Medical research
Cells that stand in the way of HIV cure: Discovery expands understanding of marrow's role
Every day, 17 million HIV-infected people around the world swallow pills that keep the virus inside them at bay.
Jul 31, 2017
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News tagged with hematopoietic stem cell
Oncology & Cancer
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies by modulating T-cells
Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), have discovered a way to improve immune-based treatments, such as adoptive ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Medical research
Scientists discover safeguard that protects blood's 'Fountain of Youth'
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery of a key protein that supports the production of healthy blood cells throughout life by regulating the body's inflammatory response.
Nov 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Report on remission in patients with multiple sclerosis three years after stem cell transplant
Three years after a small number of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were treated with high-dose immunosuppressive therapy (HDIT) and then transplanted with their own hematopoietic stem cells, most of the patients sustained ...
Dec 29, 2014
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Immunology
Tuberculosis vaccine strengthens immune system
A tuberculosis vaccine developed 100 years ago also makes vaccinated persons less susceptible to other infections. While this effect has been recognized for a long time, it is not known what causes it. Together with colleagues ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Some blood cells have a surprising source—your gut
The human intestine may provide up to 10 percent of blood cells in circulation from its own reservoir of blood-forming stem cells, a surprising new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Cardiology
Anti-inflammatory therapies have potential to prevent heart disease in the elderly
Therapies that soothe inflammation could be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Medical research
New research opens door to expanding stem cells available for transplants
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB). This development could make these cells ...
Aug 3, 2018
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Medical research
Intervening to stop bone loss
Bone remodeling in the body involves a balancing act between osteoblasts, cells that build bone, and osteoclasts, cells that break it down. Diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, and periodontitis involve bone loss, and ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Medical research
Study unlocks origins of blood stem cells
A research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has discovered a molecular marker for the immediate precursors of ...
Dec 9, 2011
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