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Component of a Common Spice, Turmeric, Shows Promise in Brain Tumor Treatment
Recently, BMC Cancer reported promising findings from the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research in Wilmington, DE, about the potential for components of a common spice to be effective in treating brain tumors in children and in identifying which children may derive the most benefit. Read more...
Kids' Runway for Research Makes Donation to Nemours Center of Childhood Cancer Research
Last fall, children and youth aged 3-20 walked the runway modeling clothes from local boutiques to benefit childhood cancer research at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. What made the fashion show extra special were the models themselves — all survivors of childhood cancers. Read more...
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NCCCR Receives Grant from Delaware Health Sciences Alliance
A team led by Dr. A.J. Rajasekaran, Director, Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research, received a $75,000 award to study nanotechnology- based drug delivery for childhood leukemia.
New Rapid Screening Lab To Help Advance Treatment
Thanks to a donation from the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research has opened the new High-Throughput Screening Laboratory whose rapid screening will help drive the discovery of more effective drug therapies.
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