Finding Better Treatments for Children with Cancer

The New York Academy of Sciences by The New York Academy of Sciences

Oct 15, 201800:31:42Religion & Spirituality

Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States and Europe. Despite prevailing increases in overall survival rates, it continues to be one of the most challengin...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from The New York Academy of Sciences.

Women Who Code A Catalyst for Innovation: Philanthropy in Science and Tech

Jun 20, 2024 - 00:37:30

Dr. Brooke Grindlinger, Chief Scientific Officer for The New York Academy of Sciences, discusses the role...

Ethics In Pediatric Research

Dec 13, 2022 - 00:32:31

This podcast highlights discussions from the Ethical Considerations in Research for Pediatric Populations...

The Intersection of Conflicts of Interest and Healthcare

Jun 24, 2021 - 00:41:41

The Intersection of Conflicts of Interest and Healthcare by The New York Academy of Sciences

Big Data: Balancing Privacy and Innovation

Feb 25, 2019 - 00:36:59

Often cited as the "4th Industrial Revolution" big data has the potential to transform health and healthc...

Discovering New Liver Disease Treatments

Jun 29, 2018 - 00:21:22

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is set to become the most common cause of liver transplant in the comin...

Deciphering ZIKA

Apr 11, 2018 - 00:22:18

In 2016, the WHO declared the Zika virus a global medical emergency when, after six decades of dormancy,...

Proof of Concept Centers: Changing Weather

Mar 13, 2018 - 00:20:08

In this episode, we continue to look at some of the fascinating and innovative work that researchers are...

Inspiring Stories from the Future of STEM

Jan 18, 2018 - 00:27:17

We hear all the time that building a robust future for STEM relies on engaging diverse groups of young pe...