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 ...
Tag: Hematology
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The fight goes on: Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare blood cancer
Credit: Kazuyuki Shimada Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that develops from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). ...
Study confirms effective, less toxic treatment option for adults with Burkitt lymphoma
Credit: Dr. Louis M. Staudt, National Cancer Institute Study confirms effective, less toxic alternative to standard treatment for adults with ...
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) ...