New findings provide hope for treatment of multiple myeloma
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated the use of low dose venetoclax, an experimental drug, for the treatment of the heterogeneous cancer disease multiple myeloma in...
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India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
India on Wednesday reported more coronavirus deaths in a single day than any other country at any time during the pandemic, while infections continued to spread...
Maintenance of self-renewal and proliferation of hippocampal neural stem cells during postnatal development
In a study published in Cell Reports, Dr. Zhou Jiawei’s Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT)...
Mechanisms of metastasis in particularly aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer
A study led by MedUni Vienna (Institute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna) sheds light on the mechanisms that lead to extremely aggressive metastasis...
Physician reports experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during acute COVID
A general practitioner, wife and mother has recounted her experience with COVID-19, during which she was hospitalized for 150 days, becoming one of the first patients...
Laser technique offers hope of smoother liver transplant process
Handheld laser devices that help surgeons quickly identify liver damage could transform transplant procedures, according to research involving the University of Strathclyde.
Maintaining self-control: The careful balance of the immune system
Autoimmune diseases occur when an individual’s immune system fights their own body as if it was a foreign invader. However, in healthy people, these responses are...
Study reveals pressures on critical care workforce during winter wave of pandemic
New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows the huge pressure that anaesthesia and critical care staff in the UK have...
Study of cancer-care-at-home model demonstrates lower costs, better outcomes
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports findings on Huntsman at Home, a cancer hospital-at-home model operated by Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI)...
COVID-19 pandemic magnified health inequities for people with high blood pressure
Steps to ensure safety and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have had some unintended consequences on the management of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure,...
