Blood Test Could Predict Risk of Leukemia Years in Advance
By identifying changes in blood cell production, a blood test could predict the risk of developing leukemia in the elderly population years in advance, according…
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Harvard Doctors Discover That a Common Drug Can “Turn On” Gene That Causes Cancer
Scientists propose a strategy for early intervention to enhance treatment outcomes. Hypomethylating agents (HMA) are currently used as a first-line treatment for individuals with myelodysplastic…
The Origins of Our Blood May Not Be What We Thought
Groundbreaking New Research Upends Understanding of How Blood Is Formed ‘Barcoding’ studies discovered two independent sources for blood cells in mice. If confirmed in humans,…
New Treatment for Highly Aggressive Blood Cancer
Research into a type of blood cancer called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia suggests anti-inflammatory treatment as a possible new therapy for the disease Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia…
Molecular Cage Reveals Near-Atomic Level Details of Cancer Proteins
Sandwiching wiggly proteins between two other layers allows scientists to get the most detailed images yet of a protein that’s key to the spread of…
Nutrient’s Role Confirmed in Childhood Blood Cancer – Dietary Limits May Help
A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen in T cell acute lymphoblastic…
How a Virus Transforms Immune Cells Into Cancer
An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukemia in some people, providing clues on how to stop it from happening….
Avocado Discovery May Point to Better Leukemia Treatment
A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. The compound targets an enzyme…
From Mice to Men: Potential New Target Discovered for Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bone marrow failure due to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a significant factor behind the disease’s high rate of morbidity and mortality. Previous studies in…
Scientists Close In On Mystery Surrounding Dangerous Blood Syndromes
Scientists may be on the road to solving the mystery of a group of mostly incurable blood diseases called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which cause people…
New Research Changes the View about the Genetics of Leukemia Risk
In a new study, researchers identified the agents that could be responsible for many leukemias without TET2 mutation. This finding could help doctors develop a…
Cancer-Causing Mutations Disrupt Cells’ Ability to Differentiate
Researchers have published a series of three papers today in the journal Nature, explaining some of the mysteries of how the mutations in a gene…