Blood Weekly

Immunology - Origin and maturation of CD11b+Gr-1+ iMacs elucidated

Immunology - Potentially autoreactive NK cells present in healthy individuals

Leukemia - Arsenic trioxide in combination with ATRA yields remission, survival

Lymphoma Therapy - Allo-PBSCT with RIC feasible for children with refractory Hodgkin disease

Malaria - Platelet sequestration in malaria-induced thrombocytopenia characterized

Microbiology - Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from amoebal coculture

Multiple Myeloma Therapy - t translocation predicts poor auto-SCT outcome in multiple myeloma patients

Mutagenesis - Genetic factors regulate 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine-induced cytogenetic damage

Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Role of mtDNA mutations in MDS-leukemia transition determined

Nuclear Medicine - Tumor irradiation poses risk of bystander effect

Patents - U.S. patent filed for anti-sepsis compound

Pathogenesis - MLL gene rearrangement not pathogenic mechanism in de novo MDS

Personnel - Edward Garnett named VP of stem-cell company

Prognostics - PML tumor suppressor gene mutations indicate poor APL prognosis

Proteomics - Radical formation on hemoglobin characterized

Proteomics - System L amino acid transporter rationale for oral cancer therapy

Proteomics - Up-regulation of ubiquitin-specific protease enhances EBV proliferation in vitro

Pulmonary Hypertension - Bone marrow stem cells contribute to hypoxia-induced pulmonary vessel growth

Quality Assurance - Digital oncology documentation system integration increases quality assurance

Retrovirology - Nedd 4 or ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 regulates human T-cell leukemia virus type 1

Severe Aplastic Anemia - Purified stem cells from alternative donors feasible for pediatric SAA patients

Stem Cell Research - Adult cardiac Sca-1+ cells have stem-cell potential

Stem Cell Research - BioArchive Systems shipped to U.K., Japan, Russia, and Turkey

Stem Cell Research - Effect of Candida infection on murine hematopoiesis characterized

Stem Cell Research - Nanos prevents germline stem-cell differentiation

Stem Cell Research - Perinatal neural stem cells have bidirectional stress-dependent plasticity

Stem Cell Research - Telomerase deficiency thwarts mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

Stem Cell Transplantation - Computer system useful for drug management in bone marrow recipients

Stem Cell Transplantation - Recombinant KGF protects against GVHD in mice

Stem Cell Transplants - Cord blood banking industry flourishes amid controversy

Transfusion Medicine - Work on inorganic blood substitute to move forward with $1.5 million grant

Transplant Medicine - Doctors marvel at recovery of tiny transplant survivor

Transplant Medicine - Primary sclerosing cholangitis heightens odds for liver transplant rejection

Tuberculosis Immune Control - Novel whole blood test measures T-cell responses to TB antigens

West Nile Virus - CDC: Six people got mosquito virus through blood transfusions last year