Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 21st, 2006
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Septic Shock - Septic shock prognosis linked with increased plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels
Tissue Engineering - Autologous full-thickness skin substitute heals chronic wounds
Tissue Engineering - Chondrocytes from older donors can be rejuvenated and can produce neocartilage
Tissue Engineering - Dendrimer crosslinked collagen gels may be suitable scaffolds for corneal tissue engineering
Tissue Engineering - Nanocomposite microvessels developed for artificial capillary bed
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia cell beta-catenin expression predicts poor prognosis
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia patients 50 years of age or older responded to induction therapy
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3/ITD is a relevant marker for acute myeloid leukemia prognosis
Angiology - Thromboplastin sensitivity to clotting factors can be modulated
Angiology - Tubular graft in the descending thoracic aorta may improve left ventricular performance
Angiomyxoma - Case of aggressive angiomyxoma presenting as a retrovesical tumor described
Avian Influenza - Analysis of Spanish flu cases suggests serotherapy might help in bird flu pandemic
Awards - Toshiba partner Katsumi Nakamura awarded first place for diagnostic cardiac imaging research
Blood Banking - Survey finds only 14% of young adults are aware of number of lives saved by blood donation
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer outcomes are predicted by cells linked to tumor angiogenesis
Breast Cancer - Immunohistochemical biomarker panel prognostic for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Business Update - CardioVascular BioTherapeutics co-founder presents seminar on potential new heart disease treatment
Business Update - March Plasma Systems completes delivery of a multisystem order
Business Update - Sun Life Financial selects United Resource Networks transplant services for policy holders
Business Update - ThermoGenesis signs product development and supply assurance agreement with Cord Blood Registry
Cancer Therapy - CYP24 inhibition might open new paradigm for Vitamin D therapy
Cancer Therapy - Leukemic cell photodynamic destruction is activated by chemiluminescence
Cancer Therapy - Tumors targeted by intestinal pathogen-based delivery approach
Cardiology - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator-linked pericardial tamponade management is studied
Cardiovascular Disease - Iron deficiency in cyanotic adults is common, but does not alter viscosity
Cardiovascular Research - Artificial cardiac valve flow is characterized using numerical dye washout technique
Cardiovascular Research - Cutaneous vasoconstriction due to local cooling involves NO and noradrenaline
Cardiovascular Research - Mixed flow blood pump prototype is designed and tested
Central Nervous System Tumors - Central nervous system tumors low morbidity linked to use of N-butyl cyanoacrylate liquid adhesive
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Chronic myelogenous leukemia therapy finds new target in Janus kinase 2
Critical Care Medicine - CKD patients demonstrate renoprotection with preoperative intravenous hydration
Critical Care Medicine - Macrophage myosin heavy chain expression after trauma-hemorrhage ensured by castration
Developmental Biology - Early embryonic vessel growth relies on hypoxia-inducible factor to coordinate hematopoietic factors
Diabetes Complications - Insulin therapy linked to platelet dysfunction in diabetics on dual oral antiplatelet therapy
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Genetic factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus assessed
Diagnostics - Susceptibility-weighted imaging used to characterize tumors
Diet & Nutrition - Fish oils produce anti-inflammatory effects and improve body weight in severe heart failure
Drug Safety - The safety of heparins in end-stage renal disease is considered in review
Embryogenesis - Aberrations of early trophoblast differentiation predispose to pregnancy failure
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Silk matrices are suitable biomaterials for embryonic stem cell encapsulation
Erythropoiesis - More than blood represses transcription and promotes erythroid cell differentiation
Heart Transplant - BK viral reactivation in cardiac transplant patients is evidence for double-hit hypothesis
Hematologic Cancer - Piperacillin-tazobactam effective for febrile neutropenia in hematologic cancer
Hematology - Flow cytometry-sorted non-viable endotoxin-treated human monocytes are strongly procoagulant
Hematology - Myelomas suppressed by CD32 expression
Hematology - Percutaneous venovenous CO2 removal is accomplished with regional anticoagulation
Hematology - Thrombotic microangiopathy factors for resistance to plasma exchange are determined
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma - Hilar cholangiocarcinoma safely treated by portal vein resection
