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Health Canada shortens deferral for MSM blood donors
Photo by Marja Helander Health Canada has decided to change its policy regarding blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM). The...
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How CML cells respond to stress
Image by Difu Wu Researchers have used a tiny force probe to compare how healthy hematopoietic cells and cancerous ones respond to stress. They...
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Protein may be biomarker of cGVHD
Image courtesy of PLOS ONE A study published in Blood has revealed a protein that could be used to diagnose chronic graft-versus-host disease (...
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Scientists describe mechanism of IMiDs
Researchers say they have identified the molecular mechanism of thalidomide and other immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), a finding that is relevant...
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FDA authorizes use of new Zika assay
The Aptima® Zika Virus assay is a molecular diagnostic tool that can be used to detect RNA from the Zika virus in human serum and plasma specimens...
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Obinutuzumab approved to treat FL
The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in patients with follicular...
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HIV not a contraindication for transplant in lymphoma
cultured lymphocyte Image courtesy of CDC With the advent of effective anti-retroviral therapy, patients with HIV-related lymphoma receive...
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Antiplatelet therapy could treat Alzheimer’s disease
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Researchers identify 11 subgroups of AML
Photo courtesy of NIGMS Using patient samples from 3 prospective multicenter clinical trials of the German-Austrian AML Study Group, researchers...
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Corticosteroid prophylaxis reduces GVHD in high-risk patients
A team of researchers has found that risk-stratified, low-dose corticosteroid prophylaxis can significantly reduce the incidence of acute graft-...
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Better, cheaper test developed to identify BPDs
Investigators from more than 50 institutions across the globe have developed a high-throughput sequencing platform—the ThromboGenomics platform—...
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Inotuzumab bests standard of care in adult ALL
In multiple categories, the antibody-drug conjuagate inotuzumab ozogamicin achieved significantly better results than the standard of care in the...
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Increased lymphoma risk in patients with PIDD
CHICAGO—Investigators have found an increased risk in cancer incidence for patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD), and in...
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Team discovers 2 new subtypes of pediatric BCP ALL
Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, a team of researchers has discovered 2 new subtypes of pediatric B-cell precursor acute...
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Brain changes in pediatric ALL associated with methotrexate
New research has found that higher blood concentrations of methotrexate in pediatric leukemia patients during treatment results in difficulties...