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Scientists develop a pioneering technique to effectively treat mucositis

Investigators at the University of Granada have patented a melatonin gel that is 100% effective against this inflammatory reaction.

Cancer created Feb 14, 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

Post-chemo woman pregnant after ovary tissue transplant

For the first time ever in Australia, a woman whose chemotherapy rendered her infertile has fallen pregnant using ovarian tissue taken from her body before her cancer treatment, a new study reports.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney disease mutations found in a genomic blind spot

(Medical Xpress)—Advances in DNA sequencing technology during the past decade have given scientists powerful tools to peer into the genomes of humans and other species. Despite the efficiency and sophistication ...

Genetics created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

43 percent reduction in deaths from paracetamol due to smaller pack sizes

The number of deaths and liver transplants due to paracetamol overdoses has significantly reduced thanks to UK legislation to make pack sizes smaller, a paper published today in BMJ suggests.

Medications created Feb 07, 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

Epidermal growth factor aids stem cell regeneration after radiation damage

Epidermal growth factor has been found to speed the recovery of blood-making stem cells after exposure to radiation, according to Duke Medicine researchers. The finding could open new options for treating cancer patients ...

Medical research created Feb 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds mutations linked to relapse of childhood leukemia

After an intensive three-year hunt through the genome, medical researchers have pinpointed mutations that leads to drug resistance and relapse in the most common type of childhood cancer—the first time anyone has linked ...

Genetics created Feb 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A gut feeling about neural stem cells

Proper function of the digestive system requires coordinated contraction of the muscle in the wall of the intestinal tract, regulated by the enteric nervous system. Damage or loss of these neurons can result in intestinal ...

Medical research created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disparities exist in kidney transplant timing

African-Americans and individuals without private health insurance are less likely than others to receive a kidney transplant before requiring dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...

Other created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists gain new understanding of latent tuberculosis

Scientists at the Forsyth have gained new insight on how Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global epidemic. Although drugs have been available to fight TB for 50 years, the disease still infects nearly 2.2 billion people worldwide ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Argentine woman gives birth after heart transplant

In what doctors Tuesday said was a medical first, an Argentine woman with a transplanted heart gave birth to a baby girl following an in vitro fertilization.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds lungs from heavy smokers OK for transplant

(HealthDay)—Lungs of heavy smokers can be donated safely for use in adult double-lung transplants, a new study contends.

Surgery created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast