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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

Antibiotic Cotrimoxazole found to reduce adverse effects in HIV patients.

Source: The London School of Medicine (Blizard Institute) Apr 05, 2019 6 years ago

A recent research found that long-term cotrimoxazole treatment reduces mortality and morbidity in children with HIV by altering their gut microbiome and immune activation. The finding supports current WHO guidelines, which recommend long-term cotrimoxazole treatment for all HIV-positive people living in areas where malaria and severe bacterial infections are common. Previous studies have shown...

New probiotic eradicates Crohn's disease biofilms

Source: Case Western Reserve University Apr 04, 2019 6 years ago

Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant to antibiotics. A new study describes a specific probiotic mix that could help patients with gastrointestinal diseases avoid harmful biofilms that ...

Tylenol (Acetaminophen) may increase stroke risk for those with diabetes.

Source: American Geriatics Society Apr 03, 2019 6 years ago

Acetaminophen (otherwise known by brand names such as Tylenol) is one of the most widely used pain relievers. Almost 60 years of widespread use have made acetaminophen a household product. It's distributed over the counter (OTC) in most countries and judged safe by the scientific community. However, acetaminophen is also one of the most common medications involved in overdoses (the medical ter...

Siriraj Hospital announces new comfortable and non-intrusive manner of detecting HPV through urine analysis

Source: Thailand Medical News Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

Siriraj Hospital in Thailand, lead by Dr Vuthinun Achariyapota announced at the recent Society Of Gynecologic Cancers (SGO) Annual Meeting 2019 in Hawaii of a new novel approach of detecting HPV via urine samples. HPV Virus The group from Siriraj Hospital initially conducted a study from a sample size of about 96 women. In the study, two methods of detecting high-grade squamous intraepit...

New therapeutic approach to prevent gastrointestinal disease

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

Food allergies, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases have something in common: all have been linked to epithelial barrier loss. The gut epithelial barrier—that critical lining of cells in the gut that must allow nutrients into the body while keeping food-borne microbes out—can be compromised during intestinal inflammation and ca...

Phenothiazines,a type of antipsychotic meds found to be effective against bacteria that cause meningitis

Source: France’s Institut Cochin, Paris Apr 01, 2019 6 years ago

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in France has found that a class of antipsychotic drugs known as phenothiazines was successful in treating a form of meningitis in mice when used with antibacterial agents. In their paper published in the journal Nature Microbiology, the group describes experiments they conducted with meningitis mouse models and what they found. Me...

Lonafarnib, drug that failed to treat cancer, could improve dementia

Source: University Of California, Santa Barbara Mar 31, 2019 6 years ago

Dementia — an umbrella term for various neurodegenerative conditions involving memory loss and other forms of cognitive impairment — is hard to treat because its causes remain unknown. Researchers, however, are making painstaking progress. Dr. Kenneth Kosik, the Harriman Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara recently led a team of exper...

Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids tied to fewer asthma symptoms in children

Source: American Thoracic Society Mar 30, 2019 6 years ago

Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In "Omega-3 and Omega-6 Intake Modifies ...

Cancer prevention drug Eflornithine, also disables H. pylori bacterium

Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mar 29, 2019 6 years ago

A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The investigators found that in addition to its known ability to block the production of cell growth compounds, the drug DFMO (difluoromethylornithine, known also as Eflornithine and...

Women with fewer reproductive years have increased risk of dementia

Source: American Academy Of Neurology Mar 28, 2019 6 years ago

Women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the American Academy of Neurology. The study found a link between increased risk of dementia and fewer total reproductive years when women are exposed to higher levels of estrogen hormones. "Since women are 50 percent more...

Study reveals key details about bacterium that increases risk for stomach cancer

Source: University of California, Los Angeles Mar 27, 2019 6 years ago

More than half of the people in the world host colonies of a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stomachs. Although it's harmless to many, H. pylori can cause stomach cancer as well as ulcers and other gastric conditions. Doctors tend to prescribe multiple antibiotics to defeat the microbe, but that strategy can lead to antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Now, a finding by UCLA scient...

Therapeutic target of melanoma discovered

Source: Boston University School of Medicine Mar 26, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers have identified a biomarker and a possible new therapy for melanoma. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a protein that plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of the melanocyte ( cells that make melanin) lineage, differentiation of normal and malignant melanocytes and the survival of melanoma cells. "We have now detected the first useful chemi...

New protocol to reduce inflammation.

Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center Mar 25, 2019 6 years ago

UT Southwestern researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening immune response to chronic infection. The proteins -- the transcription factors SIX1 and SIX2 -- activate cellular pathways required for fetal development and later switch to a new role in which they repress these pathways in adult immune system cells. "This work...

New Study Confirms HbA1c Test For Diabetes Not Accurate

Source: Proceedings From ENDO 2019, Endocrine Society Annula Meeting in new Orleans, LA. Mar 24, 2019 6 years ago

Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study presented on Saturday, March 23 at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La. "Based on our findings, A1c should not be solely used to determine the prevalence of diabetes," said lead researcher Maria Me...

Drug Sivelestat identified as potential new therapy for liver diseases

Source: Mayo Clinic Mar 23, 2019 6 years ago

Drug therapy may effectively treat a potentially life-threatening condition associated with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. While therapies have been available to treat some forms of liver disease, including hepatitis C and autoimmune hepatitis, options have been more limited for treating portal hypertension, a conditio...

Study shows High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth

Source: Baylor College of Medicine Mar 22, 2019 6 years ago

Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be 'Yes' at least in mice according to a study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine. Their study showed that consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup -- the equivalent of people drinking about 12 ounces of a sugar-sweetened beverage daily -- accelerates the...

Atorvastatin, Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia

Source: University Of Massachusetts Mar 21, 2019 6 years ago

Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or wasting syndrome, a condition characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle atrophy associated with extreme physical weakness. This condition is common among patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, heart failure and AIDS. "Our goal is to underst...

Alzheimer's symptoms can be improved by brain wave stimulations.

Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mar 20, 2019 6 years ago

Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques. By exposing mice to a unique combination of light and sound, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can improve cognitive and memory impairments similar to those seen in Alzheimer's patients. This noninvasive treatment, which works by inducing brain waves known as gamma oscillations, also greatly reduced the n...

New Study links PPIs to Kidney Disease and Failure

Source: UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Mar 19, 2019 6 years ago

Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study. Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), a group of drugs that reduce the production of stomach acid, increases the risk of chronic kidney disease by 20 percent and raises the risk of kidney f...

Identifying the presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in a patients' arteries can help determine future risk of cardiac event.

Source: Intermountain Medical Center,US Mar 18, 2019 6 years ago

About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are having a heart attack -- and many are not even at risk or are at very low risk for having one. Now, a new research study presented at the American College Cardiology Scientific Sessions from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City shows that identifying the prese...

Breakthrough: Enzyme USP15 may have key role in future treatment of various cancers

Source: George Washington University Mar 17, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center found that the enzyme USP15 could potentially lead to new treatments for breast and pancreatic cancer. Their findings were published in Nature Communications. "With this study, we validate the role of USP15 in maintaining genome stability and tumor suppression and inform novel treatments for breast cancer," said H...

New Procedure To Detect Ovarian Cancer At An Earlier Curable Stage

Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mar 16, 2019 6 years ago

Fewer than half of ovarian cancer patients survive until five years after diagnosis. According to the American Cancer Society, this is because only about one-fifth of ovarian cancer cases are detected early, when the chances of successful treatment and recovery are highest. "If we could change this reality by detecting ovarian cancer at a curable stage, we could save many lives,"...

Novel approach to stroke treatment could reduce brain damage

Source: University of British Columbia Mar 15, 2019 6 years ago

A new treatment for a common type of stroke may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery by an international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia. In a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers successfully used a new approach that significantly minimized brain damage caused by stroke in mouse models. The new approach works by target...

Blood test to diagnose heart attacks is flawed

Source: British Medical Journal Mar 14, 2019 6 years ago

The blood test used to diagnose a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) in patients admitted to hospital can be misleading, warn researchers in a study published by The BMJ. Of 20,000 consecutive patients undergoing blood tests at University Hospital Southampton, one in 20 had levels of troponin (a protein released into the bloodstream during a heart attack) greater than the manu...

Vaccine for HER2 breast cancer shows promise.

Source: Duke University Mar 13, 2019 6 years ago

A vaccine developed by Duke Cancer Institute researchers has shown early promise in targeting the HER2 protein that fuels a deadly form of breast cancer. In a phase 1 clinical trial that enrolled 22 women with recurrent cancers that overexpress the HER2 protein, the vaccine demonstrated an ability to halt tumor growth and improve survival for a subset of patients. A phase 2 trial is b...

Soon an eye doctor will be able to diagnose Alzheimer's before you even have the symptoms

Source: Duke University Medical Center Mar 12, 2019 6 years ago

A quick eye exam might one day allow eye doctors to check up on both your eyeglasses prescription and your brain health. A study of more than 200 people at the Duke Eye Center publishing March 11 in the journal Ophthalmology Retina suggests the loss of blood vessels in the retina could signal Alzheimer's disease. In people with healthy brains, microscopic bl...

Flu shots while lowers the risk of a heart attack

Source: American College Of Cardiology Mar 11, 2019 6 years ago

There's now another reason to get your yearly flu shot. Not only can it protect you from the body aches, fever and fatigue associated with a bout of influenza, it may even prevent you from having a heart attack, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. The study of nearly 30 million hospital records shows that people who ...

Common oral bacteria linked to colon cancer

Source: Columbia University, Irving Medical Center Mar 10, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum-- a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay -- accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The findings could make it easier to identify and treat more aggressive colon cancers. It also helps explain why some cases advance far more quickly than others, thanks to the same bacter...

Zinc As A Non-Antibiotic Treatment For Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Source: University Of Queensland Mar 09, 2019 6 years ago

New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide with about 150 million cases each year, and can lead to serious conditions such as kidney infection and sepsis. A team of cross-instit...

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) and Antibiotics linked to increased infectious diarrhea in children

Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Mar 08, 2019 6 years ago

Prior antibiotic exposure and use of acid suppressing medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk for hospitalized children to contract dangerous Clostridioides difficile infections, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clostridioides d...

Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Found In Green Tea And Ferulic Acid (FA) Found In Carrots Is Able To Reverse Alzheimer's-like Symptoms

Source: University of Southern California Mar 07, 2019 6 years ago

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say. Researchers emphasize that the study, recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, and many mouse discoveries never translate into human treatments. Nevertheless, the findings lend credence to...

Periodic Fasting Helps In Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD)

Source: University of Southern California Mar 06, 2019 6 years ago

USC researchers provided evidence that a low-calorie "fasting-mimicking" diet has the potential to reduce inflammation and repair the gut. Published in a recent edition of Cell Reports, the study reports on the health benefits of periodic cycles of the diet for people with inflammation and indicated that the diet reversed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patholo...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Problems Might Be Eased With Daily Aspirin

Source: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mar 05, 2019 6 years ago

Many Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin to protect their hearts. Now it appears aspirin may also reduce flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study of COPD sufferers, researchers found that aspirin was linked to fewer moderate exacerbations, but not severe bouts, of the lung disease. It also reduced moderate and severe episodes of labored breathing. ...

Regenerative Medicine On The Horizon With Latest Success Of Rejuvenating Stems Cells From An Aging Brain

Source: University of Luxembourg Mar 04, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalised stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain of old mice. The researchers expect that their approach will provide fresh impetus in r...

Latest study shows that lycopene in tomatoes reduced fatty liver disease, inflammation and liver cancer

Source: Tufts University Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

The World Cancer Research Fund reports that 30 to 50 percent of cancer cases are preventable, and it is important to focus on stopping cancer from developing in the first place. Many natural foods contain a variety of antioxidants and phytochemicals that possess the capability of preventing cancer from developing coupled with a proper lifestyle. Xiang-Dong Wang, a senior scientist and associate...

Tenofovir Antiviral Gel Prevents Herpes

Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Mar 02, 2019 6 years ago

In a paper recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers examined the effect of vaginal tenofovir 1 percent gel use on the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2. The study was conducted through a secondary analysis of data from the VOICE study. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in six Americans ages 14 to 49 ...

‘Rogue’ protein, TDP-43, responsible for many neurodegenerative disorders identified with inhibitors being developed

Source: University of Pittsburgh Mar 01, 2019 6 years ago

A single misbehaving protein -- called TDP-43 -- is behind 97 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases and 45 percent of frontotemporal dementia diagnoses. It also is found in 80 percent of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and 60 percent of Alzheimer's disease cases. Now, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found a way to trap TDP-43 so it doesn't form toxic clumps that c...

Scleroderma fibrosis could be prevented by inhibiting cancer-causing protein

Source: University of Michigan Feb 28, 2019 6 years ago

A protein molecule called EZH2, known to play a role in cancer may also be increasing fibrosis in scleroderma patients. Studies and researches that have been made show that Scleroderma, a rare chronic autoimmune disease, causes difficulties during breathing, exhaustion and most concerningly hardens the internal organs and the skin. “Tissues and organs are damaged due to...

Cysteamine Bitartrate may have therapeutic potential in severe energy deficiency and mitochondrial disease

Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Feb 27, 2019 6 years ago

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders -- complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist. Future clinical research is needed to explore whether the drug, cysteamine bitartrate, will meaningfully benefit patient...

New Biomarker Blood Test For Pain

Source: Indiana University, US Feb 26, 2019 6 years ago

A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the rest of the nation. A study led by psychiatry professor Alexander Niculescu, MD, PhD and published this week in the Nature journal Molecular Psychiatrytracked hundreds of participants at the Richard L. Ro...

Rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment and blood tests

Source: University of Virginia Health System Feb 25, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease. The discovery points to a potential new treatment for the autoimmune disorder and may also allow the use of a simple blood test to detect people at elevated risk for developing the condition. The pr...

