News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 14, 2014
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The first reported outbreak of Tsukamurella species bloodstream infections was due to improper handling of intravenous saline, a...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 14, 2014
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New findings suggest drugs can effectively fight K-Ras-mutant cancers—if they have a little help.
Experiments in human cancer cells...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 14, 2014
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SAN DIEGO—A woman’s risk of thrombosis remains significantly elevated for 12 weeks after delivering a baby, according to rese...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 13, 2014
These HSCs also appear to be a means of treatment resistance and may trigger relapse in patients with AML, investigators reported in Nature.
“Our d...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 13, 2014
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Although they initially show signs of psychological distress, parents of children undergoing stem cell transplant (SCT) are as...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 13, 2014
Researchers have linked a mutation causing Down syndrome-associated leukemias to developmental abnormalities in megakaryocytes.
Experiments showed ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 13, 2014
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib (Imbr...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 12, 2014
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A new technique allows scientists to print living cells onto any surface in virtually any shape, according to a paper publis...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 12, 2014
Researchers say they’ve identified 20 proteins specific to primary effusion lymphoma (PEL).
The proteins, which were found by growing PEL cells in ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 12, 2014
Results of preclinical research suggest the wild-type version of SYK pairs with mutated FLT3 to promote progression of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 12, 2014
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Health Canada has approved pomalidomide (Pomalyst) for use in combination with dexamethasone to treat patients with relapsed or refract...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 11, 2014
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Researchers say they have discovered a bacterial protein that attaches to virtually any antibody and prevents it from binding to...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 11, 2014
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New research suggests a federally sponsored plan to decrease the incidence of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in the US was succe...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 11, 2014
after treatment with etoposide
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A compound that interferes with the cell cycle can increase the antineoplastic effects of etoposide, a...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 11, 2014
An earlier study using information on childhood leukemia diagnosed between 1962 and 1995 suggested there was an elevated risk for children born within...
