News tagged with bone marrow transplants
Blood stem cell growth factor reverses memory decline in mice
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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A human growth factor that stimulates blood stem cells to proliferate in the bone marrow reverses memory impairment in mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University ...
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New study demonstrates how bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease
Nov 07, 2008 |
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A unique approach to bone marrow transplantation pioneered in part by a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC physician has proven to be the only safe and effective cure for sickle cell disease, according to a new study.
NC State first university in nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Dogs suffering from lymphoma will be able to receive the same type of medical treatment as their human counterparts, as North Carolina State University becomes the first university in the nation to offer canine bone marrow ...
Researchers uncover signaling pathway that regulates movement of blood-forming stem cells
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a signaling pathway that helps regulate the movement of blood-forming stem cells in the body—a finding that provides ...
Researchers succeed in multiplying blood cells in the lab
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A team from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at Université de Montréal has succeeded in producing a large quantity of laboratory stem cells from a small number of blood stem cells obtained ...
Race a factor in receiving transplant treatment for bone marrow cancer but does not affect outcomes
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Milwaukee, has found that African Americans and whites have identical survival rates after undergoing autologous (self donor) bone marrow transplant ...
Improving the odds:A new method for bone marrow transplantation
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Although bone marrow transplants have long been standard for acute leukemia, current treatments still rely on exact matches between donor and patient. Now, scientists at the University of Perugia, Italy, and the Weizmann ...
Protein key to control, growth of blood cells
Aug 13, 2008 |
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New research sheds light on the biological events by which stem cells in the bone marrow develop into the broad variety of cells that circulate in the blood. The findings may help improve the success of bone marrow transplants ...
Study identifies gene involved in blood stem cell replication, movement
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Apr 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a gene that is responsible for the division and movement of marrow-derived, blood-forming stem cells, a finding that could have major implications for the future of ...
Trimming the fat boosts blood recovery after marrow transplant
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered that fat cells, which accumulate in bone marrow as people age, inhibit the marrow's ...
Research shows cord blood comparable to matched bone marrow
Jun 08, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers report that umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Center ...
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