News tagged with leukemia cells

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Cancer drug prevents build-up of toxic brain protein

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson's disease in the brains of mice. This finding provides the basis to plan ...

Genetics created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Leap in leukemia treatment reported by Dartmouth researchers

Doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) have found a combination of drugs to potentially treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) more effectively. The research was published online on May 3, 2013, ...

Cancer created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists assemble genetic playbook for acute leukemia

A team of researchers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood cancer ...

Cancer created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast