Science Advances, they showed that a type of immune cell, regulatory T cells, co-opt a well-known general gene expression pathway called COMPASS to suppress inappropriate immune responses and prevent lethal inflammation and autoimmunity.

30 Oct 2026

“Izas, la princesa guisante” and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona Launch an International Expert Tumor Board to Improve Care for Children with Gliomatosis Cerebri

The Spanish association “Izas, la princesa guisante” and the Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona (PCCB) at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital have reached another milestone in the fight against childhood cancer: they have helped establish an international expert tumor board dedicated to pediatric gliomatosis cerebri.

28 Oct 2026

Science Solves Genetic Mystery Behind Fatal Brain Disorder in Babies and Children

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), identify a previously unknown cause of a fatal newborn brain disorder, giving long-awaited answers to families whose children were affected by the disease.

28 Oct 2026

Switching on Healthy Silent Genes Reveals New Way to Treat Rare Genetic Disorder

WEHI researchers have discovered a way to release a genetic 'brake' that silences healthy genes in Prader-Willi syndrome, opening a potential new path to treating the condition.

27 Oct 2026

PARP1 Disassembles Nucleosomes to Facilitate Essential DNA Damage Repair

When DNA is damaged, cellular processes respond and repair the DNA. Inhibiting DNA damage repair can be therapeutically beneficial in cancers with genetic vulnerabilities related to DNA damage response.

26 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Molecular Cascade Behind Brain Dysregulation in Angelman Syndrome

Angelman syndrome is a rare disease with a single known cause: one missing gene. The lack of that gene, normally inherited from the mother, occurs in approximately one in 20,000 births and is associated with cognitive and mobility deficits that become evident in children when they are around 6 months of age.

24 Oct 2026

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

Researchers developed a PMA-ddPCR assay to detect and quantify potentially viable Listeria monocytogenes in ice cream, identifying the pathogen in two of 500 commercial samples and demonstrating good agreement with conventional culture-based measurements. The method also supported predictive models of bacterial growth under different temperature conditions, while experiments showed that the pathogen could survive 240 days of frozen storage without substantial changes in population levels.

21 Oct 2026

Clinician-Led Approach Could Give Doctors a Control Dial for Cell Therapies

A clinician-led research team has developed a gene-editing platform that could give doctors more control over cell therapies, making them more practical for patients with complex immune conditions.

20 Oct 2026

Food Allergy Risk Changes as Children Grow

Sensitization to food allergens can change considerably during the first five years of a child’s life. A large Canadian birth-cohort study shows that sensitization to peanut often develops early and persists, while sensitization to several tree nuts tends to appear later.

16 Oct 2026

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

While birthday candles measure the number of years someone has lived, they don't always tell the full story about someone's health.

10 Oct 2026

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Neuroblastoma Intratumoral Heterogeneity

Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor found outside of the brain in children, yet why some children respond well to treatment while others do not has remained poorly understood. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists and their collaborators built one of the most comprehensive datasets of neuroblastoma cells to date, using it to define the tumor's cell types and identify a gene signature marking a malignant cell population tied to poor prognosis.

10 Oct 2026

Retrotransposon Reactivation Suggests Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Lower Cancer Risk

A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown.

9 Oct 2026

Ten Shared Gene Clusters Map Common Immune Response Pathways Across Diseases

Researchers have identified patterns of gene activity associated with severe COVID-19 in children that are shared with other serious respiratory infections.

9 Oct 2026

Studies Redefine Lactation Biology Through Computational Multi-Omics and Mammary Metabolic Modeling

A study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine identified shared molecular patterns in human milk that link maternal nutrition, mammary gland biology, and infant growth.

9 Oct 2026

Personalized Support Boosts Genetic Testing Uptake Among At-Risk Family Members

Among cancer patients who received personalized support and navigation services from experts throughout the genetic testing process, their first-degree relatives – parents, siblings and children – were significantly more likely to receive genetic testing, as well. Nearly half of those relatives carried a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, which are associated with a higher risk of cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

30 Sep 2026

Children News and Research

Key Developmental Protein Directs the Construction of Its Own Transport Pathways

Duplex and Single Cell Sequencing Resolve Rare Somatic Mutations

Study Identifies Enzymatic Regulation Mechanisms Involved in Tumor Survival and Resistance Pathways

Nanoparticle Displayed Antibody Fragments Ease Asthma Associated Goblet Cell Hyperplasia

CRISPR Screen Uncovers COMPASS Pathway Role in Suppressing Gut Autoimmunity

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

“Izas, la princesa guisante” and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital Barcelona Launch an International Expert Tumor Board to Improve Care for Children with Gliomatosis Cerebri

Science Solves Genetic Mystery Behind Fatal Brain Disorder in Babies and Children

Switching on Healthy Silent Genes Reveals New Way to Treat Rare Genetic Disorder

PARP1 Disassembles Nucleosomes to Facilitate Essential DNA Damage Repair

Scientists Discover Molecular Cascade Behind Brain Dysregulation in Angelman Syndrome

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

Clinician-Led Approach Could Give Doctors a Control Dial for Cell Therapies

Food Allergy Risk Changes as Children Grow

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Neuroblastoma Intratumoral Heterogeneity

Retrotransposon Reactivation Suggests Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Lower Cancer Risk

Ten Shared Gene Clusters Map Common Immune Response Pathways Across Diseases

Studies Redefine Lactation Biology Through Computational Multi-Omics and Mammary Metabolic Modeling

Personalized Support Boosts Genetic Testing Uptake Among At-Risk Family Members

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