Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 31st, 2003
Non-Subscriber - Summaries OnlyRelated Areas: Other Issues in Blood Weekly | Other Publications
Stem Cell Transplantation - Post-transplant G-CSF linked to higher graft-versus-host disease risk
Stem Cell Transplantation - Thalidomide has moderate activity against chronic but not acute GVHD
Stem Cell Transplantation - Allografting may resolve congenital sideroblastic anemia
Stem Cell Transplantation - Blood type incompatibility does not affect outcome
Stem Cell Transplantation - HLA-DPB1 matching reduces GVHD risk but heightens relapse rate
Stem Cell Transplantation - Maternal microchimerism may prevent graft-versus-host disease
Advanced Leukemia - Enrollment begins for phase I trial of SAHA
Ageing - Gas may form microfoam in blood; antifoaming agents may cure most disease
Anticoagulant Allergy - Danaparoid is successful in case of heparin induced skin reaction in pregnancy
Blood Testing - Novel method improves detection of fetal cells in maternal blood
Breast Cancer - Foundation comments on studies of high-dose chemo with stem-cell rescue
Breast Cancer - Novel murine model enables bone marrow transplantation evaluation
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - European committee grants positive opinion on survival claim for MabCampath
Disease Prevention - Chemotherapy may suppress breast cancer risk in Hodgkin disease survivors
Finance - Third NIH grant received during fiscal quarter for stem cell research
Gene Therapy - Collaborations advance sickle cell program
Glomerular Disease - Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis may be linked to mutation in CD2AP gene
Glomerular Disease - Reversible acute renal failure seems to occur occasionally, due to hematuria
Hematology - Angiogenic cytokine is overexpressed in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia
Hematology - Promise seen for development of gene therapy to treat blood diseases
Homeostasis - Complement affects cell fate by controlling activation, proliferation, apoptosis
Kidney Transplant Risk - Polyomavirus infection can appear to be acute vascular rejection
Leukemia - Researchers identify factors affecting bone marrow transplant outcome
Leukemia - Unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation for acute mixed lineage leukemia
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor - The immunoglobulin-like domain of the LIF receptor modulates LIF affinity
Linked Immune Diseases - Sarcoidosis and IgA nephropathy appear to be linked
Liver Transplantation - It is possible to acquire hemophilia A from a hemophiliac donor liver
Multiple Myeloma - Macrophage inflammatory protein 1-alpha may be a major contributor to disease
Muscular Dystrophy - Stem cells work against muscular dystrophy in mice
Nucleic Acid Testing - West Nile Virus testing begins at New York blood center
Obstetrics - Declining blood factors send physiological signals at the end of pregnancy
Occupational Medicine - Sexual transmission supercedes occupation for dental worker GBV-C infections
Platelet Activation - LIM and LASP are substrates for cGK in human platelets
Platelet Reactive Antibodies - Progress is being made toward diagnostics for platelet alloimmune syndromes
Progenitor Cells - Notch proteins can induce T cells in a culture used for B cell development
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Certain features of squamous cell carcinoma are common in transplant recipients
Stem Cell Research - Amifostine effects are nonselective in myelodysplastic syndrome patients
Stem Cell Research - Class I homeobox genes play key role in T cell development
Stem Cell Research - Mesenchymal stem cells do not show telomerase activity
Stem Cell Research - Muscle satellite cells show prospective use for regeneration and gene therapy
Stem Cell Research - Mutant Kit protein linked to heightened mast cell, platelet differentiation
Stem Cell Research - Putative niche identified for murine mammary epithelial stem cells
Stem Cell Research - Transplanted human neural stem cells replace lost brain cells in rats
Stem Cell Transplant - New mechanism reverses diabetes symptoms
Stem Cell Transplantation - Antithymocyte globulin-based T-cell depletion reduces GVHD rate in multiple myeloma patients
Stem Cell Transplantation - Apotransferrin can prevent Staphylococcus epidermidis infections
Stem Cell Transplantation - Cell dose in HLA-matched grafts influences treatment outcome
Stem Cell Transplantation - Combination cryoprotectant solution improves outcome
Stem Cell Transplantation - High CD34 cell dose linked to heightened GVHD risk but improved survival
Stem Cell Transplantation - No long-term adverse effects linked to donation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Novel automated method aids busulphan monitoring
Stem Cell Transplantation - Patterns of nontuberculous mycobaterial infection characterized
Stem Cell Transplantation - Systemic proinflammatory cytokine release linked to major transplant-related complications
Streptococcus Agalactiae - Neonates and mothers have the same strain, but no strain appears more virulent
Stroke - Interferon regulatory factor-1 may be linked to cerebral ischemia and stroke
Stroke - Stem-like cells from peripheral blood restore function in rats
Transplant Risk - Haemophilus parainfluenza and IgA deposition may cause nephrotic syndrome
Umbilical Cord Blood - CD111 expression by immature hematopoietic progenitors characterized
Virology - Plasma-based titrations can miss the full extent of adenovirus circulation
Virology - The adenovirus type 35 vector shows good transfection of CD34+ cells
West Nile Virus - Spectrum of symptoms includes paralysis
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.