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Jobless and poor, Ghana's youth turn to selling blood
To Ghana's legions of jobless young men, Eric Bimpong has a money-making proposition: sell your blood.
Sep 21, 2014
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Immunology
First ever 'atlas' of T cells in human body
By analyzing tissues harvested from organ donors, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created the first ever "atlas" of immune cells in the human body. Their results provide a unique view of the distribution ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Surgery
Conditioning regimen beneficial for kidney recipients
(HealthDay) -- Following a conditioning regimen of lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and antithymocyte globulin (ATG), the majority of HLA-matched kidney and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients can be withdrawn from immunosuppressive ...
Mar 28, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers successfully perform first injection of cultured red blood cells in human donor
For the first time, researchers have successfully injected cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) created from human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into a human donor, according to study results published today in Blood, the Journal ...
Sep 1, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Lift U.S. ban on blood donations by gay men, experts say
(HealthDay)—The United States should repeal a 30-year policy that bans blood donations from gay and bisexual men, according to a team of medical and legal experts writing this week in the Journal of the American Medical ...
Jul 25, 2014
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Medical research
New findings may help overcome hurdle to successful bone marrow transplantation
Blood diseases such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplasia can develop from abnormal bone marrow cells and a dysfunctional bone marrow microenvironment that surrounds these cells. Until now, researchers have been ...
May 28, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New graft strategy may improve outcomes for blood stem cell recipients
Removing one type of T cell from donor blood used for stem cell grafts could greatly reduce a serious complication called graft-versus-host disease in patients with leukemia, according to a new study.
Jan 10, 2022
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Medical economics
Big blood savings: Large trial shows taking less blood for lab testing reduces transfusions in intensive care
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide.
Oct 12, 2023
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Medical research
Antibody treatment allows transplant of mismatched stem cells, tissues in mice
A combination of six antibodies can successfully prepare mice to accept blood and immune stem cells from an immunologically mismatched donor, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jun 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental drug suppresses rebound of hepatitis C virus in liver transplant patients
A human monoclonal antibody developed by MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) given to patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection undergoing liver transplantation significantly ...
Nov 7, 2011
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