Defibrotide improves response rate in patients with severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Defibrotide, a novel drug which modulates the response of blood vessels to injury, was markedly more effective than standard treatment in post-stem cell transplant patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a life threatening ...

Elusive protein points to mechanism behind hearing loss

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller University’s A. ...

Researchers demonstrate that stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered to target and kill HIV-infected cells.

The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

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Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...

Fit teenage boys are smarter, but muscle strength isn't the secret

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In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better ...