Blood Weekly

Leukemia - Xanthoangelol induced apoptosis in neuroblastoma and leukemia cells

Lymphoma - STAT5 is a modifier of interleukin-7-induced lymphomas

Malaria - Intermittent prophylaxis shown to prevent malaria in infants

Malaria - The best malaria drugs are not being used in Africa

Metastatic Melanoma Prognostic Indicator - Elevated neutrophils/monocytes associated with poor metastatic melanoma survival

Multiple Myeloma - Independent phase I/II study of Defibrotide begins

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Studies advance knowledge in myelodysplastic syndrome research

Neurogenesis - Studies add new findings to neurogenesis body of knowledge

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - First clinical guidelines for diagnosing and treating NPH established

Oncology - Therapies targeting angiogenic protein receptors may treat leukemia

Oral Health - Nicotine inhibits myofibroblast differentiation in gingival fibroblasts

Patents - Oximetry devices maker to pay about $280 million charge for patent infringement

Pediatric Cancer - Bone marrow involvement in pediatric anaplastic large cell lymphoma studied

Pediatric Leukemia - Evidence for single-step mechanism in origin of childhood ALL revealed

Pediatric Leukemia - Neoplastic disorders of hematopoiesis in children with Down syndrome discussed

Peripheral Arterial Occlusion - Alfimeprase shows promise in phase I clinical trial

Pharmaceutical Research - Effect of anticoagulant drugs in cancer examined

Physiology - Prion protein studied, behavior in platelet activation defined

Portal Hypertension - Researchers uncover mechanisms that can lead to portal hypertension

Postpartum Hemorrhage - A new strategy could prevent a leading cause of maternal death in Africa

Renal/Adrenal Surgery - Laparoscopic surgery feasible for patients on oral anticoagulants

Sleep Apnea - Researchers examine effectiveness of new home test for sleep apnea

Spectroscopy - Sugar intermediates of pentose phosphate pathway quantified by LC-MS/MS

Stem Cell Research - A newly recognized CD14+ subset may be valuable for vascular repair

Stem Cell Research - CD144 is transiently expressed by fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Conditional telomerase induction causes proliferation of hair follicle SCs

Stem Cell Research - ERM required for transcriptional control of spermatogonial stem cell niche

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic SCs transplanted in injured brain generate nerve and vascular cells

Stem Cell Research - Histone deacetylases have role in regulation of erythroid cell differentiation

Stem Cell Research - MGH investigations will focus on the impact of the stem cell environment

Stem Cell Research - Mesenchymal SCs recruited to striated muscle by NFAT/IL-4-mediated cell fusion

Stem Cell Research - New findings in the area of stem cell described

Stem Cell Research - Rybp/DEDAF required for early postimplantation and CNS development

Stem Cell Research - SSCs change cell-surface molecule expression patterns in postnatal development

Stem Cell Research - Shc3 affects human high-grade astrocytomas survival

Stem Cell Research - TAZ protein modulates mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

Stem Cell Transplantation - Selective depletion of alloreactive donor lymphocytes reduces GVHD severity

Stroke - Rural telestroke network allows rapid, safe use of tissue plasminogen activator

Thalassemia - Study shows common form of thalassemia can be managed without blood transfusion

Thromboembolism - Low-molecular-weight heparin prevented postoperative venous thromboembolism

Thromboembolism - Prophylaxis of thromboembolic events during urologic surgery advised

Thromboembolism - Venous perioperative thromboembolism prophylaxis suggested

Tissue Engineering - RGD peptide-conjugated magnetite cationic liposomes used for tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Recent findings illuminate research in tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Scaffold facilitates cartilage repair after microfracture

Transplant Medicine - Epigallocatechin gallate reduces cyclosporine-induced hemolysis

Transplant Medicine - Liver disease scores summarize liver transplant outcomes

Transplant Medicine - Microcirculatory aberrations are common in cardiac transplant recipients

Transplant Medicine - Valganciclovir suitable for treatment of CMV infection and disease

Virology - Dengue virus NS1 studied, fate of secreted form defined