Blood Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 28th, 2005
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Blood Banking - Quality issues found in banked umbilical cord blood stem cells for transplant
Cryopreservation - Cryopreservation protocol developed to store 3-D bioartificial liver device
Hemophilia Therapy - Self-regulating lentiviral vector expresses human factor IX in vivo
Stem Cell Transplantation - Cultured BM cells can act as substitute for autograft or BMP in spine fusion
Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Red blood cell depletion systems compared for cell recovery and RBC reduction
Acintobacter Baumannii - A. baumannii outbreak caused by bla(OXA-21) determinant
Adenovirus - Adenovirus DNA detected by SYBR Green real-time PCR assay
Anemia - U.S. FDA approves IV therapy for iron deficiency anemia in pre-dialysis patients
Angiology - Reports advance knowledge in angiology research
Atherosclerosis - Novel blood test measuring oxidized fats is heart disease indicator
Avian Influenza - New avian influenza genotype present during the 2003-04 Asian bird flu outbreaks
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research
Awards - Sensation 64 CT system wins gold in 2005 Medical Design of Excellence Award
Bacteriology - Outcome of early-onset neonatal sepsis tied to bacterial genus
Bioartificial Liver - Microfabricated grooved substrate is platform for bioartificial liver reactors
Biomedical Engineering - Matrix molecules allow cells to create cardiovascular tissues
Biomedical Engineering - R&D collaboration with U of South Australia to focus on biopharmaceuticals
Bioterrorism - Antibiotic nonadherence is a concern for future bioterrorist events
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge
Blood Safety - Filtrations company and Fresenius Kabi AG partner to reduce prions
Blood Safety - Multitransfused thalassemic children show a risk for acquiring hepatitis C
Blood Safety - New advances in prion removal filter reported
Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer described
Breast Cancer - Reovirus may be used as a purging modality for breast cancer during ASCT
Brucellosis - Tc-99m HIG scintigraphy helps diagnose osteoarticular involvement in brucellosis
Leukemia - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of leukemia
Business Update - Diagnostic equipment company awarded Premier contract for new ultrasound system
Business Update - Global Med sub signs nationwide contract with Nigeria
Cancer Therapy - Alliance to accelerate clinical development and commercialization of Ceflatonin
Cancer Therapy - Antibodies to angiogenic protein staunch murine acute myeloid leukemia
Candida Albicans - N-cadherin mediates endocytosis of Candida albicans by endothelial cells
Cardiac Myxoma - Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in cardiac myxoma not associated with HPV or EBV
Leukemia - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of leukemia
Cerebral Embolism - Patients with AF and dense SEC at high risk for cerebral embolism
Childhood Cancer - Cancer related to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales
Childhood Cancer - Childhood cancer survival trends in Europe tracked
Childhood Cancer - Day care in infancy reduced risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Classical Swine Fever - U.S. classical swine fever isolates closely related to South American isolates
Clinical Trials - Clinical study of Aurora kinase inhibitor in hematologic cancers initiated
Tissue Engineering - Researchers' findings advance tissue engineering research
Clinical Trials - Recombinant human thrombin clinical trial results presented at meeting
Collaborations - Collaborative stem cell partnership announced in New Jersey
Coronary Artery Bypass - Cardiopulmonary bypass linked to post-CABG aspirin resistance
Coronary Artery Bypass - Perioperative RBC transfusion linked to heightened mortality risk
Corynebacterium Glutamicum - Ethambutol elicits L-glutamate efflux of Corynebacterium glutamicum
Critical Care - The hidden dangers of hospitals exposed
Crohn Disease - Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis may be implicated in Crohn disease
Dengue Virus - Lineage extinction/replacement in dengue 1 populations due to stochastic events
Diagnostics - Diagnostic usefulness of aberrant CD22 expression assessed
Drug Delivery - First patient receives TRT with Benephit Delta Infusion System
Drug Resistance - BLM helicase triggers leukemia cell resistance to cisplatin
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic SCs give rise to mature gonadotrope-like cells in embryoid bodies
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell line expressing EGFP established
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - TGF-beta 2 enhances cardiac myocyte differentiation from embryonic stem cells
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli - EC O157 acquired through indirect contact with farm environment
Environmental Ethics - Genetically modified insect vectors require examination
Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak - E. coli O157:H7 colitis outbreak associated with unpasteurized gouda cheese
Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer may originate from circulating bone marrow-derived stem cells
Gastric Cancer - Postoperative detection of gastric cancer cells related to risk of recurrence
Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval of generic oral blood-glucose-lowering drug
Genetics & Genomics - Company introduces new globin-reduction service
Gonorrhea - Prolyliminopeptidase-negative N. gonorrhoeae strain circulating in Denmark
Grants - U.S. NIH grants awarded to 9 research centers for molecular libraries initiative
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes vary in HIV-infected patients in Thailand
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - GB virus C prevalence lower in HIV-infected children than in coinfected adults
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Routine syphilis screening increases detection in HIV-infected patients
HIV/AIDS Drug Use - Cocaine upregulates DC-SIGN expression on dendritic cells in HIV infection
HIV/AIDS HAART - Improvement of virologic response to HAART due to increased adherence
HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Satellite pharmacy at HIV clinic improves physician-pharmacist interaction
HIV/AIDS Mental Health - HIV-infected patients with history of mental trauma report greater physical pain
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Codon volatility does not reflect selective pressure on HIV-1 genome
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Functional genomic relationships HIV-1 disease revealed
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - PAR-2 induction by neuroinflammation prevents neural death during HIV infection
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - RNA helicase DDX1 involved in restricted HIV-1 Rev function in astrocytes
HIV/AIDS Pneumococcal Vaccine - HIV-infected children have poorer qualitative antibody responses to PnCV
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Branded advertising campaign increases condom use in Tanzania
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Some sexual history questions lacking in sexually transmitted infection clinics
HIV/AIDS Quality-of-Life - HIV-related neurological syndromes reduce health-related quality of life
HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - 2- to 3-fold risk increase of acquiring HIV-1 infection among persons with STDs
HIV/AIDS Transmission - DC-SIGNR is a cofactor in sexual HIV-1 transmission
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Greater prevalence of HIV infections heterosexually-acquired in the U.K.
HIV/AIDS Viremia - Low-level viremia not uncommon during very early period of primary HIV infection
HIV/AIDS-Related Hyperlipidemia - Atazanavir switch improves metabolic disorders in hyperlipidemic HIV patients
HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - HLA-DQB*0402/DRBI*08 risk factor for developing AIDS-toxoplasmic encephalitis
HIV/AIDS-Related Lipoatrophy - Resistin levels decrease after rosiglitazone in HIV patients with lipoatrophy
HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - T cell decrease in HIV/TB coinfection leads to marked cytokine reduction
Healing - Wound closure modeled, acceleration after prior injury demonstrated
Heart Failure - Heart failure patients sought for study evaluating implantable pulse generator
Hematologic Disease - Phase I study of 506U78 for refractory hematologic malignancies conducted
Hematology - Japanese laboratory testing company selects new hematology testing system
Hematopoiesis - Podocalyxin is CD34-related marker of HSCs and embryonic erythroid cells
Hematopoiesis - Researchers describe findings in hematopoiesis studies
Hematopoietic Cells - Colony-stimulating factor isoforms studied, hematopoietic cell effects defined
Hemodialysis - Replacement of epoetin alfa with darbepoetin alfa safe, cost-effective
Hodgkin Disease - SHIELD program officially launched
Hodgkin Disease - The value of CT and MR imaging in Hodgkin disease weighed
Human Papillomavirus - HPV 63 targets keratinocytes in or around eccrine ducts in plantar skin
Human Papillomavirus - HPV DNA methylation helps diagnose emergence of a population of tumor cells
Leukemia - Findings in leukemia provide new insights
Leukemia - Maternal exposure to occupational solvents not linked to childhood leukemia
Marketing - New Jerseay biotechnoloogy company selects advertising agency
Medical Devices - Aortic mini-root-containing valves studied, endothelial seeding described
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Screening program helps prevent hospital-acquired MRSA infections
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Sequence types 8 and 80 predominate community-acquired MRSA in Norway
Multipotent Stem Cells - Multipotent stem cells isolated from adult olfactory mucosa
Mycobacterium Avium - M. avium isolation method from milk tank improved
