Blood Weekly

Anemia - Hemoglobin raffimer used for severe anemia in Jehovah's Witness

Stem Cell Research - Transplanted B-stem cells reconstitute bone marrow B-cells after irradiation

Tissue Engineering - MSCs engineered for total ankle joint repairs for osteoarthritis

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Umbilical cord blood banking promises families biological "insurance"

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation - Modified cord blood collection method achieves sufficient cell levels for CBT

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - New findings in acute myeloid leukemia described

Aging - Insulin resistance, weight gain lead to early aging

Alzheimer Disease - Beta-site specific intrabodies prevents generation of Alzheimer A beta peptide

Anemia - Clinical implications of cancer-related anemia on quality of life examined

Angiology - Impedence cardiography effective for reducing blood pressure, study shows

Angiology - Laser-made channels and progenitor cells spawn new vessels in ischemic limbs

Angiology - Recent studies add new data to angiology research

Antibiotic Resistance - Pathogens can have a strong effect on host behavior

Anticoagulant Therapy - Dalteparin doesn't influence lupus anticoagulant test results

Aplastic Anemia - Third course of ATG for aplastic anemia an option only for previous responders

Biomedical Engineering - Re-engineered autologous T cells attack non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells

Bloodstream Infection - Categorization and blood culture Gram stains can guide early treatment

Breast Cancer - HER-2 overexpression inversely correlates with ER/PR expression in breast cancer

Business & Finance - Company focused on lipids-associated diseases reports Q1 2005 results

Business Update - Company continues capacity expansion for dialyzers

Business Update - Supply agreement inked for surgical blood salvage technology in U.S.

Cancer Research - Combretastatin A4 Prodrug trial indicates antitumor activity

Cancer Therapy - Companies announce agreement with NCI for PXD101

Cardiac Stem Cell Research - Directing cardiac fate in stem cells is necessary for regeneration

Cardiology - Researchers' work adds to cardiology body of knowledge

Central Nervous System - Central nervous system involved in posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder

Chemotherapy - Single-agent chemotherapy used for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder

Chronic Liver Disease - TT virus coinfection accounts for some liver disease cases in India

Colon Cancer - Five-year survival lower in transplant recipients compared with general populous

Colorectal Cancer - Screening behavior characterized in Hong Kong Chinese population

Contraception - Studies presented at meeting showing efficacy of vaginal ring for contraception

Critical Care - Improvements decrease risk of post-injury multiple organ failure

Cryogenics - "Cool" blood stem cell research leads to licensing deal

Diagnostics - LC method for quantification of whole-blood everolimus validated

Diagnostics - Rapid HIV assays qualified for sale in the Republic of Uganda

Diagnostics - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

Drug Delivery - Carboxy methyl dextran hydrogel is pH- and ionic-strength-sensitive

Drug Delivery - New method of administering anticancer drug may be more effective, safer

Drug Delivery - PEG/PLA semiinterpenetrating network controls delivery of protein drugs

Drug Delivery - Recombinant adenovirus vector expresses IL-2 and myelomonocytic growth factor

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Autogeneic feeder cell system supports growth of undifferentiated ESCs

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - ESC ectopic mTERT expression confers resistance to p53-dependent apoptosis

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Identified growth factors allow direct hepatic fate-specification from ESCs

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Matrigel used as substrate for feeder-free propagation of undifferentiated ESCs

Embryonic Stem Cell Transplantation - ESC-derived microglia-like cells migrate into brain but not peripheral tissues

Finance - Maker of interventional surgical cardiology systems reports Q1 2005 results

Gastroenterology - Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy treated sarcoma liver metastases

Genital Herpesvirus Prevention - Topical microbicides being developed to prevent genital herpes infection

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Dried blood spots improve access to HIV diagnosis in infants

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - One-step nested PCR monitors HIV replication

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Rapid HIV testing has reduced test results from days to minutes

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Developed HIV-1 protease inhibitors active against multidrug-resistant virus

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Developed tricyclic phtalimide analogues inhibit HIV-1 integrase

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Low molecular weight HIV-1 protease dimerization inhibitors developed

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Lysozyme nonapeptide HL9 has anti-HIV activity

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Method predicts structure-based activity of HIV-1 RT inhibitors

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Antiretroviral resistance not a major determinant of disease progression/death

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV infection rate not significantly changed among adolescents in South Africa

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Multiple partners and unprotected sex fuel HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa

HIV/AIDS HAART - Adverse experiences increased following quadruple-drug induction HAART

HIV/AIDS Nutrition - Fruit/vegetable increase improves oxidative stress indicators in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CD4 engagement-induced cell surface rearrangement facilitates HIV entry

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CD81 increases HIV-1 gene expression in CD4 cells via transcription factors

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV Gag concentrates in specific plasma membrane areas rapidly after translation

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 gp120 regulates cxcr4-mediated signaling in neural progenitor cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1-induced macrophage gene expression includes the p21 gene

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1-specific CTL responses in blood mirror mucosa in natural chronic infection

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - JM4 is a four-transmembrane protein binding to CCR5 receptor

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Kinetic factors control HIV-1 cell entry efficiency/entry inhibitor efficacy

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Rad3-related protein and GADD45 alpha mediate HIV-1 Vpr-induced apoptosis

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - TFII-I regulates induction of HIV-1 LTR in cooperation with USF

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - TNF-alpha stimulates HIV-1 production in adipocytes

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Most rural health institutions in Ethiopia report reusing needles/syringes

HIV/AIDS Research - Inverse relationship between heparin binding by HIV gp120 and its thiol content

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Research in HIV/AIDS vaccines provides new insights

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - CD4 count and HIV RNA are independent risk factors for mortality after delivery

HIV/AIDS-Related Disorder - HIV-related pulmonary hypertension does not worsen with HAART interruption

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection -  Acinetobacter baumannii folliculitis detected in patient with AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection -  Mycobacterium peregrinum infection identified in AIDS patient

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - Rarely diagnosed cardiac aspergillosis is fatal in HIV-infected patients

HTLV-1-Assoc. Myelopathy/Trop. Spastic Paraparesis - IFN-beta 1a benefits immune mechanisms central to HAM/TSP pathogenesis

Hematology - Angiogenic cytokine bolsters chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Hematology - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hematology

Hepatitis C - Study examines two approaches for liver disease treatment

Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Hepatitis C is rarely sexually transmitted between men who have sex with men

Hypercholesterolemia - U.S. FDA approves generic drug for treatment of hypercholesterolemia

Hypertension - ATHOS study results presented at geriatric conference

Hypertension - New mouse aids understanding of plasma volume and blood pressure

Hypoxia - Hypoxia and anemia affected tumor biology and treatment resistance

Infectious Disease Research - NIAID-supported research combats/elucidates emerging infectious diseases

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Recent findings in kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus described

Kidney Cancer - Donor kidneys with small renal cell cancers deemed viable for transplantation

Kidney Transplantation - Administration methods of antithymocyte globulins in renal transplant patients

Kidney Transplantation - Renal transplant recipients with mutant hepatitis B should continue lamivudine

Krabbe Disease - Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder