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FDA issues draft guidance on blood donation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance recommending changes to current policies aimed at reducing the risk of HIV...
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Microbubbles can treat, track thrombosis
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New method to assess cancer risk from pollutants
Photo by Tiffany Dawn Nicholson Scientists say they have developed a faster, more accurate method to assess cancer risk from certain common...
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New method to treat EPO-resistant anemias
Researchers believe they have found a new way to treat anemias that are resistant to erythropoietin (EPO). The team identified a pair of drugs,...
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BMI may affect bleeding risk with warfarin
SAN FRANCISCO—Obese patients have a higher risk of bleeding while taking warfarin than patients of normal weight, according to research presented...
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Team links telomere degeneration and MDS
telomeres in green Image by Claus Azzalin New research has revealed a direct link between telomere degeneration and myelodysplastic syndromes (...
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Explaining obesity in cancer survivors
Researchers have identified several factors that may influence the risk of obesity in childhood cancer survivors. Previous research showed that...
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Antimalarial drug unavailable, CDC says
Photo courtesy of the FDA The antimalarial drug chloroquine is not currently available from US suppliers, according to the Centers for Disease...
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Impotence drug could prevent malaria transmission
blood cell that has stiffened after treatment © 2015 Ramdani et al. The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil (Viagra) could prevent transmission...
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Malaria vaccine proves partially protective
Photo by James Gathany A new malaria vaccine candidate proved partially effective in adult males living in an area of low malaria transmission....
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Protein linked to leukemia, breast cancer
Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute Overexpression of the cyclin E protein may cause leukemia and breast cancer, according to...
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Study reveals ‘doorway’ into RBCs
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GIST patients have higher risk of NHL, other cancers
Photo courtesy of CDC Patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) have an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and...
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Tool identifies CNAs other algorithms miss
Image courtesy of NIGMS A new tool can detect genetic alterations that have proven difficult to identify, according to research published in...
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Drug can alleviate transfusion dependence in non-del-5q MDS
Photo courtesy of Celgene WASHINGTON, DC—Results of a phase 3 trial support the use of lenalidomide in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic...