FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.Credit: Yoshio Katayama A Kobe ...
Tag: Hematology
New resource for survivors from NCCN helps guide life after cancer diagnosis and treatment
New NCCN guidelines for patients: Survivorship series provides expert advice to help cancer survivors sustain better health while monitoring for ...
Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells
Limited rejuvenation of aged hematopoietic stem cells in young bone marrow nicheCredit: ©Atsushi IWAMA, The Institute of Medical Science, The ...
New analysis method for predicting the risks and effects of immunotherapy
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to show differences in how Rituximab, ...
Using light, red blood cells and a honey bee peptide to deliver therapeutic proteins
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01151 Protein therapies are often more potent and selective toward their biochemical ...
Venetoclax added to standard treatments shows promise in high-risk myeloid blood cancers
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute The novel oral drug venetoclax can be safely added to standard therapies for some high-risk myeloid ...
Circulating tumor DNA indicates risk of relapse after transplant in DLBCL patients
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Many patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) can be cured by a transplant using their ...
Study reveals surprising benefit of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are ...
Donor stem cell transplant shown to improve survival in older patients with MDS
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A new clinical trial offers the most compelling evidence to date that a donor stem cell ...
What makes psoriasis sore: Novel role of immune system in the disease
Scientists uncover another one of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms behind severe psoriasis lesionsCredit: Kazumitsu Sugiura from Fujita Health University Psoriasis ...
Survival protein may prevent collateral damage during cancer therapy
Credit: WEHI, Australia Australian researchers have identified a protein that could protect the kidneys from 'bystander' damage caused by cancer ...
Researchers tackle sickle cell disease with CRISPR-based gene editing
$1 million grant will advance personalized medicine using gene editing at ChristianaCare's Gene Editing InstituteCredit: ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute Scientists ...
Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University ...
The natural artistry of disease: a wintry landscape in the eye
Credit: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) report a case of frosted ...