Immunosuppressive Therapy - Isotechnika announces promising results from phase I TAFA93 trials
Invasive Fungal Infections - Invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic malignancies are not readily detected
Kidney Disease - Online hemodiafiltration advantages are reviewed
Leukemia - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia prognosticated by CALCA promoter hypermethylation
Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia infants have high incidence of t(7;12)(q36;p13)
Leukemia - Infant leukemia linked to MLL fusion genes
Leukemia - Leukemia and other hematological cancers advance when tissue factor stimulates angiogenesis
Liver Disease - Coronary risk factors are high in end-stage liver disease being evaluated for liver transplant
Market Analysis - Report examines risk factors for heart disease in Type 2 diabetes
Medical Devices - ICU Medical launches first hemodialysis catheter protection device
Medical Devices - Rotary left ventricular assist device is capable of inducing artificial pulse
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma - Medullary thyroid carcinoma with liver metastases treated by chemoembolization
Mergers & Acquisitions - Genzyme to initiate tender offer to acquire AnorMED, Inc.
Myelofibrosis - Idiopathic myelofibrosis is linked to bone marrow angiogenesis
Myocardial Ischemia - Trimetazidine effective against global myocardial ischemia in diabetics
Nanotechnology - Nanotechnology firm Telomolecular works to find cure for cancer, age-related diseases
Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Heparanase expression in nasopharyngeal cancer inversely correlates with survival
Neurogenesis - Notch1 expression spatiotemporally correlated with neurogenesis in developing nervous system
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Fecal S100A12 is a noninvasive marker in children with Crohn disease
Pneumonia - PCR superior to immunofluorescence for diagnosing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer outcome not predicted by hemoglobin levels
Prostate Cancer - Thymidylate synthase may be therapeutic target for advanced prostate cancer
Refractory Anemia - Refractory anemia treated with all-trans retinoic acid, calcitriol, and androgen
Schistosomiasis - WHO's ultrasonographic staging system can be made into an international standard
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Skeletal muscle-derived cell injection into penis improves erectile function
Stem Cell Mobilization - Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor mobilizes putative vascular progenitor cells
Stem Cell Research - Activated M-Ras expression in hematopoietic stem cells initiates leukemogenic transformation
Stem Cell Research - Astrocytes can be induced to differentiate into cells with neuronal phenotype
Stem Cell Research - Autologous stem cell transplantation predicted by cell number in blood
Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow stromal cells may be used to reconstruct the hard tissues of a face
Stem Cell Research - Bulge cells maintain their stem cell characteristics after propagation
Stem Cell Research - Early embryonic stem cell differentiation involves a protein kinase
Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell Toll-like receptor expression is epigenetically modified
Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell-derived embryoid body development improved by stirred vessel culture
Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic stem cells can be expanded in a rotating wall vessel
Stem Cell Research - Loss of stem cell proliferation promotes cancer-specific cell death
Stem Cell Research - Mesenchymal stem cells modulate immune function
Stem Cell Research - Most subventricular zone-born cells migrate into corpus callosum to become oligodendrocytes
Stem Cell Research - Neuropeptide Y expressed by microvillar cell population in postnatal olfactory epithelia
Stem Cell Research - Reduced mesenchymal stem cell culture temperature decreases oxidative damage accumulation
Stem Cell Research - Trophoblast-specific STAT3 activation pathway regulates giant cell differentiation
Stem Cell Therapy - Hypothermia during cryopreserved stem cell infusion causes electrocardiographical changes
Stem Cell Transplantation - Bordetella bronchiseptica nosocomial infection occurred after stem cell transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Grading system based on infection severity predicts mortality in stem cell transplantation
Stem Cell Transplantation - Immature reticulocyte fraction is a negative predictor of autologous stem cell harvest timing
Thyroid Cancer - Primary thyroid cancer radiotherapy linked to higher risk of second primary cancers
Tissue Engineering - Cartilage regenerated using mesenchymal stem cells and hybrid scaffold
Tissue Engineering - Cultured epithelial autografts integrated into clinical practice for major burn wounds
Tissue Engineering - Mechanically stable skin grafts with matured neotissue made from cell sheet cultures
Tissue Engineering - Tissue engineering regenerates epithelium on surface of artificial trachea
Transplant Medicine - Graft-versus-host disease index predicts survival after hematopoietic cell transplantation
Angiology - Data from the United States and South Korea advance knowledge in angiology research
Angiology - Findings from the United States, Germany and Japan in angiology provide new insights
Biomedical Engineering - Findings from Germany, Japan and Scotland advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research
Biomedical Engineering - New data from Germany and the United States lluminates research in biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering - Recent studies from Japan and Israel add new data to biomedical engineering research
Biomedical Engineering - Reports from South Korea, Switzerland and People's Republic of China advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research
Biomedical Engineering - Research from the People's Republic of China, Japan and South Korea add new data to biomedical engineering body of knowledge
Biomedical Engineering - Researchers from South Korea and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering - Researchers' findings from Italy, the United States and Canada advance biomedical engineering research
Biomedical Engineering - Studies from the People's Republic of China and France advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research
Blood Banks - Findings from the United States and Scotland in blood banks provide new insights
Blood Banks - Researchers from Australia, Spain and France detail new studies and findings in the area of blood banks
Blood Banks - Researchers from the United States and Australia publish new studies and findings in the area of blood banks
Cancer Treatment - New findings from the United States in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States and France provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cardiology - Reports from the United States and Turkey add new data to cardiology research
Cardiology - Researchers' data from Germany, the United States and Netherlands advance cardiology research
Cardiology - Studies from the United States, Canada and France describe new findings in cardiology research
Cell Biology - New data from Italy, the United States and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in cell biology
Cell Biology - Recent findings in cell biology described by researchers from South Korea, United Kingdom and Netherlands
Cell Biology - Researchers from South Korea, Israel and United States report recent findings in cell biology
Cell Biology - Researchers from the United States and Scotland provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cell biology
Cord Blood - Researchers from the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cord blood
Cytomegalovirus - Reports from Germany and the United States add new data to cytomegalovirus research
Genetics - Recent findings from the United States and United Kingdom illuminate research in genetics
Genetics - Reports from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to genetics research
Genetics - Studies from the United States and Brazil describe new findings in genetics research
HIV/AIDS - Studies from Germany, Italy and the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
Hematology - Researchers from the United States and Saudi Arabia detail new studies and findings in the area of hematology
Hepatitis C Virus - Studies from Israel, the United States and Italy add new findings to hepatitis C virus body of knowledge
Ischemia - Recent findings from Slovakia, the United States and Japan illuminate research in ischemia
Ischemia - Research from Australia and the United States in ischemia provides new insights
Leukemia - Findings from the United States and Germany describe new data in leukemia research
Leukemia - Recent findings in leukemia described by researchers from the United States and Norway
Leukemia - Research from Spain and Italy in leukemia provides new insights
Neurology - New findings from Germany, the United States and Netherlands in the area of neurology detailed
Neurology - New findings from the United States, France and Singapore in the area of neurology detailed
Neurology - Studies from the United States and Sweden add new findings to neurology body of knowledge
Obesity - Reports from Italy, the United States and Canada describe recent advances in obesity research
Obstetrics - Reports from the United States, Austria and Australia advance knowledge in obstetrics research
SARS - Research from the United States and Taiwan in SARS provides new insights
Spermatogenesis - Recent findings from Japan and the United States illuminate research in spermatogenesis
Transplants - Researchers from Switzerland, the South Africa and Canada report recent findings in transplants
Transplants - Researchers' data from Scotland and the United States advance transplants research
Transplants - Researchers' findings from the United States advance transplants research
Transplants - Researchers' work from Canada, Spain and the United States adds to transplants body of knowledge
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