Inflammatory disorders
'Reversing' the symptoms of asthma
University of New South Wales researchers have developed a compound that has had a surprise result: being effective in the prevention of asthma.
Jan 22, 2013
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News tagged with myeloid leukaemia
Oncology & Cancer
New fractionated dosing regimen for anticancer drug significantly improves outcomes for older leukemia patients
Using fractionated doses of the targeted anticancer drug gemtuzumab ozogamicin allows for safer delivery of the drug into patients aged 50-70 years with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and substantially improves their outcomes. ...
Apr 4, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Leukemia survival rates improve but more needs to be done
More effective therapies are needed for acute leukemia, particularly for people over 50 years of age at diagnosis, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Mar 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Mapping the immune landscape of hematological cancers may help to enhance therapies
Activating the immune system is a promising form of cancer treatment. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital as well as the University of Eastern Finland mapped out the immune landscape ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists can predict rare leukaemia eight years before symptoms begin
A study of more than half a million blood samples has allowed scientists to pinpoint the risk factors for a rare type of leukaemia, enabling them to predict if someone will develop the disease eight years before symptoms ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Antihistamines that cause the death of leukaemic stem cells
Ruth M. Risueño leads the Leukaemic Stem Cell group of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute. This group investigates Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and the cell population responsible for the disease spreading, ...
Sep 6, 2019
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Medical research
Discovery could be key to reducing leukemia treatment resistance
In a world first, Newcastle researchers have discovered the mechanisms acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells use to produce "free radicals"—the byproduct of a cell process that aggressively fuels the growth of cancer cells ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Medications
Defeating leukemia cells by depriving them of energy
Acute myeloid leukemia, which affects blood and bone marrow cells, is a particularly dangerous form of cancer. More than half of patients under the age of 60 die. This proportion rises to 85% for patients over 60. A team ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers decipher a new, unconventional functional mechanism in leukemia cells
Although there has been significant progress in the treatment of rare forms of blood cancer in recent years and new drugs have been approved in Germany, the prognosis for many affected individuals remains unfavorable. Research ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood cancer's Achilles' heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy.
Apr 25, 2019
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