Phase III results show rituximab excels against pediatric Burkitt lymphoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of the phase III Inter-B-NHL-ritux 2010 clinical trial reported today in the New ...
Tag: Hematology
Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08714 Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the ...
Study finds COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy safe, with 76% patients improving
First peer-reviewed publication on US trial results from Houston MethodistCredit: George Kovacik, Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June 2, 2020) - The country's ...
COVID-19 should be treated as a thrombotic disease, Brazilian pulmonologist argues
Dr. Elnara Negri, who works in São Paulo City at the largest hospital complex in Latin America, advocates the use ...
Blood flow recovers faster than brain in micro strokes
Rice University neuroengineers develop tech to measure blood flow and neuronal recovery simultaneouslyCredit: Luan Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 22, ...
Measuring blood damage
UD engineer uses mechanical resistance to detect damage to red blood cellsCredit: Graphic courtesy of Tyler Van Buren According to ...
NEJM study shows drug saves lives of kids fighting deadly immune disease
HLH cranks up immune system as hyper-inflammation destroys the bodyCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - After 20 years of trying, modern ...
Ultra-precision nano-sensor could detect iron disorders
Credit: Dr Pooria Lesani, University of Sydney Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in ...
Rice wins fed grant to advance sickle cell disease therapy
Bioengineer Gang Bao studies genome-editing outcomes to enable a future clinical trialCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 24, 2020) ...
Study shows fewer kids enrolling in cancer clinical trials
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to ...
Finding leukemia’s weakness using genome-wide CRISPR technology
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences A team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and ...
Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU but rise in Poland
Lung and pancreatic cancer death rates continue to rise in womenCredit: Annals of Oncology Death rates from prostate cancer are ...
New nanocarrier drug delivery technology crosses the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki A Japanese research team has developed a cyclic peptide (a chain of amino acids bonded circularly) ...
Houston Methodist ramps up plasma therapy as FDA approves clinical trial
Credit: Houston Methodist The FDA's announcement Friday to approve convalescent serum therapy as a large-scale clinical trial opened the door ...
Blood test accurately detects over 50 types of cancer, often before symptoms show
Test also identifies where in the body the cancer has originatedCredit: Allen McCrodden, Associate Director, Creative Group of ProEd Communications ...
FDA approves first plasma therapy for Houston Methodist COVID-19 patient
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(March 28, 2020) - Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center ...
New device quickly detects harmful bacteria in blood
Tiny device could help professionals diagnose and fight deadly infectionsCredit: Wenrong He/Rochester Institute of Technology. Engineers have created a tiny ...
Patients with exercise-related hyponatremia advised to ‘drink to thirst’
New updated Wilderness Medical Society guidelines on management of exercise-related hyponatremia published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine highlight the importance ...
New findings boost understanding of arterial aneurysm
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Abdominal arterial (or aortic) aneurysm in older men is associated with levels of certain ...
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on ...