Interventional Radiologists Fight Post-Thrombotic Syndrome, Provide Hope For Chronic DVT
3/27/2012
Interventional radiology treatments re-establish blood flow in people with chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), reducing disabling symptoms and improving the quality of life for those afflicted with post-thrombotic syndrome - an under-recognized but frequent long-term complication of DVT...
New Guidelines For Red Blood Cell Transfusion
3/27/2012
AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) recommends a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy for stable adults and children, according to new guidelines being published in Annals of Internal Medicine...
Stigma Linked To Depression Among Lung Cancer Patients
3/27/2012
Studying the role of social stigma in depression for lung cancer patients, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that depression can be heightened by a lung cancer patient's sense of social rejection, internalized shame and social isolation. These factors may contribute to depression at rates higher than experienced by patients with other kinds of cancer...
UCLA researchers pinpointed a new mechanism that potently activates T-cells, the group of white blood cells that play a major role in fighting infections. Published online in Nature Medicine, the team specifically studied how dendritic cells, immune cells located at the site of infection, become more specialized to fight the leprosy pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae...
Upon Implanting In Uterus, Embryonic Stem Cells Shift Metabolism In Cancer-Like Way
3/27/2012
Shortly after a mouse embryo starts to form, some of its stem cells undergo a dramatic metabolic shift to enter the next stage of development, Seattle researchers report. These stem cells start using and producing energy like cancer cells. This discovery is published in EMBO, the European Molecular Biology Organization journal...
New Tool For Imaging Biomolecules Will Assist In Fight Against Immunological And Other Disorders
3/27/2012
At the heart of the immune system that protects our bodies from disease and foreign invaders is a vast and complex communications network involving millions of cells, sending and receiving chemical signals that can mean life or death. At the heart of this vast cellular signaling network are interactions between billions of proteins and other biomolecules...
Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence In Overweight And Obese Women
3/27/2012
Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study to be presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8)...
Removing Breast Tumours Using Ultrasound-Guided Surgery Found To Be Preferred Method In Trial
3/27/2012
The use of ultrasound-guided surgery to remove tumours from women who have palpable breast cancer is much more successful than standard surgery in excising all the cancerous tissue while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible, according to the results of a randomised controlled trial...
Results from a phase III clinical trial evaluating a new treatment for breast cancer in post-menopausal women show that the combination of two cancer drugs, everolimus and exemestane, significantly improves bone strength and reduces the chances of cancer spreading (metastasising) in the bone...
Potential Breakthrough To Treat Men's Enlarged Prostate
3/26/2012
Society of Interventional Radiology showcases minimally invasive option to surgery that relieves lower urinary tract symptoms, helps men get their lives back. A new interventional radiology treatment, prostatic artery embolization, may bring hope to men with debilitating symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, say the group of researchers who pioneered its use...