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Targeting receptors to better treat AML
Photo courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center Preclinical research suggests that certain receptors containing the immunoreceptor tyrosine-...
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Enzyme could enable creation of universal blood type
Photo by Elise Amendola Chemists have generated an enzyme that shows the potential for converting type A or B blood into a universal blood type...
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Identifying artemisinin resistance not so straightforward
Photo by Juan D. Alfonso The current method used to identify resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin is not entirely accurate, according...
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Analysis helps quantify HU use in SCA
Photo by Zak Hubbard Results of a retrospective study reinforce the idea that hydroxyurea (HU) is underused in US patients with sickle cell...
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Team discovers mechanism behind malaria progression
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Vena cava filter doesn’t reduce risk of recurrent PE
Photo from Business Wire Retrievable inferior vena cava filters do not reduce the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) or death in patients...
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Study sheds new light on decitabine
Image by Christoph Bock A new study helps explain how the anticancer drug decitabine reverses cell damage and has revealed a potential biomarker...
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MM drug met accelerated approval requirements
Photo courtesy of the CDC Celgene Corporation has fulfilled the requirements for accelerated approval of pomalidomide (Pomalyst) in the US, based...
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HL survivors have long-term risk of cardiovascular disease
Photo by Rhoda Baer Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases throughout their lives,...
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Drug can prevent bleeding in kids with hemophilia A
Children who were previously receiving factor VIII prophylaxis saw their median annualized bleeding rate (ABR) decrease with rFVIIIFc, and close...
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Chemotherapy drugs recalled in US
Photo by Bill Branson The pharmaceutical company Mylan is conducting a US-wide recall of several injectable chemotherapy drugs. Testing of...
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CDK inhibitor proves active against AML, ALL
PHILADELPHIA—Preclinical research suggests a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor is active against acute leukemias, particularly those with...
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Malaria vaccine candidate proves somewhat effective
Photo by Caitlin Kleiboer The malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S/AS01 is somewhat effective in young African children for up to 4 years after...
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miR expression may predict long-term prognosis in DLBCL
Photo courtesy of NIH MicroRNA (miR) expression may help us predict long-term prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to a...
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Meeting plasma transfusion guideline is feasible
Photo by Cristina Granados High-volume trauma centers can provide consistent, rapid delivery of universal-donor plasma to massively hemorrhaging...