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French 'rare blood' drive seeks to woo diverse donors
Two years ago Laetitia Defoi suffered serious health complications from a blood transfusion gone wrong.
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Dentistry
Obesity raises the risk of gum disease by inflating growth of bone-destroying cells
Chronic inflammation caused by obesity may trigger the development of cells that break down bone tissue, including the bone that holds teeth in place, according to new University at Buffalo research that sought to improve ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oral pill as safe, efficacious as conventional treatment for anemia in patients with kidney disease
Anemia is a common and sometimes debilitating problem among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Anemia can occur when the kidneys become damaged, limiting the production of erythropoietin (EPO)—a hormone that signals ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Immunology
Bone marrow backup needed to tackle respiratory infections
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found how the immune system triggers an 'emergency' dendritic cell response during infection, with dendritic cells at the site of infection being reinforced by new cells which ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Medical research
Non-thermal atmospheric plasma stimulates new bone formation in critical bone defects of animal model
A collaborative project between the Osaka City University Graduate Schools of Medicine and BioMedical Engineering Center (BMEC) revealed new bone formation in critical bone defects of an animal model with an exposure to a ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Exploiting cancer's sweet tooth to develop a treatment
Inositol is a sugar required for cells to survive. Most cells either get it from the bloodstream or make it themselves. Since there is plenty of inositol available, some cancer cells decide to stop making it. Cold Spring ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Finding hidden cancer cells by measuring global protein levels in single cells
Researchers from DTU and Copenhagen University are the first to show that protein analysis at the single cell level in a tumor sample from an acute myeloid leukemia patient can be used to detect cancer stem cells that evade ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Immunology
A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy
Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder. They now report that the effects of the therapy appear ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify stem cell population key for bone regeneration
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the aim of restoring damaged tissues. However, not much was known about in vivo plasticity of them—until ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Immunology
The immune system's double agents
A new Tel Aviv University study examined for the first time the development of a glioblastoma cancerous tumor in animal models with a normal immune system, in order to best simulate the development of the tumor in humans. ...
Oct 4, 2021
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