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Investigating the cause of infant leukemias
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Results of whole-exome sequencing suggested that infants with leukemia inherited genetic variants from both parents that, by themselves, would not...
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Study reveals potential target for mucositis, GVHD prevention
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Results of preclinical research point to a possible way of preventing mucositis, graft-vs-host disease, and other disorders associated with...
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CAR T-cell therapy: The good and the bad
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Credit: MSKCC Several studies have shown that infusions of T cells modified with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can elicit complete responses...
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FDA program aims to expedite drug importation
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Credit: Steven Harbour The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a program that allows certain companies to expedite the importation...
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Inhibitor shows preclinical promise in leukemia, MM
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Credit: VCU The experimental drug dinaciclib could potentially improve the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and myeloid leukemias, according to...
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Platelets, iron may affect stroke risk in HHT patients
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Group finds progenitors of ILCs
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with ILCs (green), epithelial cells (red), and nuclei (blue) University of Pennsylvania Scientists say they’ve discovered the progenitors of...
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Environment may play role in malaria transmission
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the wall of a mosquito midgut Credit: Krijn Paaijmans Researchers have found the environment can significantly influence whether or not Wolbachia...
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Compression device can prevent VTE after surgery
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Credit: Piotr Bodzek A mobile compression device can prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) after joint replacement surgery, according to research...
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MRI method appears comparable to PET/CT
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A modified MRI technique can effectively detect tumors in young cancer patients without exposing them to radiation, according to a small study...
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Protein may be target for AML treatment
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The protein WTAP could play an important role in the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to new research. Investigators...
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Creating an ‘inexhaustible’ supply of platelets
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Scientists say they’ve discovered a way to create a potentially inexhaustible supply of functional platelets. The researchers used human induced...
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Omacetaxine mepesuccinate gets full FDA approval
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Credit: Bill Branson The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval of omacetaxine mepesuccinate (Synribo) for the treatment...
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FDA again rejects rivaroxaban for use in ACS patients
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Research clarifies role of Ikaros in B-ALL
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Credit: Aaron Logan Two papers published in Nature Immunology have shed new light on the role of Ikaros in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B...