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MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office today awarded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital U.S. patent number 8,399,645 for St. Jude's invention of compositions for genetically modifying human immune cells so they can destroy some of the most common forms of cancer in children and adults. "This groundbreaking invention enables human immune cells to recognize and attack certain cells that cause leukemia and lymphoma,...

St. Jude Game Day. Give Back. parties support kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Football legend and "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" host Michael Strahan and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(®) are drafting football fans to party with a purpose on Feb. 3 by hosting St. Jude Game Day. Give Back. celebrations to raise funds that ensure that no family ever pays St. Jude for anything. (Photo:...

For a limited time the St Jude Retreats will offer a promotional discount off the alternative to drug and alcohol rehab, Home Program Package. (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 The St Jude Retreats will discount the St Jude Home Program 40% for the month of January in efforts to help those who are committed to keep their 2013 New Year's Resolution of being drug and alcohol free. The St Jude Home Program will allow those who have made the decision to moderate or stop drinking or using drugs to...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Research led by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified a fusion gene responsible for almost 30 percent of a rare subtype of childhood leukemia with an extremely poor prognosis. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58586-st-jude-children-s-research-hospital-gene-sequencing-childhood-leukemia The...

The Saint Jude Retreats program is now offering the Gym Movement Program® as part of their life-changing, non-treatment alcohol and drug program. Amsterdam, NY (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 Physical fitness activities not only improve overall health but have increasingly helped stabilize and boost mood in those trying to recover from the physical effects of substance use. The Saint Jude Program is proud to announce a new fitness program exclusively available at the upstate New York Mountain...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To speed progress against cancer and other diseases, the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project today announced the largest-ever release of comprehensive human cancer genome data for free access by the global scientific community. The amount of information released more than doubles the volume of high-coverage, whole genome data currently available from all human genome sources...

WILLOWBROOK, Ill., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comfort Solutions has committed to raising $1 million by March 31, 2013, for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, becoming the first major U.S. mattress company to support the world-renowned hospital that impacts children globally. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120507/CG02199LOGO) Having made a significant upfront pledge to the Memphis-based non-profit hospital, Comfort Solutions expects to reach its...

Individuals who are seeking an alternative to traditional rehabs in NYC will now be able to find information about SJ Program NYC through advertisements on Pandora. Amsterdam, NY (PRWEB) April 12, 2012 Saint Jude Retreats is proud to announce today that they will begin advertising on Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, for the SJ Program located in Manhattan, New York. Utilizing sophisticated targeting tools, the SJ Program NYC advertisements will play audio and visual...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the second consecutive year. Last year was the hospital's first appearance in the publication's annual list. Employees again ranked pride in the hospital's mission--finding cures, saving children--as one of the top reasons St. Jude is a great place to work. "Our employees look at the work they do at...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project discovers genetic connection linking 2 cancers that is likely to expand treatments for patients who currently have poor prognoses Researchers have discovered that a subtype of leukemia characterized by a poor prognosis is fueled by mutations in pathways distinctly different from a seemingly similar leukemia associated with a much better outcome. The findings from the St. Jude Children's Research...