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Cord blood effective alternative to matched donor stem cells for kids with rare disorder

Transplants of blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood may be an effective alternative to transplants of matched donor bone marrow stem cells to treat children with a rare, debilitating disease known as Hurler's ...

Medical research created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Signaling molecule may help stem cells focus on making bone despite age, disease

A signaling molecule that helps stem cells survive in the naturally low-oxygen environment inside the bone marrow may hold clues to helping the cells survive when the going gets worse with age and disease, ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel treatment for bone marrow cancer

Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer in which the plasma cells in the bone marrow grow out of control, causing damage to bones as well as predisposing patients to anaemia, infection and kidney failure. A ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows anti-wrinkle cream chemical works

(Medical Xpress)—University of Reading researchers have found that a chemical used in some anti-wrinkle creams can nearly double the amount of the protein collagen needed to give skin its elasticity.

Medications created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ocular complications common after pediatric HSCT

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), complications are common, but are generally mild and self-limiting, according to a study published online Feb. ...

Ophthalmology created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A better bone marrow transplant: Preventing graft-versus-host disease

Bone marrow transplant is a key treatment for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood disorders.

Medical research created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Infusion of stem cells and specially generated T-cells from same donor improves leukemia survival

In a significant advance for harnessing the immune system to treat leukemias, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for the first time have successfully infused large numbers of donor T-cells specific for ...

Cancer created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Small molecules in the blood might gauge radiation effects after exposure

Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might accurately gauge the likelihood of radiation illness after exposure to ionizing radiation.

Cancer created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team first to grow liver stem cells in culture, demonstrate therapeutic benefit

For decades scientists around the world have attempted to regenerate primary liver cells known as hepatocytes because of their numerous biomedical applications, including hepatitis research, drug metabolism and toxicity studies, ...

Medical research created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Distinct niches in bone marrow nurture blood stem cells

In research that could one day improve the success of stem cell transplants and chemotherapy, scientists have found that distinct niches exist in bone marrow to nurture different types of blood stem cells.

Medical research created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Certain mutations affect kidney disease risk and prognosis

Certain gene mutations affect individuals' risk of developing a serious kidney condition, as well as their prognosis after being diagnosed with the disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...

Genetics created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impact of stem cell transplantation location in brain a crucial factor for cell survival

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and the Mossakowski Medical Research Centre in Warsaw, Poland, have found that nonself-donated cells (allografts) better survive implantation into the brains ...

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell source an important factor, impacting ability to treat myocardial infarction

When a research team from Denmark and Sweden compared the therapeutic capabilities of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) versus bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) obtained from a single 84 year-old male donor with ischemic ...

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells predict onset of graft-versus-host disease in men receiving BMTs from female donors

Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have identified a clutch of cells that—if seen in a male patient's blood after receiving a brand-new immune system in the form of a bone-marrow transplant from a female ...

Medical research created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-dose Vorinostat effective at treating relapsed lymphomas

Patients whose aggressive lymphomas have relapsed or failed to respond to the current front-line chemotherapy regimen now have an effective second line of attack against their disease. Reporting the results of a first-of-its-kind ...

Cancer created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0