Oncology & Cancer
Study: Common virus may cause bladder cancer
A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
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Oncology & Cancer
Mouse study may help doctors choose treatments for leukemia patients
Some genetic mutations linked to leukemia are less than useful guides to making treatment decisions for patients. A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests a group of clinical signs that can be paired ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Bone marrow transplant: What is the impact of chemotherapy on the brain?
More than 50,000 bone marrow-derived stem cell transplants are performed worldwide each year to treat a wide range of conditions, including brain diseases. Before the cells are transplanted, the patients are given chemotherapy ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Medical research
Creating universal blood-type organs for transplant
A study published in Science Translational Medicine performed at the Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories and UHN's Ajmera Transplant Center has proved that it is possible to convert blood type safely in donor organs ...
Feb 16, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Woman appears to be cured of HIV after treatment with umbilical cord blood
A team of researchers at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center announced that a woman they have been treating for both HIV and leukemia has apparently been cured of HIV—14 months after discontinuing antivirals, ...
Immunology
Cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly widespread. Until now, however, the underlying causes of the inflammation responses were unclear. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists transplant two gene-edited pig kidneys into human recipient
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Partial bone marrow transplant 'rescues' mice with cystic fibrosis
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found they can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis through a partial bone marrow transplant. Their new study in the Journal of Immunology shows ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Surgery
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.
Jan 10, 2022
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Medical research
Innovative approach brings cell-reprogramming therapy for heart failure closer to reality
Not too long ago, the idea of taking—for instance—a skin cell and transforming it into a muscle cell was unthinkable. About 10 years ago, however, revolutionary research showed that it is indeed possible to reprogram ...
Jan 6, 2022
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