The scientists at SickKids are experts in most areas of health and life science. They spend their days asking tough questions and searching out the answers. Now it is your turn to ask them the tough questions.

Have you ever had a burning question about your body or about your health and didn’t know how to find the answer? This might just be the opportunity to get to the bottom of it!

You have the chance to submit your question and it will be passed to a scientist who specializes in that area. The best questions and answers will be featured on the Research Institute website: http://www.sickkids.ca/research.

Check the website often to see if your question gets posted. You can learn about what others want to know and if you read enough answers, you may even become a health expert yourself!

Questions and answers will be posted every two weeks.

Here is this week’s question:

Question

What makes a non-cancerous tumour different from a cancerous one? ~ Alayna, Age 24, London, Ontario

Click here to see the answer from Dr. Brent Derry, a scientist in the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology program at the SickKids Research Institute.