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CHLA Scientist Awarded $1.2M to Study Drug Resistance in Leukemia

Investigator Yong-Mi Kim works to uncover how the body shields leukemia cells from treatment Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent childhood cancer, with more than 3,000 new cases reported each year. The majority of patients with ALL survive...

When Good Macrophages go Bad

New study reveals how cancer manipulates our immune system to become harder to treat Many factors affect cancer treatment outcome, such as the size and location of the tumor, availability of effective treatments, and timing of intervention. But some cancers are so...

Investigator at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $1.3 Million to Study Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure

Currently, the only therapy for metabolic liver disease is an organ transplant. Tracy Grikscheit MD, an attending physician and regenerative medicine scientist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, hopes to change that reality. She has been awarded nearly $1.3 million by the...

KOST 103.5 FM and KTLA to Help Launch Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Annual Holiday Fundraising Campaign With Live Broadcasts From the Hospital on Giving Tuesday

KOST 103.5 FM and KTLA to Help Launch Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Annual Holiday Fundraising Campaign With Live Broadcasts From the Hospital on Giving Tuesday LOS ANGELES (November 26, 2018) – Los Angeles’ number one morning shows for radio and television--iHeartMedia...

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