News tagged with adult bone
Survival rates for pediatric bone marrow transplants top in nation
The UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has the best overall survival rates in the nation for bone marrow transplants, according to a recent independent review of 156 programs nationwide.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Coexisting medical conditions increase treatment costs
More than 250,000 hip fractures occur every year in the U.S., often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, nursing-home admission, long-term disability, and/or extended periods of rehabilitation. Independent existing medical ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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University of Kentucky offers stroke stem cell trial
The University of Kentucky will be the first site in the state and one of a select few in the entire country participating in the first stages of a groundbreaking study to investigate the effects of MultiStem, a human adult ...
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Protein associated with childhood cancer alters the structure of DNA, leading to cancer
UNC scientists have demonstrated for the first time how a critical gene associated with a type of childhood cancer alters the way DNA is packaged in cells and leads to cancer. Their laboratory discovery could result in the ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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New research could extend life of arthritic joints
A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis also builds cartilage around joints and could potentially be repurposed to treat millions of people suffering from arthritis, according to orthopaedic ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate
"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research by a ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae
Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs -- the cushions between the bones in the neck ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 06, 2011 |
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To treat rare disease, NIH scientists repurpose FDA-approved drug
A new study reports that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant may also have promise for treating people who have a rare immune deficiency known ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon
For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Bone cancer, from the lab to the clinic
A new study into osteosarcoma - cancer of the bone - will use advances in genomic research and analysis to identify new genes that give rise to the condition and to create personalised blood tests for children and young adults ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Stem cell treatment may offer option for broken bones that don't heal
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown in an animal study that transplantation of adult stem cells enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone can help mend bone fractures ...
Jun 05, 2011 |
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Fracture prediction methods may be useful for patients with diabetes
Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Losing more than 15 percent of body weight significantly boosts vitamin D levels in overweight women
Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Depression can worsen knee arthritis symptoms in older adults
Clinical depression can exacerbate the symptoms of knee arthritis beyond what is evident on X-rays, according to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Patients with mild to moderate knee arthritis are es ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Anti-epileptic drugs associated with increased risk of fracture in older adults
Most anti-epileptic drugs are associated with an increased risk of non-traumatic fracture in individuals 50 years of age and older, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 10, 2011 |
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