This is by far the most common childhood leukemia, making up about three in four cases. It occurs when your child’s bone marrow produces too much of a type of white blood cell called a lymphoblast.

Neil Morris was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in November 2023 after experiencing what he thought was ...

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that play a key role in the elimination of tumor and virus-infected cells. Unlike T cells, NK cell activation is governed by their ...

Meanwhile, a New Drug Application (NDA) for another one of Ascentage Pharma’s key drug candidates, the novel Bcl-2 selective inhibitor lisaftoclax (APG-2575), has already been accepted and granted the ...

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In children, can being treated for cancer have consequences for the heart—namely, cardiac arrythmias? A new study by researchers at Université de Montréal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine ...

A SPORTY nine-year-old described as the “epitome of health” received a shock diagnosis after suffering a "massive" nosebleed. Sammy Balmforth, from Biddulph, Staffordshire, was “born with a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Germany: A recent study published in the Leukemia Journal suggests that higher maternal body mass index (BMI) during ...