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Researchers develop new strategy to limit side effects of stem cell transplants
8/16/2016
Scientists in Germany have developed a new approach that may prevent leukemia and lymphoma patients from developing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) after therapeutic bone marrow transplants.
Studying blood flow dynamics to identify the heart of vessel failure
8/16/2016
When plaque, fatty deposits that build up on the inside of arteries, rupture and block blood flow, the results can be deadly.
Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumours with precision
8/16/2016
Researchers from Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal and McGill University have just achieved a spectacular breakthrough in cancer research.
Will you age well? It might depend on your parents' lifespan
8/16/2016
Offspring of parents who have a long lifespan are less likely to develop diseases such as heart disease and cancer in older age, a new study finds.
Venetoclax safe, shows promise in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia
8/16/2016
Patients whose acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) had relapsed or was resistant to chemotherapy and those who were deemed unable to tolerate chemotherapy experienced responses to the selective BCL-2...
What are BUN Levels and What Do They Measure?
8/16/2016
Learn all about BUN levels, how they are measured, and when a BUN test might be used. This article also looks at ways to keep BUN levels healthy.
Cancer overtakes heart disease as the main cause of death in 12 European countries
8/15/2016
Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide than anything else, with 17.
Research reveals insights into genetics behind common blood cancer
8/15/2016
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have identified how an inherited genetic variant, associated with an increased risk of developing the most common type of leukaemia, helps...
CRISPR gene editing reveals new therapeutic approach for sickle cell disease
8/15/2016
An international team of scientists led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found a way to use CRISPR gene editing to help fix sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia in...
Researchers have identified why cancer tumours resist drugs designed to 'starve' tumours
8/15/2016
Scientists working at the CNIO institute in Spain have discovered why cancer cells may be resistant to drugs designed to 'starve' tumours of the energy and blood supply which allow them to grow.