Gene responsible for metastatic spread of prostate cancer identified

Source: Rutgers University Feb 24, 2019 6 years ago

A Rutgers study has found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumors indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread, suggesting that targeting this gene can help patients live longer. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, identified the NSD2 gene through a computer algorithm developed to determine which cancergenes that spread in a&nb...

Fungus Might Help Arrhythmia Patients Do Away With Pacemakers Or ICDs In The Future

Source: Vanderbilt University Feb 23, 2019 6 years ago

Verticilide, an extract from the genus of fungus Verticillium, commonly found on plants and insects, is a promising compound to treat arrhythmia according to a research from a collaboration between Vanderbilt University professors of chemistry and medicine. Jeffrey Johnston, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, said the natural product isn't active except in insects, but the synthetic mirror-i...

New forms of Choroindazole (IndCL) enhances Estrogen based therapeutic approach to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Source: University of California - Riverside Feb 22, 2019 6 years ago

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis. While treatments are available to alleviate inflammation, no therapies exist to pro...

Patient-Centered Care Offers Solutions for Thai Medical System

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 21, 2019 6 years ago

Doctors In Thailand practicing primary care medicine in 2019 have likely met this familiar greeting from a patient: “I Googled my symptoms and I think the problem is [insert condition].” Obviously, this can be unsettling for many providers – doctors in the past were often the first point of reference for patients who otherwise had no way of researching their health concerns on th...

Acid Reflux Medications and Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) linked to Kidney Disease

Source: San Diego School Of Medicine Feb 20, 2019 6 years ago

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Miracid, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. Approximately 10 percent of adults in the United States take these drugs for frequent heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Given their prevalence, researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutic...

"Killer cells" raise hope for a universal flu vaccine.

Source: University Of Melbourne Feb 19, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists from the University Of Melbourne said on Monday that they had discovered immune cells that can fight all known flu viruses in what was hailed as an "extraordinary breakthrough" that could lead to a universal, one-shot vaccine against the killer disease. Influenza epidemics, largely seasonal, kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, according to the World Health ...

New Protocol for Advanced Kidney Cancer Involving Drug Combo of Avelumab and Axitinib

Source: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Feb 18, 2019 6 years ago

A combination of two drugs -- one of them an immunotherapy agent -- could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, says an investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reporting results from a phase 3 clinical trial. Patients who received the immunotherapy drug avelumab plus axitinib, a targeted agent, had a significant advantage in progression-...

Trial confirms Hypofractionated radiotherapy (H-RT) should be standard protocol for low risk prostrate cancer

Source: NRG Oncology, Pennsylvania Feb 17, 2019 6 years ago

The NRG Oncology clinical study NRG-RTOG 0415 determined that a hypofractionated radiotherapy schedule (H-RT), a treatment schedule that delivers a total dose of radiotherapy over a shorter period of time, is not worse than the conventional radiotherapy schedule (C-RT) in terms of bowel, bladder, sexual, and general quality of life (QOL) as well as anxiety and depression for men with low risk pros...

Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven and potentially dangerous

Thailand Medical News Feb 16, 2019 6 years ago

Twelve patients who tried injections of stem cells were hospitalized with infections, according to a report in the New York Times that should cause patients concern. More important is that they should investigate stem cell treatments, for conditions such as cartilage injuries to their joints, before committing to one of these procedures. It's also a valuable reminder that physic...

Blood clot discovery leads way for treatment of blood diseases

Source: University of Exeter Feb 16, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the British Heart Foundation, the team has developed a new technique that allows ...

Antidepressant drug, Fluvoxamine stops deadly Sepsis

Source: University of Virginia Feb 15, 2019 6 years ago

An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder could save people from deadly sepsis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Sepsis is a significant cause of death around the world. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Infection calls it "the body's extreme response to an infection." Essentially, the body's immune re...

Fevipiprant, Asthma Drug that does away with the need for inhalers

Source: University of Leicester Feb 14, 2019 6 years ago

Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks. Researchers from Leicester (UK) and Vancouver (Canada) have shown that the investigational drug, Fevipiprant (an oral, selective prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonist), reduces the amount of smooth muscle in t...

DNA blood test for earlier detection of lung cancer

Source: University of Cambridge/ University of Leicester Feb 13, 2019 6 years ago

A blood test has been developed that could save countless lives by improving early detection of lung cancer. The test measures circulating DNA that is shed by cancer cells as they grow and multiply. Scientists believe it could predict the presence of low-grade tumours in the lungs long before they become a threat. New research led by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxico...

Antibody could increase cure rate for blood, immune disorders

Source: Stanford University School of Medicine Feb 12, 2019 6 years ago

An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy stem cells, according to a study in mice by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers believe the treatment could circumvent the need to use harsh, potentially life-threatening chemotherapy or radiati...

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