Blood Weekly

Blood Safety - Bicarbonate inhibits S. epidermidis in platelet concentrates

Blood Safety - Parvovirus B19 exposure through blood products does not result in symptomatic infection

Liver Regeneration - Hepatic mast cells restored during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy

Transplant Medicine - Transplanted cryopreserved bone marrow cells induce the growth of albumin-producing hepatocytes

Adverse Drug Reaction - Papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma developed in dog after chronic cyclosporine

Adverse Drug Reaction - Recovery is possible for patients with pure red cell aplasia and anti-erythropoietin antibodies

Anemia - IV iron sucrose for patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD has no serious side effects

Angiology - Aspirin superior to low molecular weight heparin in rabbit aneurysms treated with coils

Antigen Receptors - Norovirus capsid protein forms particle that binds to histo-blood group antigen receptors

Apoptosis - MDM2 antagonists induced apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia

Apoptosis - NF-kappa B1 and c-Rel are critical during pDC differentiation

Atherosclerosis - Leptin alters endothelial progenitor cell functionality

Blood Banking - Variation in daily transfusion is the major parameter in determining blood inventory performance

Blood Safety - Demographic and psychological factors predict perceived blood safety and risk

Business & Finance - Collaboration milestone reached in HMGB1 program

Cancer Complications - New Phase 3 data show the possible benefits of Aranesp for cancer-related anemia

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Studies find new Rainbow technology effective in detecting carbon monoxide poisoning

Carcinogenesis - Relation between stable loss of global DNA methylation in radiation-target tissue and carcinogenesis discussed

Cardiology - Angiogenic factors from endothelial progenitor cells promote migration and cardiac progenitor cells

Cardiovascular Disease - High-dose clopidogrel is not associated with additional platelet function suppression

Cardiovascular Disease - New anticoagulants in adjuvant therapy for ischemic heart disease are reviewed

Cardiovascular Disease - New data regarding biochemistry of angiotensin-(1-7)-forming enzymes are reviewed

Cell Biology - Bone marrow-derived cells respond to hypoxia with cytokine release and sparse transdifferentiation

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Imatinib mesylate treatment induced pityriasis rosea-like eruptions in chronic myeloid leukemia patients

Clinical Trials - Clinical study to investigate prevention of delayed graft function in kidney transplants

Cord Blood - Cotransplantation of second cord blood unit enhanced stem cell engraftment in NOD/SCID mice

Cord Blood - Umbilical cord blood transplantation effectively treats high-risk ALL

Developmental Biology - Neural crest homeobox gene is required for ocular development

Diagnostics - Blood cultures drawn in emergency room have limited diagnostic value

Diagnostics - Breast cancer diagnostic development program launched

Diagnostics - Treatment with LMWH plus warfarin reduces accuracy of point-of-care INR testing

Diet & Nutrition - Postprandial E levels related to glucose and insulin levels breaks down with age

Diet & Nutrition - Rats fed high fat and low STZ diet developed type 2 diabetes and pronounced kidney lesions

Drug Delivery - Artificial cell microcapsules overcome oral delivery problems of live bacterial cells

Drug Development - U.S. FDA grants approval for Kogenate FS with Bio-Set for patients with hemophilia A

Environmental Health - Analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs and Co-PCBs indicates toxic dioxin levels accumulate in placenta

Gene Research - Scientists identify gene for organic acid disorder

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Absence of inducible costimulator on alloreactive T cells reduces GVHD and induces Th2 deviation

Graft-versus-Host Disease - CC chemokine receptor 2 is required for CD8-induced graft-versus-host disease

HELLP Syndrome - Dexamethasone is not effective treatment for women with HELLP syndrome

Heart Failure - Study finds blood volume measurement may be more accurate guide in treating heart failure than BNP

Hematology - Routine CBC monitoring unnecessary in patients on anticoagulation therapy

Hematology - U.S. FDA allows blood centers to pursue use of Amicus-collected platelets stored up to 7 days

Hematology - Vascular adaptations offer stability in fetal sheep with chronic anemia

Hematopoiesis - Janus kinase 3 negatively regulates dendritic-cell cytokine production and survival

Hepatitis C Virus - Carriage of ApoE epsilon 4 affects fibrosis progression of recurrent hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus found in the semen of men coinfected with HIV-1

Hepatocellular Cancer - Combination chemotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma linked to increased toxicity

High Cholesterol - Survey shows opinions differ regarding OTC cholesterol-lowering drugs

Human Herpesvirus - HHV 8 may play a role in the onset of cutaneous lymphoproliferative diseases

Imaging - Liver steatosis, fibrosis and inflammation can be imaged in chronic hepatitis C infection

Infectious Diseases - TGF-beta 1 plays multiple roles in the control of persistent fungal pneumonia

Ischemia - Activated protein C reduces reperfusion injury after acute ischemia in skeletal muscle

Kidney Disease - Angular percutaneous renal access proves a safe and appealing method to treat staghorn calculi

Legal Issues - Appeals court upholds preliminary injunction, enjoins marketing of generic antihypertensive tabs