Genetics
A new way to map cell regulatory networks
Faster results. Lower costs. Fewer cells.
Mar 5, 2019
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Immunology
Scientists create most accurate tool yet developed to predict asthma in young children
Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have created and tested a decision tool that appears to be the most accurate, non-invasive method yet developed to predict asthma in young children.
Dec 13, 2018
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Medical research
Early clinical trial data show gene therapy reversing sickle cell anemia
After over a decade of preclinical research and development, a new gene therapy treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is reversing disease symptoms in two adults and showing early potential for transportability to resource-challenged ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Sickle cell anemia treatment safely lowers disease burden in African children
A daily hydroxyurea pill may finally bring some relief for young children living with the painful and deadly blood disease sickle cell anemia (SCA) in resource-challenged sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease is prevalent ...
Dec 2, 2018
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Neck device shows promise in protecting the brain of female soccer players
A new study of female high school soccer players suggests that a neck collar may help protect the brain from head impacts over the course of a competitive soccer season.
Oct 15, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Making mice a tiny bit more human to study preterm birth
Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It also is difficult to study in living creatures—especially the uniquely precise biology of preterm birth in humans.
Oct 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Doctors issue caution over missed cancer diagnoses tied to immune disorder
Physicians who specialize in a devastating and aggressive immune disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) report in a new study that extra care should be taken to ensure an HLH diagnosis doesn't obscure possible ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant
Two recent studies in the journal Leukemia present a new approach for bone marrow donation and transplant that preclinical laboratory tests suggest could make the life-saving procedure safer and more effective for patients.
Sep 25, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists grow human esophagus in lab
Scientists working to bioengineer the entire human gastrointestinal system in a laboratory now report using pluripotent stem cells to grow human esophageal organoids.
Sep 20, 2018
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Immunology
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of inflammatory bowel disease
With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians can have a hard time telling which newly diagnosed patients have a high risk of severe inflammation or what therapies ...
Sep 20, 2018
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