leukemia Archives | 黑料吃瓜资源 /tag/leukemia-blood-cancers/ Founded in 1890, 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) is a preeminent international research institution, achieving breakthroughs in molecular biology and genetics and enhancing scientific knowledge worldwide. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 CSHL receives $100K for leukemia research /cshl-receives-100k-for-leukemia-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cshl-receives-100k-for-leukemia-research Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:30:02 +0000 /?p=73036 photo of researchers in the Zhang labIn 1972, 16-year-old Don Monti tragically passed away from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the most aggressive forms of blood cancer. Shortly thereafter, his family founded the Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation (DMMRF) to support research aimed at understanding cancer鈥檚 growth and eradicating it from the body. On January 24, the DMMRF donated $100,000...

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]]> Cocktails & Chromosomes: Cancer鈥檚 identity crisis /videos/cocktails-chromosomes-cancers-identity-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cocktails-chromosomes-cancers-identity-crisis Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:30:14 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=72526 image of video slide for Vakoc video

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]]> President鈥檚 essay: The continuous cycle of discovery /presidents-essay-the-continuous-cycle-of-discovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidents-essay-the-continuous-cycle-of-discovery Thu, 30 May 2024 11:30:43 +0000 /?p=70309 image of Katalin Karik贸, Bruce Stillman, and Z. Josh Huang at the 2023 CSHL Recombinant DNA meeting黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) is a vibrant intellectual community that enables groundbreaking discovery. Our idyllic setting and state-of-the-art facilities offer a uniquely supportive environment for bioscience breakthroughs. However, CSHL鈥檚 community is not bound by the geography of our campus. Science worldwide has been strengthened by people who spend time on our campus and by...

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]]> How diet may impact cancer and possible treatments /how-diet-may-impact-cancer-and-possible-treatments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-diet-may-impact-cancer-and-possible-treatments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:30:30 +0000 /?p=67826 image of the inside of a grocery store with shopping cart in the foregroundAbout 10 million people die every year of cancer. It鈥檚 the second leading cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease, with more than 1,500 fatalities here each day. Yet, much about it remains unknown. Researchers have linked some behaviors to a higher risk of developing the disease. People who smoke, for example, tend...

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]]> Lingbo Zhang wins National Institutes of Health MERIT Award /lingbo-zhang-wins-national-institutes-of-health-merit-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lingbo-zhang-wins-national-institutes-of-health-merit-award Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:30:29 +0000 /?p=64915 photo of Lingbo Zhang黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Assistant Professor Lingbo Zhang has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI) MERIT Award. NCI is a division of the National Institutes of Health. Short for Method to Extend Research in Time, the MERIT Award provides early-career scientists a source of stable, long-term funding. Zhang is a member of the CSHL...

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]]> Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation gives $100,000 /giving-news/don-monti-memorial-research-foundation-gives-100000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=don-monti-memorial-research-foundation-gives-100000 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:30:29 +0000 /?post_type=giving_news&p=57859 photo of Bruce Stillman with Anna Gevinski, Richard Monti, and Danielle FariaOn January 13, the Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation represented by Richard Monti, Danielle Faria and Anna Gevinski presented a check for $100,000 to CSHL President Bruce Stillman. The Monti Foundation has given CSHL $5.5M over the last 15 years. Created 48 years ago when Tita and Joe Monti鈥檚 son, Don, lost his battle with...

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]]> Obscure protein is spotlighted in fight against leukemia /obscure-protein-is-spotlighted-in-fight-against-leukemia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obscure-protein-is-spotlighted-in-fight-against-leukemia Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:10 +0000 /?p=57749 photo of Sofya PolyanskayaAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer of white blood cells with few effective targeted therapies available to treat it. 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) Professor Christopher Vakoc and former graduate student Sofya Polyanskaya found that AML cells rely on a previously little-known protein called SCP4 for survival. Their discovery points to a potential...

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]]> Exploiting cancer鈥檚 sweet tooth /exploiting-cancers-sweet-tooth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploiting-cancers-sweet-tooth Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:30:46 +0000 /?p=56529 image of a bone marrow sample with leukemiaInositol is a sugar required for cells to survive. Most cells either get it from the bloodstream or make it themselves. Since there is plenty of inositol available, some cancer cells decide to stop making it. 黑料吃瓜资源 Professor Christopher Vakoc and his lab discovered that acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive cancer...

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]]> When cancer cells 鈥減ut all their eggs in one basket鈥 /when-cancer-cells-put-all-their-eggs-in-one-basket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-cancer-cells-put-all-their-eggs-in-one-basket Thu, 27 May 2021 12:00:35 +0000 /?p=53850 photo of eggs in a basketNormal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can use several different strategies to make repairs. But cancer cells may 鈥減ut all their eggs in one basket,鈥 getting rid of all backup plans and depending on just one pathway to mend their DNA. Cold...

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]]> Mutation鈥檚 role in blood cancers revealed by ideal team-up /mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-team-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-team-up /mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-team-up/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:47:37 +0000 /?p=41948 photo of Adrian Krainer and Mohammad Alinoor Rahman observing resultsA genetic mutation that disrupts how DNA sends messages to the rest of a cell has been linked to a large number of blood cancers. Thanks to a collaboration between biologists at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) and an oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), we now know how the mutation triggers a...

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]]> /mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-team-up/feed/ 1 Mutation鈥檚 role in blood cancers revealed by ideal collaboration /videos/mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-collaboration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mutations-role-in-blood-cancers-revealed-by-ideal-collaboration Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:09:07 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=45121 graphic of title card from Mutations in Blood Cancers videoResearchers from CSHL and MSKCC have determined how a mutation implicated in many blood cancers reduces the proteins that make healthy blood cells. This crucial knowledge paves the way towards the development of exciting new blood cancer treatment options.

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]]> Vitamin B6, leukemia’s deadly addiction /vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction /vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:33:14 +0000 /?p=38636 graphic of Vitamin B6 treating AMLScientists have discovered that Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) grows by taking advantage of the B6 vitamin to accelerate cell division. The research team from 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) suggest they could halt the growth of this cancer by limiting its ability to manipulate the enzyme that pushes...

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]]> /vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction/feed/ 1 Vitamin B6, leukemia’s deadly addiction /videos/vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vitamin-b6-leukemias-deadly-addiction Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:03:41 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=39476 image of Lingbo Zhang on Vitamin B6 and leukemiaAcute Myeloid Leukemia is addicted to vitamin B6. Now that researchers know this, they can pursue new treatment options for the deadly blood cancer.

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]]> Milestone reached in new leukemia drug /milestone-reached-in-new-leukemia-drug/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milestone-reached-in-new-leukemia-drug Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:26:12 +0000 /?p=35247 photo of SIK3 blocking leukemia in mice黑料吃瓜资源 scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have developed a new therapy that extended the survival of mice with acute myeloid leukemia. The scientists are the first to demonstrate the anti-cancer effect of blocking the Salt-Inducible Kinase 3 (SIK3) pathway in leukemia using YKL-05-099, a drug developed...

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]]> Mutant cells team up to make an even deadlier blood cancer /mutant-cells-team-up-to-make-an-even-deadlier-blood-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mutant-cells-team-up-to-make-an-even-deadlier-blood-cancer /mutant-cells-team-up-to-make-an-even-deadlier-blood-cancer/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:06:57 +0000 /?p=32838 image of defective blood cellsSometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at 黑料吃瓜资源 have discovered that two cell mutations, already harmful alone, enhance one another鈥檚 effects, contributing to the development of the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer and his lab, along with Omar Abdel-Wahab at...

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]]> /mutant-cells-team-up-to-make-an-even-deadlier-blood-cancer/feed/ 1 Discovery could improve MDS cancer treatment /discovery-could-improve-mds-cancer-treatment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discovery-could-improve-mds-cancer-treatment Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:00:46 +0000 /?p=32594 image of immature blood cellsMyelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), one of the most common blood cancers, has very few treatment options. Now, researchers at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) have discovered a new and promising drug target for this deadly condition. 鈥淎t the moment, only a small portion of patients benefit from the standard therapy for MDS,鈥 said CSHL Fellow and...

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]]> A survivor鈥檚 path to cancer research /labdish/a-survivors-path-to-cancer-research/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-survivors-path-to-cancer-research Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:14:44 +0000 /?post_type=labdish&p=30969 Anya Shahhen I was eight years old, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and underwent about two and a half years of treatment. Before having cancer, my hope for the future was to become the President of the United States. But after having cancer, my priorities have changed. I realized that I wanted to...

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]]> Inconspicuous protein key to deadly blood cancer /videos/inconspicuous-protein-key-to-deadly-blood-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inconspicuous-protein-key-to-deadly-blood-cancer Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:50:26 +0000 /?post_type=videos&p=24684 ZFP64 protein blood cancerMixed lineage leukemia (MLL) is a very aggressive blood cancer, capable of causing the growth of cancerous cells in numerous ways. Now, researchers at CSHL have revealed that a remarkably common protein is behind the cancer鈥檚 drivers. By taking it away, the disease collapses.

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]]> Inconspicuous protein key to deadly blood cancer /inconspicuous-protein-key-to-deadly-blood-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inconspicuous-protein-key-to-deadly-blood-cancer Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:00:27 +0000 /?p=23490 Destruction of leukaemia cellCold Spring Harbor, NY — Five percent of acute leukemia cases are diagnosed as mixed lineage leukemia (MLL). MLL is an aggressive blood cancer that predominantly occurs in infants and has been difficult to treat. Now, researchers at 黑料吃瓜资源 (CSHL) have identified a very common protein as the single key to the...

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]]> From workshops to lab work鈥攔ight next door /labdish/from-workshops-to-lab-work-right-next-door/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-workshops-to-lab-work-right-next-door Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:00:19 +0000 /?post_type=labdish&p=27340 photo of James Korossyhe spark that inspires researchers, engineers, doctors, and many others to turn science from an interest to a career can come from anywhere鈥攁 particularly engaging class in school, a thrilling documentary on TV, or even a book recommended by a librarian. For college student and aspiring researcher James Korossy, the scientific spark started by simply...

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