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Death-inducing proteins key to complications of bone marrow transplantation

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment for a number of cancers and other medical conditions is transplantation with bone marrow from a genetically nonidentical individual (a process known as allogeneic bone marrow transplantation [allo-BMT]).


Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Ge ...


Stem cells offer new hope for kidney disease patients

Stem cells offer new hope for kidney disease patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Several cell-based therapy approaches could provide new treatments for patients with Alport syndrome, reports an upcoming paper in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "Our study opens ...


Early, aggressive treatment recommended for critically ill patients with hematological malignancy

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study of 7,689 admissions from 178 adult intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has revealed the factors associated with a higher mortality rate in haematological malignancy. Researchers writing in ...


Stem cell breakthrough gives new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

An experimental procedure that dramatically strengthens stem cells' ability to regenerate damaged tissue could offer new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases such as myopathy and muscular dystrophy, according to researchers ...