Blood Weekly

MALT Lymphoma - Gastric MALT lymphoma may be cured by eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Malaria Pathogenesis - Plasmodial erythrocyte binding ligand uses novel invasion pathway

Multiple Myeloma - Research shows bortezomib benefits a third of patients

Myocardial Infarction - PET & SPECT help monitor success of progenitor cell transplants

Needlestick Injuries - New needle helps protect against blood-borne pathogens

Neutrophil Activities - Ectosomes are unique and may incite inflammation and signal immune cells

Oncogenesis - Erythropoietin deprivation might be a feasible way to check cancer growth

Oncology - Cationic emulsions improve cancer cell uptake of oligonucleotides

Orthopedics - Bone and bone marrow healing incorporates VEGF and VEGF receptor activity

Osteoporosis - Defective mesenchymal stem cell renewal may be cause

Physics - First-of-its-kind nanoscale sensor has many medical, biotech applications

Platelet Counting - EDTA-CTAD stabilizes blood samples for up to 6 hours for flow cytometry use

Platelet Signaling - Collagen receptor glycoprotein VI has three domains with three distinct functions

Renal Regeneration - Renal failure recovery may be due to expression of Wnt-4 in proximal tubules

Retinoblastomas - New hope for children with eye tumors, cancer

Schistosomiasis - Increased age and DHEAS level independently decrease disease severity

Stem Cell Research - Cbfbeta needed for hematopoietic cell maturation

Stem Cell Research - Cord blood B-cell progenitors are multipotent prior to Pax-5 expression

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic neural progenitors can differentiate into neural crest, floor plate cells

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell-derived mice are expected to highlight gene studies

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic ventricular zone seen in brains of adult mice

Stem Cell Research - Gfi-1 target genes identified

Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic cell self-renewal characterized

Stem Cell Research - Notch1 needed for embryonic hematopoiesis

Stem Cell Research - Novel fetal mesenchymal stem cells identified

Stem Cell Research - Novel transcription factor gene identified

Stem Cell Research - Pax5 needed for B-cell development

Stem Cell Transplantation - Cyclosporine prevents graft-versus-host disease in recipients of T cell-depleted grafts

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor cells from new source ignored by the immune system

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor cytomegalovirus positivity reduces recipient infection risk

Stem Cell Transplantation - Donor lymphocyte transfusions can prevent imminent rejection

Stem Cell Transplantation - High-dose acyclovir may reduce cytomegalovirus infection risk

Stem Cell Transplantation - Impaired T-cell recovery can increase Epstein-Barr virus infection risk

Stem Cell Transplantation - Real-time PCR assay hastens cytomegalovirus detection

Transfusion-Transmitted Virus - Host elements factor into the viremia of TT virus

Type 1 Diabetes Therapy - Hematopoietic stem cells encoding autoantigen prevents autoimmune diabetes

Umbilical Cord Blood - Senescent T-cell subpopulation characterized

West Nile Virus - New test developed to screen donated blood for WNV