Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 24th, 2005
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Blood Safety - Study shows ligand technology effective in removing blood-borne TSE infectivity
Diagnostics - Blood bank safety advanced with U.S. launch of hepatitis test
Stem Cell Transplantation - Increased TNF levels associated with increased risk of CMV infection after AHSCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Protein C levels during HSCT conditioning do not predict veno-occlusive disease
Adverse Drug Reaction - Patients develop acute liver failure after receiving amoxicillin/clavulanate
Allergy & Immunology - Donor HLA alleles may control hepatitis C virus spread to liver grafts
Alzheimer Disease - High-resolution serum proteomic profiling developed for Alzheimer disease detection
Angioplasty - Ischemic preconditioning may attenuate regional release of inflammatory markers
Atherosclerosis - Neovessel instability may cause intraplaque hemorrhage in atherosclerotic lesions
Biomedical Engineering - Degradable PEG porous tubes can be used as nerve guidance channels
Hematology - Researchers' findings advance hematology research
Biomedicine - 2,2'-diselenadibenzoic acid may bind to sub-domain IIA sites in serum albumin
Business & Finance - Cholesterol monitor developer ranked on 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list
Cancer Fatigue - Fatigue in cancer patients not related to changes in oxyhemoglobin dissociation
Cancer Risk Factors - Maternal history of miscarriage associated with increased risk of childhood AML
Cancer Therapy - Anticancer drug gets fast track for elderly with acute myelogenous leukemia
Cancer Therapy - Anticoagulant treatment improved survival in cancer patients
Leukemia - Studies add new findings to leukemia body of knowledge
Cancer Therapy - Cost of epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa treatment in Sweden evaluated
Cancer Therapy - Modification of treatment protocols improved outcome of childhood leukemia
Cardiology - Antibodies to heparin pose a risk of adverse events following cardiac surgery
Cardiology - Flow mediated dilation is associated with changes in coronary diameter and coronary blood flow
Cardiovascular Research - Bone marrow-derived myofibroblasts are present in adult human heart valves
Cardiovascular Research - Secondary arteriovenous fistulas underused but highly effective after access failure
Leukemia - Studies describe new findings in leukemia research
Cardiovascular Research - Zinc deficiency influences arterial BP vascular NO pathway in growing rats
Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy induced toxic myelopathy
Chemotherapy - Dose-dense chemotherapy may be superior to CHOP for primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
Chemotherapy - Early efficacy of epoetin alfa superior to darbepoetin alfa
Clinical Trials - Authorization granted for U.K. trial of hemoglobin glutamer in cardiac surgery
Collaborations - NAT maker to collaborate with Molecular Profiling Institute to bolster oncology strategy
Transplant Medicine - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of transplant medicine
Colon Cancer - Aberrant cytochrome c oxidase subunit I expression is biomarker for increased colon cancer risk
Coronary Artery Bypass - Hemodilution and surgical hemostasis strongly influence transfusion need
Cytotoxicity - Diphtheria toxin fused to variant human interleukin-3 induces cytotoxicity of acute myeloid leukemia
Diabetes Therapy - Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and type 2 diabetes benefit from nateglinide
Diagnostics - Biochemical marker health assessment tool now widely available
Diagnostics - Capillary electrophoretic method detects glycolysis metabolites in human red blood cells
Diagnostics - D-dimer diagnostic test more accurate than computerized strain gauge plethysmography
Diagnostics - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights
Diagnostics - Novel system enables in vivo analysis of bileaflet prosthesis leakage jet turbulence
Drug Safety - High doses of ibuprofen can cause significant GI bleeding despite its safety profile
Embolism - Cerebral embolism occurred after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Endocrinology - Neuroblasts migrate in response to endothelin-1 through involvement of endothelin type B receptors
Finance - Antibody-based drug developer reports net loss; initiates clinical trial
Finance - Biomedical testing company closes $15 million placement with private investors
Finance - Grants support hemophilia advocacy efforts
Fitness & Wellness - Exercise capacity in patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia is not significantly affected
Genetics - A functional polymorphism reduces cardiovascular disease risk in men
Genetics & Genomics - Chromosomal changes used to identify non-MALT marginal zone B-cell lymphomas
Genetics & Genomics - Cooperating cancer genes identified by oncogenic-retrovirus-induced mutagenesis
Genetics & Genomics - Pentameric symmetry loss in CRP induces IL-8 secretion through peroxynitrite signaling
Genetics & Genomics - Platelet glycoprotein IIIa genotype determines effect of aspirin on postoperative bleeding
Graft-versus-Host Disease - Interleukin-4-producing CD8+ cells may be an immunological hallmark of chronic GVHD
Granulocytic Sarcoma - Granulocytic sarcoma manifested as multiple skeletal lesions
Hematology - Hemophiliacs respond satisfactorily to chronic hepatitis C therapy
Hematology - Hepatitis C virus infection may be associated with thrombocytopenia
Hematology - Reports describe recent advances in hematology research
Hemodialysis - Access site reuse preferable to de novo placement for conversion to permanent catheters
Hemophilia - Hemophilia organization announces two fellowships in bleeding disorders research
Hepatitis C Therapy - Tentative approval granted for hepatitis C combination therapy
Hepatitis C Virus - Core-specific precursor T cell response reflects viral load in chronic hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Virus - Serum apoptosis markers increase during treatment for chronic hepatitis C
Imaging - Sonography can detect trisomies and other chromosome abnormalities
Influenza - Children with neurological and neuromuscular diseases should receive annual flu shot
