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Bone marrow cells may significantly reduce risk of second heart attack

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells from heart attack survivors' own bone marrow reduced the risk of death or another heart attack when they were infused into the affected artery after successful stent placement, according to research reported in the ...


Improving the odds:A new method for bone marrow transplantation

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...


Why does percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy fail to eliminate gastroesophageal reflux?

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients and contributes to the development of esophageal mucosal injury and even erosive esophagitis. The relationship between percutaneous endoscopic ...


Gene therapy and stem cells save limb

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Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now, ...


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New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy

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Russia's new nuclear-capable missile suffered another failed test launch, the defence ministry said Thursday, solving the mystery of a spectacular plume of white light that appeared over Norway.


JAK2 inhibitor demonstrates effective, durable control of myelofibrosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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A first-in-its class oral medication provides significant and durable relief for patients with a rare, debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...


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 ...


West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

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A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...


Autologous stem cell transplantation for soft tissue sarcoma: insufficient research into therapy

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Due to a lack of suitable studies, it is unclear whether patients with soft tissue sarcoma can benefit from autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. With this type of therapy, some of the patient's own (autologous) ...



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