News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 18, 2015
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Chemotherapy-free allogeneic transplant can cure sickle cell disease (SCD) in adults, according to researchers.
In a phas...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 18, 2015
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Despite recent progress in the fight against cancers, these diseases continue to exert “an immense toll” in the US, accor...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 18, 2015
clusters on the cell surface
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Altounian/Science Signaling
New research has provided a clearer picture of the B-cell surface, ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 17, 2015
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Preclinical research suggests that usingantibiotics to deplete the body’s microbiome may prevent acute sickle cell crisis...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 17, 2015
nanoparticles binding to the
lining of a damaged artery
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Zhang Research Group
Nanoparticles disguised as human platelets ca...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 17, 2015
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Results of a small survey suggest patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are vulnerable to “financial toxicity,” due to costl...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 17, 2015
in his garden
Researchers have linked residential pesticide exposure to childhood cancers, but the estimated risks vary according to the cancer typ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 16, 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the recombinant factor VIII product simoctocog alfa (Nuwiq) for adults and children with hemoph...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 16, 2015
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Two groups of researchers have reported results that help explain how leukemia resists treatment with BET inhibitors.
On...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 16, 2015
The active compound in a plant extract has shown promise for treating non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), according to researchers.
The compound, withafe...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 16, 2015
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Scientists say they have developed a tool that can guide the allocation of resources for biomedical research in an unbiased w...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 15, 2015
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The gene FOXC1 is associated with aggressive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to research published in Cancer Cell.
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News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 15, 2015
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International Water
Management Institute
More than 1 million people in sub-Saharan Africa will contract malaria this year b...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 15, 2015
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Cases of vitamin K-deficiency bleeding (VKDB) reported in infants have healthcare professionals concerned about parents re...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: September 15, 2015
A group of international experts has created a guide to promote the appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in adults.
T...
