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Sequencing aids management of young cancer patients
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer Exome and transcriptome sequencing results can inform the management of young patients with relapsed,...
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Extending DAPT may provide benefit for some, speaker says
LONDON—Extending dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) beyond the recommended 12 months after coronary stenting “should be considered” in patients with...
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A new, improved treatment approach for lymphoma?
Researchers believe they have discovered how therapy targeting CD47 harnesses the immune system to fight lymphoma and other cancers. Conducting...
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Research reveals potential target for stent thrombosis
Image by Volker Brinkmann LONDON—Immune cells may represent an important therapeutic target for preventing stent thrombosis, according to...
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Score ‘modestly accurate’ for predicting thromboembolism
Image by Kevin MacKEnzie LONDON—A score used to predict the risk of thromboembolic events, ischemic stroke, and death is only modestly accurate...
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Doc says fatal bleeding with extended DAPT is rare
Photo by Sage Ross LONDON—Fatal bleeding is rare with extended dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to research presented at the ESC...
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Prolonged TV watching linked to fatal PE
The study, which included more than 86,000 subjects, showed that watching an average of 5 or more hours of TV per day was associated with more...
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Extra education about apixaban may be unnecessary
Photo courtesy of Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb LONDON—An educational program designed to improve adherence to the anticoagulant apixaban...
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Public uninformed about cancer therapies, survey suggests
receiving chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Results of a new survey suggest many adults in the UK may be uninformed about cancer treatment options...
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Protein may be key in virus, cancer research
Image courtesy of the University of North Carolina Researchers say they have uncovered a viral protein that inhibits cGAS, the principal...
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Retinoids, FAK inhibitors may aid TKIs in treating ALL subtype
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Malaria tests underused despite training
Photo courtesy of USAID A study conducted in Nigeria has shown that health providers continue to prescribe malaria medicines inappropriately,...
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Inhibitors can target CML stem cells
Preclinical research has revealed nutrients that support the activity of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) stem cells and suggests these...
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Discovery reveals potential for viral cancer treatment
Image by Eric Smith Researchers say they have discovered critical details that explain how a cellular response system tells the difference...
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Drugs don’t play well together in MF
Photo courtesy of the CDC Simultaneous administration of lenalidomide and ruxolitinib is not feasible in patients with myelofibrosis (MF),...