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Tobacco plants used to manufacture malaria drug
Tobacco plants can be engineered to manufacture artemisinin at therapeutic levels, according research published in Molecular Plant. The...
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Improving cognitive function in cancer survivors
chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer A new study suggests a computer program known as InsightTM may help improve cognitive function and overall well-...
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Team maps genomic landscape of CBF-AML
whole-genome sequencing Photo courtesy of the US Food and Drug Administration Whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing has provided new insight...
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Continuous Rd should be standard of care, group says
Photo courtesy of Celgene Updated trial results support continuous treatment with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone (Rd) as a standard of...
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Results support continued study of CMV vaccine
A vaccine designed to control cytomegalovirus (CMV) has produced favorable results in a phase 1 trial of healthy volunteers. Investigators said...
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Combo shows promise for treating T-ALL
acute lymphoblastic leukemia Image by Hind Medyou Preclinical research suggests that 2 investigational drugs synergize to kill T-cell acute...
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Drug approved to treat hemophilia B in Switzerland
Photo courtesy of Biogen The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic, has approved eftrenonacog alfa (Alprolix®) for the treatment of...
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Treatment facility volume linked to survival in MM
Photo courtesy of the CDC Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are more likely to live longer if they are treated at a medical center where the...
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Agent could treat hemophilia A and B, team says
A new bypassing agent mimics the pro-clotting activity of factor V Leiden and might prove effective for treating hemophilia A and B, according to...
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NORD publishes physician guide to CTCL
mycosis fungoides The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has published a guide for physicians treating patients with cutaneous T-...
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Explaining the development of MPNs, leukemia
MSPCs with mutant PTPN11 (red) and monocytes (green). Image courtesy of Dong et al, Nature 2016 New research published in Nature has shown how...
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EMA recommends orphan status for drug in SCD
and normal red blood cells Image by Graham Beards The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued...
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FDA approves blood screening assay
Photo by Daniel Gay The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the blood screening assay cobas® MPX for use on the cobas® 6800 and 8800...
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Gene-editing method cures thalassemia in mice
Photo by Aaron Logan A new gene-editing strategy may be able to cure thalassemia, according to preclinical research published in Nature...
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Resource use lower for patients on dabigatran, data suggest
Photo by ec-jpr Real-world data suggest that, in the first year of treatment with an anticoagulant, patients with non-valvular atrial...