By Marian Dennis Originally published in the Summer/Fall 2020 Issue of Forward Growing up in Barcelona, Spain, Israel Cañadas, PhD, was fascinated by the world around him and dreamed of a career in science. Cañadas, now an assistant professor in th...
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New approaches using mRNA as vaccines have led to the rapid development of two safe and highly effective vaccines for COVID-19. But if you’re wondering how it all works, well, you’re not alone. Although scientists have been studying mRNA vaccines for more t...
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By Marian Dennis Every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. These cancers, which include leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and many others, account for nearly 10% of all new cancer cases, according to the Leuk...
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When you are first diagnosed with cancer, it’s normal to want to start treatment quickly. However, it is often advised that individuals seek a second opinion before deciding on a treatment regimen. Sometimes, a second opinion for a cancer diagnosis can g...
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Over the course of the last 4 months, most of the population has jumped for joy at the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Getting vaccinated is exciting, and it is one of the major steps that we can all take toward ending this pandemic. We know that th...
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Bone marrow transplants (also known as stem cell transplants) are hailed as life-saving procedures for certain types of cancers (multiple myeloma, acute leukemia, and advanced lymphoma, to name a few). But they’re also incredibly complex—and that’s why it’s...
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