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Blood Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 20th, 2004

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Adverse Drug Effects - Long-term studies show transduced stem cells do not cause leukemia

Cancer Risk Factor - Celiac disease not a risk factor for lymphoma

Drug Delivery - Heparin-coated nanoparticles show promise as oxygen carriers

HIV/AIDS - Company presents data on its therapeutic vaccine approach for HIV infection

Liver Damage - Preclinical data presented on histamine's ability to prevent liver damage

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Adult patients with t(8;21) AML had similar outcomes as non-t(8;21) patients

Amyloidosis - Imaging finding suggest amyloidosis can coexist with other disease entities

Antiseizure Medication - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy

Blood Loss - Recombinant human thrombin phase II clinical study commences

Blood Plasma Volume - NIH grant awarded for HetaCool development

Bone Marrow Transplantation - Animal model studies to utilize proprietary stem cell expansion technology

Brain Tumor - Epigenetic downregulation of CTMP transcription common in glioblastomas

Business Update - Immunotherapy company opens cGMP production center in the United States

Cancer Therapy - High-performance thin-layer chromatography enables precise busulfan analysis

Cancer Therapy Side Effects - Lactoferrin may protect against anticancer therapy-induced intestinal damage

Carcinogenesis - Relationship between bone destruction and increased growth of myeloma cells

Cardiovascular Disease - Immune system imbalance may underlie canine idiopathic pericardial effusion

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Study of chronic fatigue syndrome to use blood volume analyzer

Collaborations - Agreement signed for Oxygent in Korea

Collaborations - Cord blood provider awarded exclusive participation in prenatal program

Colorectal Cancer - Modified capecitabine regimen effective in colorectal cancer

DNA Sequence - Human chromosome 13 DNA sequenced and analyzed

Diagnostics - 3-D MR digital subtraction angiography aids visualization of tumor dynamics

Diagnostics - Glucagon 19-29 tagging vector monitors protein levels after plasmid transfer

Diagnostics - Mammaglobin promising diagnostic marker for breast cancer

Endocrinology - Taurine uptake affected by estradiol in endometrial tumor cells in vitro

Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports strong first-quarter sales

Finance - Cancer-focused company closes initial public offering

Finance - Shareholders approve reorganization of blood-focused biopharma

Hematology - Oxidative stress may be involved in the evolution of metabolic bone disease

Hemochromatosis - Genes and gender seem to modulate iron homeostatis

Hemodialysis - Fresenius Medical Care home dialysis system presented

Hemophilia - Complications of central venous catheter use in pediatric hemophiliacs reviewed

Hepatitis C - Study explores options for nonresponders to Peg-Intron/Rebetol therapy

Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Risk factors for hepatitis C in Alaska natives reported

Information Technology - Global Med prepares for first Sub-Saharan African software installation

Leukemia - Interim data reported from phase II trial of Clofarabine

Leukemia - Trisenox U.S. marketing exclusivity extended to 2018

Liver Transplantation - Liver allografts select out quasispecies variants after transplantation

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium falciparum peptides bind to human hepatocytes

Motor Neuron Diseases - New neurons can get out of spinal cord

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Early signs that adult bone-marrow stem cells could regenerate brain tissue

Renal Failure - AngioFlow thermal dilution catheter, AngioFlow meter launched in U.S.

Sickle Cell Disease - Strategic alliance may accelerate Nicosan/Hemoxin's entrance into market

Stem Cell - Giuseppe Remuzzi joins SAB of transplantation-therapy company

Stem Cell Biology - Scientists enhance incorporation of bone marrow cells

Stem Cell Policy - Expanded stem cell research backed by strong majority of voters in 18 states

Stem Cell Research - Adenovirus serotype 35 has a broad reconstitution capacity

Stem Cell Research - Human neural stem cell lines are stable when cultured for long periods

Stem Cell Research - Tumors guide the differentiation of cells destined to become support vessels

Stem-Cell Research - Company opens commercial adult stem-cell bank

Survival and Mortality - High C-reactive protein marks poor outcomes after stem cell transplantation

Tonsillitis - Treatment protocol before, after tonsillectomy reduces bleeding risk

Transfusion Medicine - SEN virus might be linked to the onset of fulminant hepatitis

Transplant Medicine - Erythropoietin may benefit patients with post-liver-transplant anemia

Transplant Medicine - Female liver transplant recipients have poorer psychosocial adjustment

West Nile Virus - Genomics company limiting WNV treatment to immunocompetent patients

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