Medical research
New treatment prevents transplant rejection
A new treatment strategy could increase the success rate of stem cell transplants, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Oct 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New histoplasmosis risk map
Histoplasmosis is a common lung infection caused by microscopic fungal spores that reside in soil. Most people who inhale the spores don't get sick, but for those with weakened immune systems, the infection can become severe. ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Immunology
Can we get the immune system to tolerate organ transplants?
Currently, people receiving organ transplants must take drugs to suppress the inflammatory immune response that leads to rejection. Even so, almost all recipients eventually lose their transplant. A new approach, which maintains ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Immunology
Immune-related adverse events up with checkpoint inhibitors
(HealthDay)—Although patients with pre-existing autoimmune disease who receive checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) are at risk for exacerbation of their disease, immune-related adverse events (irAEs), or both, events can often ...
Jan 4, 2018
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Surgery
Study identifies genes involved in tolerance following kidney transplantation
A new study provides insights on the mechanisms that allow an individual's immune system to accept, rather than reject, a donor kidney. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society ...
Nov 30, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immunosuppressant response predicts aplastic anemia survival
(HealthDay)—Response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST) predicts overall survival (OS) in aplastic anemia (AA), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the American Journal of Hematology.
Sep 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin therapy may help prevent melanoma
A new review highlights the potential of nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) for preventing melanoma in high-risk individuals.
Aug 9, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
What are risk factors for melanoma in kidney transplant recipients?
Kidney transplant patients appear to be at a greater risk of developing melanoma than the general population and risk factors include being older, male and white, findings that corroborate results demonstrated in other studies, ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Medical research
Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR) and the Royal Holloway University of London demonstrated the efficacy of an innovative gene therapy in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Indeed, ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study targets lethal fungal infection
The development of new drugs to fight a common fungal pathogen which kills half a million people globally each year is a step closer thanks to a University of Queensland-led study.
Jul 24, 2017
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