Working with cells taken from children with a very rare but aggressive form of brain cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have identified a genetic pathway that acts as a master regulator of thousands of genes, and may spur cancer cell growth and resistance to anticancer treatment. Their work was published in Oncotarget and the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology.
Another sign of spring was spotted on Market Street in Kingston — Rita’s will open today.
Rita’s, known for Italian Ice, custards and other frozen treats, will open their doors from noon to 9 p.m. today for the season, said Allan Ciprich, assistant manager.
Ready to provide a taste of spring, flavors such as mango, Georgia Peach and Alex’s Lemonade Italian Ice are ready to be served.
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual is leveraging the community impact of some of its most philanthropic financial representatives through a grant program that has awarded selected representatives funds to allocate to their cause of choice.
Squeeze In, home of the Best Omelettes On The Planet®, will grand open for business on Monday, March 30th, 2015 at 7am. The popular restaurant is located at 3710 Florence Street in the Marsh Manor Shopping Center.
The Jesse White Tumblers will provide the sights and parents will bring the sounds to the third annual Aria Rocks the Lemonade Stand fundraiser from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, at Wire, 6815 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.
The event will help support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a leading funder of childhood cancer research.
Five-year-old Oak Parker Aria McCarthy has been getting chemotherapy since she was three. But the leukemia-stricken Lincoln kindergartner says she feels lucky. She knows that many other kids with cancer don’t have the same chance for a cure that she does, and she’s trying to do something about that.
Kari McCarthy of Oak Park knows it strikes most people as odd when she says her family feels lucky.
Her 5-year-old daughter, Aria, has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Diagnosed two years ago, Aria is on track to complete chemotherapy in May, a few days before her sixth birthday.
In 1999, one year after he and partner Jeff Benjamin opened their first restaurant, Marc Vetri was named to Food & Wine’s annual roundup of America’s “Best New Chefs.” The magazine was sagacious in its selections; just as Vetri’s star continued to rise, so did that of the nine other up-and-comers on the list with him.
Maya Rigler is 10-years-old. Her favorite color is blue, she loves reading the Percy Jackson series, going to Camp Harlam (a URJ summer camp in the Poconos), and getting fro-yo with her friends. Sadly, Maya started 2015 by finding out she had a malignant tumor.
For the second time in her young life, Maya Rigler of Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County has developed cancer, only this time the diagnosis is a very rare form of the disease. Ten-year-old Maya was recently told she has atypical Ewing's sarcoma, a tumor on her pancreas.
Lauren is bright, strong and mature - she's been through more than most kids her age and is still battling a low-grade glioma. She is currently attending college pursuing a nursing degree so she can help other kids with cancer.