Mycobacterium Avium - Real-time PCR detects M. avium subsp paratuberculosis in water & milk
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - M. tuberculosis PDT is monofunctional and nonfusion protein
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains possess functional cellulases
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - ESAT-6 may contribute to macrophage activation in tuberculosis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - ESAT-6/CFP-10 fusion protein and peptides used for optimal MTB diagnosis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - GTP-binding/synergy loop domain mutations of MTB ftsZ compromise its function
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - IdeR binding sites in sequences of all M. tuberculosis ORFs identified
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Monoacylated MDP confers TLR2/TLR4 activation on dendritic cells
Neural Stem Cell Research - Enriched environment increases neurogenesis in subventricular zone after stroke
Neural Stem Cell Transplantation - Lineage-restricted neural SCs differentiate after transplant to injured spine
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - HUMAX-CD20 induces clinical response in NHL at all dose levels, company reports
Norovirus Transmission - Person-to-person spread the most important norovirus transmission route
Nosocomial Infections - Digestive endoscopy transmits hepatitis C infection infrequently
Nosocomial Infections - Preoperative skin prep antiseptic now available in tint
Obesity - Choice/availability of take-out food not related to obesity prevalence
Pediatric Oncology - Pediatric and adult leukemia cells bear distinctly different properties
Personnel - Timothy M. Mayleben elected to bioscience company board of directors
Plague - Functions of differentially expressed proteins ID'd for Yersinia species
Platelets - Glycoproteins and von Willebrand factor studied, bond kinetics clarified
Prostate Cancer - No serological evidence of association between prostate cancer and HSV2/HSV8
RNA Research - Preliminary microRNA expression in mouse stem cells presented at conference
SARS Coronavirus - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS coronavirus
Sexually Transmitted Infection - High herpes simplex virus-2 and syphilis seroprevalence among female drug users
Stem Cell Research - Australian officials launch new human embryonic stem cell line, drives network
Stem Cell Research - BRCA2 deficiency in small intestine leads to spontaneous stem cell deletion
Stem Cell Research - Company provides update on hESC at stem-cell meeting
Stem Cell Research - EDNRB or KIT signaling needed for maintenance/survival of melanocyte precursors
Stem Cell Research - GCSF & GMCSF have differential effects on neutrophil survival and function
Stem Cell Research - Long-term survival of blood stem cells reported in cloning and stem cells
Stem Cell Research - Molecular markers distinguish bone marrow mesenchymal SCs from fibroblasts
Stem Cell Research - Neural stem cells isolated from postnatal cerebellum
Stem Cell Research - Neurturin augments non-neuronal cell numbers via increased cell proliferation
Stem Cell Research - Peripheral blood cell fractions spawn endothelial progenitor cells
Stem Cell Research - Zac1 expressed in stem cells of neuroectoderm and mesoderm during embryogenesis
Stem Cell Transplantation - IL-6/TNF-alpha polymorphisms identifies risk of unsuccessful limbic SC graft
Streptococcus Pyogenes - Different strains may circulate simultaneously during S. pyogenes outbreak
Tissue Engineering - Researchers' data advance tissue engineering research
Tissue Engineering - Respiratory epithelial cells may be used for tracheal tissue engineering
Tissue Engineering - Rotary culture enhances preosteoblast aggregation and mineralization
Tissue Engineering - Tissue-engineered artificial bile duct resembles native bile duct
Tissue Engineering - Umbilical vein scaffold developed for cardiovascular tissue engineering
Transplant Medicine - Basiliximab may reduce incidence of acute organ rejection in lung transplants
Transplant Medicine - Enrollment in trial of new fibrin sealant system for liver transplant complete
Transplant Medicine - Repeated pulse therapy increases graft loss in HCV-positive liver recipients
Transplantation Medicine - PaO2 <250mmHg is not a definite contraindication for lung transplantation
Tuberculosis - Antimycobacterial therapy associated with shift toward predominant Th1 phenotype
Tuberculosis - Biochemical changes associated with antituberculosis drugs
Tuberculosis - Cattle movements predict bovine tuberculosis occurrence in Great Britain
Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis diagnosis confirmed by PCR in prehistoric skeleton in Britain
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium - Esp gene detected in all vancomycin-resistant E. faecium strains in Korea
Venous Ulcers - Final version of OrCel study protocol submitted to U.S.FDA
Yersinia Pestis - pgm locus plays role in Yersinia pestis adaptation to its environment
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