RethiNKing which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Immune cells called 'natural killer' (NK) cells could be a powerful weapon for fighting ...
Tag: Hematology
Machines rival expert analysis of stored red blood cell quality
New AI strategies automate assessments of stored blood, remove human subjectivityCredit: Minh Doan, Joseph Sebastian, Tracey Turner, Jason Acker, Michael ...
Wearable sensors printed on natural materials analyze substances present in sweat
Applied to skin as a piece of sticking plaster, the device developed by Brazilian researchers can be used to monitor ...
Preliminary study of 300+ COVID-19 patients suggests convalescent plasma therapy effective
American Journal of Pathology publishes efficacy results from Houston Methodist clinical trialCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Aug. 12, 2020) - A preliminary ...
UArizona Health Sciences researcher seeks safer, more effective leukemia treatment
Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis, of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, is studying a new chemotherapy treatment for patients with blood-related ...
Iron study combats anaemia with cutting-edge computer simulation
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A new iron intervention study has determined which of the world's low-and-middle income ...
Genetically similar fungi cause severe infections in different hospitals
Present in the human digestive tract, species of Candida can cause bloodstream infections in patients in hospital intensive care units; ...
New technology promises to revolutionize nanomedicine
Credit: Image courtesy of Maxim Nikitin Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov ...
Umbilical cord blood successfully treats rare genetic disorders in largest study to date
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2020 - Researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh found that infusing umbilical cord blood ...
Scientists found a way to identify diseases by blood serum
Researchers developed a new dynamic light scattering method to determine the sizes of circulating immune complexes in blood serumCredit: Peter ...
NCCN: What people with cancer and their caregivers need to know about CAR T-cell therapy
National Comprehensive Cancer Network's new NCCN Guidelines for Patients explain how to recognize and manage immunotherapy-related toxicities, help prepare patients ...
Identified the genetic landscape of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
Credit: Laura Palomo Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) is a group of rare malignancies with overlapping features from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and ...
Researchers discover improved treatment for children with sickle cell anemia
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: IU School of Medicine A team of international researchers has ...
Best way found to treat children with sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, and KAMPALA, Uganda - ...
Dana-Farber CEO Emeritus receives ASH Award for Leadership in Promoting Diversity
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, President and CEO Emeritus of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the ...
Novotech webinar: Why Asia-Pacific attracts 60% of all hepatology trials globally
This webinar focusses on the reasons why the Asia-Pacific is attracting 60% of ongoing and planned hepatology trials globally (source ...
Microneedling therapeutic stem cells into damaged tissues
Small and minimally invasive 'Detachable Microneedle Depots' effectively deliver stem cells for localized MSC therapy of skin disordersCredit: Khademhosseini Lab ...
New treatment target verification for myelodysplastic syndrome
Credit: Dr. Goro Sashida A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan analyzed the pathophysiology of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a blood ...
Cord blood for stem cell transplant may outperform matched sibling donor
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When a cancer patient needs a bone marrow transplant, there are four common donor ...
Molecular landscape of the hematopoietic stem cell cradle
Credit: Laurent Yvernogeau, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Catherine Robin at the Hubrecht Institute characterized the molecular ...