A blood test to regularly monitor for the presence of rearrangement of the EML4-ALK gene fusion in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may help clinicians predict the outcome of treatment with crizotinib, according ...
Apr 20, 2015
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A newly discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening brain bleeds, according to a new study.
Mar 23, 2015
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Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to new therapies for treating heart attack and stroke patients.
Mar 17, 2015
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A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of the first three-dimensional tissue system that reproduces the complex structure and physiology of ...
Feb 18, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Jakafi (ruxolitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat polycythemia vera, a chronic disease of the bone marrow.
Dec 4, 2014
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Two independent groups of researchers led by Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, and Charles Lowenstein, MD, of the University of Rochester, have published important studies exploring the role that ...
Sep 18, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Blood donations to the American Red Cross are down substantially, and the agency says an "emergency situation" could arise within weeks.
Jul 22, 2014
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Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed a scalable, next-generation platelet bioreactor to generate fully functional human platelets in vitro. The work is a major biomedical advancement that will help ...
Jul 21, 2014
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Certain processes used to sterilize blood products could potentially cause serious health issues in transfusion recipients, according to an international study published in the journal Platelets and led by Dr. Patrick Provost ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Researchers at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated the possibility of using a blood test to detect depression. While blood tests for mental illnesses have until recently been regarded as impossible, a recent study clearly ...
Apr 30, 2014
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