News tagged with white blood cells

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'Humanized' mice advance study of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have developed the first animal model that duplicates the human response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an important step that may enable scientists to discover ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in MS

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Adelaide researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).

Medical research created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Omega-3 supplements may slow a biological effect of aging, study says

(Medical Xpress)—Taking enough omega-3 fatty acid supplements to change the balance of oils in the diet could slow a key biological process linked to aging, new research suggests.

Health created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Major cancer protein amplifies global gene expression

Scientists may have discovered why a protein called MYC can provoke a variety of cancers. Like many proteins associated with cancer, MYC helps regulate cell growth. A study carried out by researchers at the National Institutes ...

Genetics created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers seek to understand brain's immune response to metastasized cancer

Brain metastases are common secondary complications of other types of cancer, particularly lung, breast and skin cancer. The body's own immune response in the brain is rendered powerless in the fight against ...

Cancer created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double assault on tough types of leukemias

Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified two promising therapies to treat patients with acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMKL), a rare form of leukemia where the number of cases is ...

Cancer created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A solution to reducing inflammation

Research carried out at The University of Manchester has found further evidence that a simple solution, which is already used in IV drips, is an effective treatment for reducing inflammation.

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA issues warning over-the-counter diarrhea drug

(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use an over-the-counter drug called Intestinomicina because the anti-diarrhea treatment contains a drug linked to life-threatening injuries.

Medications created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toxic protein build-up in blood shines light on Huntington's disease

A new light-based technique for measuring levels of the toxic protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) has been used to demonstrate that the protein builds up gradually in blood cells. Published today ...

Neuroscience created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mathematical model may lead to safer chemotherapy

Cancer chemotherapy can be a life-saver, but it is fraught with severe side effects, among them an increased risk of infection. Until now, the major criterion for assessing this risk has been the blood cell count: if the ...

Medical research created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop technique to decipher the dormant AIDS virus concealed in cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gotten us one step closer to understanding and overcoming one of the least-understood mechanisms of HIV infection—by devising a method to precisely track the life cycle of individual ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improved diagnostic test benefits children with acute myeloid leukemia

Early treatment response is a powerful predictor of long-term outcome for young patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The information can help physicians decide whether a more intensive approach is needed. Research ...

Cancer created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New genetic mechanism for controlling blood cell development and blood vessel integrity found

The protein GATA2 is known as a "master regulator" of blood cell development. When a mutation occurs in the gene that makes GATA2, serious blood diseases such as acute myeloid leukemia can result.

Genetics created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover surprising new roles for a key regulatory enzyme of blood pressure

At the 1st ECRC "Franz-Volhard" Symposium on September 7, 2012 at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, Professor Ken Bernstein reported that in mice an excess of ACE led to a much stronger ...

Medical research created Sep 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biopsies may overlook esophagus disease—Study reveals limitations in detecting allergic disorder

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful ...

Immunology created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0