Information Technology - Software for blood donor centers offers selective reporting of parameters
Ischemia - Livers retrieved with short warm ischemia times may be acceptable for transplantation
Leukemia - Combination regimen shown effective in treating B-cell lymphocytic leukemia
Leukemia - Common genetic variants linked to infection risk in children undergoing therapy
Leukemia - Data advance knowledge in leukemia research
Leukemia - Pathogenesis and therapy of acute myelogenous leukemia discussed
Medical Devices - Fenestrated endograft gets CE Mark approval for complex aortic aneurysms
Medical Devices - Georgetown University Hospital acquires BVA-100 blood volume analyzer
Medical Devices - Prototype of non-invasive method to measure hematocrit is complete
Medical Devices - Vasotrac enables noninvasive BP monitoring during prone anesthesia in adolescents
Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Pharma company seeking authorization to market Revlimid in European Union
Neovascularization - Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor augments bone marrow-induced neovascularization
Nosocomial Infections - Vfend equals two-drug candidemia regimen, with fewer serious side effects
Oncology - New data illuminates research in oncology
Pain Management - Flavonoid treatment has little impact on pain or bleeding after ambulatory stapled hemorrhoidopexy
Pediatric Cancer - Malfunctioning events and catheter-related infections occurred rarely
Peptides - An immunoluminometric assay can measure midregional proadrenomedullin in plasma
Peripheral Vascular Disease - Autologous cell implantation improves limb ischemia in patients with peripheral arterial disease
Pharmaceutical Research - Antibiotic daunomycin binds to human serum albumin at nonclassical drug binding site
Pharmacology - LC-MS simultaneously detected loratadine and pseudoephedrine in human plasma
Pharmacology - Microdialysis plus capillary electrophoresis detects trimebutine maleate in rabbit blood
Prognostics - Circulating plasma cells predicted survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Prognostics - Concentration of thymidine kinase 1 used as proliferation marker in solid tumors
Prognostics - ETV6/RUNX1 rearrangement indicated good prognosis
Prognostics - Imatinib-induced inhibition of ABL kinase activity predicted patient response
Respiratory Medicine - Anticoagulant therapy reduces mortality risk
Spinal Cord Injury - Antibody to IL-6R suppresses secondary injury and glial scar formation in spinal cord injury
Stem Cell Disorders - Telomerase activity in MDS may be insufficient to compensate for telomere shortening
Stem Cell Research - Angiopoietin-2 stimulates endothelial progenitor cell migration
Stem Cell Research - Ascorbic acid promotes osteoclastogenesis from embryonic stem cells
Stem Cell Research - Chronic intrathecal injections of a large volume of fluid increase mast cells in the CNS
Stem Cell Research - ESCs generate progeny by microinsemination of male germ cells from chimeric mice
Stem Cell Research - Electromagnetic fields affect transcript levels of apoptosis-related genes
Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cells cocultured with Thy1-positive cells differentiate into hepatocytes
Stem Cell Research - Inflammatory endothelial cells disrupt the repair capacity of endothelial progenitor cells
Stem Cell Research - Neural stem cell differentiation is dependent upon endogenous caspase-3 activity
Stem Cell Research - Neuroprotection by stem cell factor in cortical neurons involves Akt and NF kappa B
Stem Cell Research - Repression of DNA replication licensing in quiescence is independent of geminin
Stem Cell Research - Stem cells may potentially be used to modify aging
Stem Cell Therapy - Infused mesenchymal stem cells enhance recovery from I/R-induced acute renal failure
Stem Cell Transplantation - ACE gene D-allele associated with noninfectious pulmonary dysfunction development after HSCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Allogenic chimeric mouse model indicate some donor stem cells exist more than 6 months
Stem Cell Transplantation - Bone marrow remains a significant source of stem cells for autologous HSCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Glutamine reduces the severity of mucositis in children undergoing HSCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Higher NK cell dose reduces nonrelapse mortality and infectious events after SCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - IIVP salvage regimen yields high response rates before autologous stem cell transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Increased DMSO concentration associated with toxicity in stem cell transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Nonmyeloblative SCT costs the same as myeloblative SCT after considering price of complications
Stem Cell Transplantation - Oral mucosal pathology is common in pediatric patients with cGVHD after HSCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Perception of problematic social support associated with poor survival after SCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Prospective monitoring of TNF-alpha and IFN gamma predicts onset of GVHD after ASCT
Stem Cell Transplantation - Risk/benefit ratios of GVHD/graft-versus-leukemia effect differ among diseases
Surgical Technology - SmartSuction HARMONY surgical suction pump cleared by U.S. FDA
Thrombosis - Hemostatic risk factors in predicting arterial thrombotic events clarified
Tissue Engineering - Bioresorbable composites enable adequate suitable properties for bone tissue engineering
Tissue Engineering - Full-thickness cartilage defects of the femoral condyle repaired with implant
Tissue Engineering - Highly differentiated 3D tissues reconstructed by stacking layers of small hepatocytes
Tissue Engineering - Serum deprivation improves repopulation of acellular matrices with valvular interstitial cells
Transplant Medicine - Patients fare well without steroids after hepatitis C-related liver transplants
Transplant Medicine - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of transplant medicine
Vascular Disease - Data indicate that adipose stem cells form blood vessels and improve blood flow
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