Archive: 06/09/2016

Officials at Fort Bragg report 5 travel-related Zika cases

A spokeswoman at Fort Bragg says there have been five travel-related cases of the Zika virus confirmed since June at the North Carolina Army post.

Sep 6, 2016

Warfarin persistence higher than previously reported in A-fib

(HealthDay)—Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the proportion of warfarin persistence is 0.91 at one year and 0.73 at four years, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in Cardiovascular Therapeutics.

Sep 6, 2016

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Higher thyroid hormone levels linked to sudden cardiac death

Risk of death from a sudden loss of heart function was significantly greater in patients with thyroid hormone levels at the higher end of normal range, compared to patients with levels at the lower end, according to new research ...

Sep 6, 2016

Factor isolated from babies' cord blood could treat harmful inflammation, sepsis

A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report. When given to mice, the newly discovered ...

Sep 6, 2016

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BCL11A-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease passes key preclinical test

A precision-engineered gene therapy virus, inserted into blood stem cells that are then transplanted, markedly reduced sickle-induced red-cell damage in mice with sickle cell disease, researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's ...

Sep 6, 2016

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Technique identifies chemotherapy-resistant cells within acute myeloid leukemia tumors

Although chemotherapy can sometimes cure acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic cancers, many patients experience relapses when their tumors become resistant to available chemotherapies. This resistance may be caused ...

Sep 6, 2016