When Sam and Katie found out that their 9-month-old son had cancer, a happy ending felt like the farthest thing from reality.
It was 2019 when the couple took their son, Jude, for a routine checkup. Everything seemed to be... more
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July 16, 2024
While playing goalie for her soccer team in April 2016, Chloe Cox, a super bright 12-year-old from Texarkana, Texas, was kicked in the head. She stood up holding her head, but seemed okay.
In the weeks that followed, Chloe... more
May 16, 2024
One of Jessica Tsai’s research projects produced hundreds (and hundreds) of gigabytes of data. If you printed this... more
April 10, 2024
Sydney Peck always loved science. Naturally curious, she was fascinated by biology and anatomy as a kid. She always thought she’d be a pediatrician, or work in labor and delivery or maybe do something with cardiology because her dad’s... more
February 28, 2023
If you ask Cole Fitzgerald what it is like to face childhood cancer for a second time — fifteen years after his first rare cancer diagnosis — Cole will say in his Jersey accent:
“It is what it is.”
And what it is this... more
October 28, 2022
What if a specific type of diet could magnify the impact of a targeted childhood cancer... more
April 7, 2022
The National Institutes of Health define rare diseases as conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people. But for families facing one of these diseases, like... more
March 8, 2022
As a young trainee, many people gave Dr. Michelle Monje, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grantee from Stanford University the (unsolicited) advice that one cannot have a big career in medicine or science and also have children... more
March 8, 2022
As a young trainee, many people gave Dr. Michelle Monje, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grantee from Stanford University the (unsolicited) advice that one cannot have a big career in medicine or science and also have children... more
March 8, 2022
As a young trainee, many people gave Dr. Michelle Monje, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grantee from Stanford University the (unsolicited) advice that one cannot have a big career in medicine or science and also have children... more
