Archive: 06/03/2015

Chromosomal rearrangement is the key to progress against aggressive infant leukemia

The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital—Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project reports that a highly aggressive form of leukemia in infants has surprisingly few mutations beyond the chromosomal rearrangement ...

Mar 6, 2015

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Review article provides new insights on how tumors metastasize

In a review article recently published in the journal Clinical and Translational Medicine, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shed new light on the underlying processes of tumor metastasis and highlight ...

Mar 6, 2015

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M-MDSCs shut down arthritis in mouse model of the disease

Using a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, scientists have discovered that a form of cellular immunotherapy by intravenous administration of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells, or M-MDSCs, might be an effective ...

Mar 6, 2015

Last surgeries underway in 12-person kidney transplant chain

Surgeons have started the final operations in an organ donation chain that will result in six patients getting new kidneys at a San Francisco hospital.

Mar 6, 2015

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Extended pre-cessation bupropion helps smokers quit

(HealthDay)—Extended pre-quit bupropion is associated with reduced smoking behavior during the pre-quit period and improved short-term abstinence rates, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Nicotine & Tobacco ...

Mar 6, 2015

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Various factors influence central cord syndrome management

(HealthDay)—For patients with central cord syndrome (CCS), patient, surgical, and institutional factors influence surgical management and mortality, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of The Spine Journal.

Mar 6, 2015

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Pneumonia in early childhood tied to higher odds of asthma

(HealthDay)—Children who contract pneumonia during the first three years of life appear to face a higher risk of developing asthma, new research suggests.

Mar 6, 2015

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More otologic symptoms, hearing loss for HIV-infected

(HealthDay)—Otologic symptoms and hearing loss are more common among patients with HIV than uninfected controls, according to a study published online March 5 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.

Mar 6, 2015

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Short-chain fatty acids in diet stimulate fat utilization

(HealthDay)—Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the main products of dietary fiber fermentation, induce a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ-dependent switch from lipid synthesis to lipid utilization, according ...

Mar 6, 2015

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Medical device surveillance on the horizon

Thousands of people around the world have been exposed to toxic chemicals generated by their metal hip implants. Similarly, many patients have contracted infections from pieces of implanted mesh used in hernia-repair surgery, ...

Mar 6, 2015

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