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Trio wins Nobel Prize for DNA repair discoveries
Image by Tom Ellenberger Three researchers have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair. Tomas Lindahl,...
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Study reveals tumor suppressor in AML
The protein-coding gene hnRNP K acts as a tumor suppressor in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to research published in Cancer Cell....
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Hematocrit level may predict need for transfusion
Photo by Elise Amendola A young trauma patient’s hematocrit level at hospital admission may predict the need for transfusion, new research...
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Team identifies therapeutic target for HIT
Researchers believe they have identified a therapeutic target for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). The team noted that HIT is caused by...
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Word choice affects public perception of drugs
Photo courtesy of the FDA Using the words “breakthrough” and “promising” to describe new drugs affects the public’s perception of the drugs’...
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Trio wins Nobel Prize for parasite-related discoveries
Three researchers have won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries related to parasitic diseases. One half of the prize...
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Patients may need anticoagulation
A new study suggests that certain patients with bioprosthetic aortic heart valves may require anticoagulant therapy. In some patients,...
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Self-propelled particles stop bleeding
carbonate microparticle in acidic solution Image by James Baylis Researchers say they’ve created self-propelled particles that can travel against...
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Group issues guideline for iliofemoral DVT
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NICE can’t recommend new sepsis tests
Photo by William Weinert The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said there is not enough evidence to recommend 3...
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Group identifies malaria resistance locus
outside of Nairobi, Kenya Photo by Gabrielle Tenenbaum Researchers say they have identified genetic variants that protect African children from...
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CHMP grants accelerated assessment for MM drug
Photo by Linda Bartlett The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has agreed to provide accelerated...
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Living conditions linked to risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
Photo by Pavel Novak VIENNA—Living in overcrowded conditions may affect a young person’s risk of developing certain subtypes of Hodgkin lymphoma...
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Signature may predict progression to MM
Photo by Graham Colm New research has revealed a microRNA (miRNA) signature in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) that is...
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Group calls for more investment in radiotherapy
woman for radiotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer VIENNA—Millions of people throughout the world are dying from potentially treatable cancers because of...