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Researchers discover protein crucial for growing life-saving blood stem cells

A group of scientists from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and Columbia University in New York City has discovered a protein that is crucial for expanding the usually scarce, life-saving blood stem cells.

11 Dec 2020

Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers.

11 Dec 2020

Research shows how microbubbles can be used to administer potent cancer drugs

New research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.

11 Dec 2020

Periodontal or gum disease recognized as significant risk factor for metabolic syndrome

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease may cause diabetes

11 Dec 2020

Study shed light on how genes affect the risk for coronary artery disease

Researchers at the University of Virginia have shed light on how our genes affect our risk for coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat type 1 diabetes

Scientists from the University of Utah School of Medicine have discovered a novel therapeutic target to treat type 1 diabetic patients.

10 Dec 2020

Scientists use honey bee peptide to design RBC carriers that deliver therapeutic proteins

Most often, protein therapies are more selective and potent toward their biochemical targets when compared to other types of medicines, specifically small molecules.

10 Dec 2020

Study links air pollution and diabetes to interstitial lung disease

People with pre-diabetes or diabetes who live in ozone-polluted areas may have an increased risk for an irreversible disease with a high mortality rate.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers develop a diagnostic tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Infrared analyses of neuronal proteins provide information on molecular changes in patients with ALS. This helps to verify their diagnosis.

10 Dec 2020

Changes to oral microbiota affect the cardiovascular benefits of sport

Exercise plays a key role in maintaining good physical and mental health throughout life. There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that some of the immune system and metabolism benefits provided by sport are related to the thousands of millions of bacteria that colonize the digestive tract, from the mouth to the intestines, known as microbiota.

10 Dec 2020

CTC dynamics related to overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer

Early circulating tumor cell dynamics were associated with overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to a meta-analysis presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

10 Dec 2020

New microrobots show promise for future medical applications

Cancer drugs have side effects, so for many years, scientists have been exploring ways to transport the active substances to a tumour in the body as precisely as possible. That is the only place that drugs should take effect.

9 Dec 2020

Researchers discover genetic factors underlying diabetic retinopathy

In a quest to find the genetic factors that are fundamental to diabetic retinopathy, scientists from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have also discovered a new method that can be employed as a template to investigate other types of diseases.

8 Dec 2020

Tumor DNA in DLBCL patient's stem cells or blood can predict risk of relapse after transplant

Many patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) can be cured by a transplant using their own blood-forming stem cells, but as many as half eventually relapse. New research led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists suggests that patients whose blood or stem cell samples harbor tumor DNA are likely to relapse.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers demonstrate strategy to control chemical reactions using antibodies

Antibodies are remarkable biomarkers: they are the cues that provide us with indications about many diseases and how our immune system counter them. Now a group of scientists from the University of Rome, Tor Vergata (Italy) has found a way to repurpose them so that they can trigger a specific chemical reaction.

8 Dec 2020

Study: CAR T cell therapy is a safe, effective therapy for high-risk large B-cell lymphoma

A study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that axi-cel, an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, is a safe and effective first-line therapy for patients with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), a group with an urgent need for new and effective treatments.

8 Dec 2020

Mice infused with CD5-deleted CAR T cells showed significant reduction in tumor size

Knocking out a protein known to stifle T cell activation on CAR T cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology enhanced the engineered T cells' ability to eliminate blood cancers, according to new preclinical data from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's Abramson Cancer Center.

8 Dec 2020

Study: Blood type is not associated with effects of plant-based diet on body weight

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit of 12,000 doctors--debunks the "blood type diet" by finding that blood type was not associated with the effects of a plant-based diet on body weight, body fat, plasma lipid concentrations, or glycemic control.

7 Dec 2020

Mediterranean diet decreases the likelihood of having another heart attack

A clinical study with 1002 patients with heart disease shows the advantages of a Mediterranean diet compared to a low-fat diet.

7 Dec 2020

Scientists reveal health benefits of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are detected in the blood of some healthy, usually older, individuals who don't have cancer. People with CH, while asymptomatic, have an elevated risk of developing blood cancers and other negative health outcomes, including heart attacks and strokes.

7 Dec 2020

Blood News and Research

Researchers discover protein crucial for growing life-saving blood stem cells

Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells

Research shows how microbubbles can be used to administer potent cancer drugs

Periodontal or gum disease recognized as significant risk factor for metabolic syndrome

Study shed light on how genes affect the risk for coronary artery disease

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat type 1 diabetes

Scientists use honey bee peptide to design RBC carriers that deliver therapeutic proteins

Study links air pollution and diabetes to interstitial lung disease

Researchers develop a diagnostic tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Changes to oral microbiota affect the cardiovascular benefits of sport

CTC dynamics related to overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer

New microrobots show promise for future medical applications

Researchers discover genetic factors underlying diabetic retinopathy

Tumor DNA in DLBCL patient's stem cells or blood can predict risk of relapse after transplant

Researchers demonstrate strategy to control chemical reactions using antibodies

Study: CAR T cell therapy is a safe, effective therapy for high-risk large B-cell lymphoma

Mice infused with CD5-deleted CAR T cells showed significant reduction in tumor size

Study: Blood type is not associated with effects of plant-based diet on body weight

Mediterranean diet decreases the likelihood of having another heart attack

Scientists reveal health benefits of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants

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