Blood Weekly

Blood Substitute - Novel oxygen carrier does not disrupt blood cell morphology in vitro

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Umbilical cord blood transplants may be effective against neurological disorders

Atherosclerosis - Platelet-activating factor associates with the angiogenesis of arterial lesions

Bleeding Disorders - Acquired factor VIII deficiency can be treated with activated factor VII

Leukemia Therapy - Hydroxyurea improves interferon therapy for leukemia

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Immature leukocyte monitoring may aid PBSC harvest

AIDS Prevention - Human rights group: China's denial of AIDS problem propels HIV/AIDS

B-Lymphocyte Development - Interferon regulatory factors IRF-4,8 are involved in pre-BCR to B switch

Benign Lymph Tumor - Sphenoid sinus lymphangioma is an extremely rare benign lymph tumor

Blood Donation - FDA clears blood bank donor solution

Blood Testing - The Blood Center implements Surround System 3.1

Bone Repair - FDA approval granted to initiate trial for bone graft product

Cancer Research - Gene needed for antibody-producing cell development is key to blood cell cancer

Cancer Therapy - Multimodal treatment of adrenocortical cancer effective

Cloning Research - Grant renews funding of research toward cloning primates

Compromised Immune System - FDA approval granted for Gamunex

Corporate Update - Stem cell banking firm reports on annual shareholders' meeting

DNA Testing - Two-phase research collaboration designed to improve diagnostic testing

Diagnostics - Anion-exchange HPLC can be used to measure serum lipoprotein cholesterols

Dialysis Catheters - Researchers review various chronic peritoneal dialysis catheters

Expansion - Company expands coating clean room facility to accommodate demand

Gastroenterology - Lumbar spine BMD measurements don't predict post liver transplant fracture risk

Genetic Disorders - Hirschsprung disease linked to neural crest stem-cell defects

HLA Alleles - Two new HLA-B variants are found

Hairy Cell Leukemia - Rituximab has only modest single-agent activity against HCL in a Phase 2 study

Heart Transplants - Study: Everolimus significantly reduces the risk of complications

Hematologic Malignancy - p16(INK4A) and p14(ARF) is often overexpressed in hematological malignancies

Hematology - Bone marrow stem cells conduct the vasculogenesis of solid tumor growth

Hematology - Hepatitis C virus upregulates interferon type I receptors in blood cells

Hematology - RNA trans-splicing corrects genetic defects in hemophilia A models

Hematopoietic Stem Cells - Osiris Therapeutics awards mesenchymal stem-cell technology rights in Japan

Hemophilia - Inhibitors in hemophilia A tend to be managed by immune tolerance approaches

Hepatitis B Virus - Additional data submitted for Nabi-HB Intravenous BLA

Immune Enhancers/Stabilizers - Myelopeptides are immunostabilizers, antibody inducers, anticancer effectors

Immunology - Macrophages control B-cell retention and trafficking in the splenic marginal zone

Immunology - Researchers link stem cells to T cells