The Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Service at Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers cancer risk assessment for people who are at high risk of developing cancer because of their personal history ...

Since its launch in 2006, our Cord Blood Transplant Program has performed nearly 500 transplants in patients with blood cancer and other diseases, ranging from 1 to 71 years old. Our investigators are ...

Dr. Jennifer M. Specht is a board-certified medical oncologist and clinician-researcher focused on caring for patients through all stages of breast cancer, with a particular expertise in treating ...

A study by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center published in Nature revises the standard story about transcription factors ...

“During development and tissue regeneration, stem and progenitor cells give rise to differentiated cell types in defined numbers and proportions to properly generate and maintain organs and body plans ...

“Exposure to maternal HIV infection during pregnancy and while breastfeeding has been associated with poorer health outcomes and higher risk of mortality among children,” shared Dr. Emily Begnel, a ...

Shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that also causes chickenpox in children, can lead to debilitating nerve pain, particularly in older adults. The Recombinant Zoster ...

Our immune systems are composed of many types of blood cells that protect us from viruses, bacteria and even cancer. These diverse cell types each perform distinct functions and must synergize to ...

What if the secret to getting more people to join life-saving cancer clinical trials lies not in dense pamphlets or clinical websites, but in the kind of video you'd actually want to watch on your ...

When we think about cancer, we often focus on breakthroughs in treatment, personal survival stories, and the hope that research brings. But what happens when entire communities are left out of the ...

In this stanza, Darwin links oxygen to warmth and heat–an apt metaphor, since without either life ceases to function. However, we now know that life exists in a relatively narrow range of temperature ...