Blood Weekly

Joint Replacement - Serum IL-6 is an accurate diagnostic marker of periprosthetic infection

Leukemia - HOXA9 expression may increase with age in human hemopoietic cells

Macular Degeneration - Biopharma company announces research on vascular disrupting agent

Nanotechnology - Nanophase ceramics increase osteoblast function

Nanotechnology - Researchers report that carbon nanoparticles stimulate blood clotting

Neoplasms - Plasma cell neoplasms reviewed

Neuroscience - Dr. Peter Vajkoczy presents latest data on Bowman Perfusion Monitoring System

Neuroscience - Nonsynaptic GABAergic signaling exists between neuroblasts and GFAP-expressing cells

Ophthalmology - Ophthalmologist to examine ancient Chilean mummy eyes

Patent Foramen Ovale - New device closes heart defect, preventing unfiltered blood from entering circulation

Peripheral Artery Disease - Cryoplasty effectively treats challenging peripheral artery blockages

Physiology - p47phox-dependent NADPH oxidase regulates flow-induced vascular remodeling

Progenitor Cells - Expanded endothelial progenitor cells help restore blood flow in ischemic limbs

Prognostics - Anemia used as prognostic factor in patients undergoing resection for lung cancers

Prognostics - Hematopoietic cell transplantation advised for patients with little comorbidity

Prognostics - Treatment efficacy indicated by incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia

Reproductive Health - Bed rest for hypertension during pregnancy is not backed by strong evidence

Sickle Cell Disease - Inhaled nitric oxide may help sickle cell disease

Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow stem cell transplants improve heart function

Stem Cell Research - CD45+ liver subpopulation tip cells generated from bone marrow stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Confirmed survival and differentiation of ESC-derived NPCs transplanted into ischemic brain

Stem Cell Research - Decreased H19 expression associated with anticancer activity in dedifferentiated cell clones

Stem Cell Research - Extracellular signal-regulated kinase/MAPK induces neuronal markers in MSCs

Stem Cell Research - Increased TCF/beta-catenin/CBP-mediated transcription decreases neuronal differentiation

Stem Cell Research - Interleukin-4 is essential for the expression of Ym1/2 genes

Stem Cell Research - Neural stem cells partition DNA asymmetrically

Stem Cell Research - PU.1 expression necessary for maintenance of the bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell pool

Stem Cell Research - Radial cells in the spinal cord are precursors to radial glia

Stem Cell Research - Simple method yields high-density cultures of embryonic stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Stem cells produced from umbilical cord blood have embryonic characteristics

Stem Cell Transplantation - BM stem cells injected after laser photocoagulation differentiate and survive long term

Stem Cell Transplantation - BM stromal cell treatment improves neurologic recovery in autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Stem Cell Transplantation - Circulating CD34+ cells increase 10 hours after G-CSF administration

Stem Cell Transplantation - Early stem cell transplantation induced remission of chronic myeloid leukemia

Stem Cell Transplantation - Expansion capacity of mesenchymal stem cells after sex-mismatched SCT is damaged

Thrombosis - Biopharma company nears completion of preclinical data on antithrombin drug

Thyroid Surgery - LigaSure vessel sealing system provides safe and effective hemostasis

Tissue Engineering - Adrenomedullin regenerates alveoli and vasculature in elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema

Tissue Engineering - Extracellular matrix scaffold and muscle tissue used to reconstruct esophagus

Tissue Engineering - PLGA porous scaffolds are used to repair mandibular defects

Tissue Engineering - Synthetic scaffold morphology controls dermal connective tissue formation

Tissue Engineering - Tissue engineered fetal skin constructs improve healing of pediatric burns

Toxins - Heat shock response protects murine liver from endotoxemia-induced injury

Transplant Medicine - Glomerular mesangial cells share their origin with granulocytes and macrophages

Transplant Medicine - Nonprofit organ donation organization receives transplant network contract