Genetics
New liver and kidney disease identified
Scientists have identified a new disease in a ground-breaking discovery that could help patients with unexplained liver and kidney problems.
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Cardiology
Links connecting stress, depression and heart disease risk found in mouse model
Results from a new mouse model may aid in understanding how depression and prolonged and severe stress increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's ...
May 13, 2022
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Immunology
How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another
The immune system remembers. Often this memory, primed by past encounters with threats like bacteria or viruses, is an asset. But when that memory is sparked by internal drivers, like chronic inflammation, it can prove detrimental, ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers describe previously unknown risk factors for leukemia in adulthood
Cancer researchers at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Campus Kiel, and at the Medical Faculty of Kiel University have described approaches for improved therapy of adult blood cancer patients in a ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Medications
Study: Black kidney transplant patients exhibit faster clearance rates of key immunosuppressive medicine tacrolimus
Kidney transplant survival is shorter, on average, in Black recipients compared to white recipients receiving similar treatment. Although Black people make up only 13% of the population, they represent 35% of patients with ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Medications
Axicabtagene ciloleucel approved for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; Yescarta) was approved for treatment of large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within a year of first-line chemotherapy, the U.S. Food ...
Apr 15, 2022
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Cardiology
Study unlocks key to improved outcomes for heart transplant recipients
A renewed interest in intravenous ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, could improve long-term success outcomes for patients undergoing solid-organ transplant.
Apr 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
NK cells combined with bispecific antibody showed strong response for patients with lymphoma
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that natural killer (NK) cells derived from donated umbilical cord blood, combined with a novel bispecific antibody known as AFM13 that targets CD16A ...
Apr 10, 2022
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Medical research
New hope for predicting and treating heart failure in babies born with deadly heart defect
Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these young patients, a new study ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Immunology
Towards more effective treatments for immunocompromised patients
For severely immunocompromised patients, a bone marrow transplant restores immune defenses and allows them to resume normal life. But after observing the nasopharyngeal system, where the body's first line of immune defense ...
Apr 4, 2022
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