bone marrow transplantation

World premiere in stem cell research in Montreal

harminka — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:14:46 -0500

Researchers at IRIC succeed in multiplying blood cells in the lab, accelerating the development of novel treatments for patients waiting for a bone marrow transplant

First university in nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants

harminka — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:09:45 -0500

Dogs suffering from lymphoma will be able to receive the same type of medical treatment as their human counterparts, as North Carolina State University becomes the first university in the nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants in a clinical setting.

Cancer drug shows promise against graft vs. host disease

harminka — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:42:03 -0500

A new University of Michigan study in mice suggests that a drug recently approved to fight cancer tumors is also able to reduce the effects of graft-versus-host disease, a common and sometimes fatal complication for people who have had bone marrow transplants.

New technology enhances therapeutic potential of cord blood stem cells

harminka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:40:22 -0500

New Technology Enhances and Expands “Homing”and Therapeutic Potential of Cord Blood Stem Cells in Bone Marrow Transplants

Functional immune system can be derived from embryonic stem cells

harminka — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:52:59 -0600

A new study demonstrates for the first time that embryonic stem cells can be used to create functional immune system blood cells, a finding which is an important step in the utilization of embryonic stem cells as an alternative source of cells for bone marrow transplantation.

Blood stem cells fight invaders

harminka — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:59:12 -0600

No other stem cell is more thoroughly understood than the blood, or hematopoietic, stem cell. These occasional and rare cells, scattered sparingly throughout the marrow and capable of replenishing an entire blood system, have been the driving force behind successful bone marrow transplants for decades.

Marrow transplants could cause secondary cancer

Dinka — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:46:02 -0600

A study has found cancer-stimulating cells could be travelling from bone marrow to help tumours grow in other parts of the body. Researchers from Queensland and South Australia studied bone marrow transplant patients who went on to develop secondary cancers.

Physicians breathe life into cutting-edge stem cell procedure

harminka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:05:51 -0500

Patients living with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) may breathe easier thanks to a rare bone marrow transplant procedure performed at The Bone Marrow Transplant Program at University of California, San Diego Medical Center, the only program in the western United States that has attempted this procedure.

Bone marrow restores fertility in female mice

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:56:57 -0500

A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers confirms that female mice that receive bone marrow transplantation after fertility-destroying chemotherapy can go on to have successful pregnancies throughout their normal reproductive life.

Faster way to recover from chemotherapy, marrow transplant

harminka — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:13:37 -0500

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston report finding a new way to increase stem cells in blood, suggesting a possible treatment to help patients who undergo chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant for leukemia and other cancers recover their immune function more quickly.

Transplantation does not benefit patients with refractory myeloma

harminka — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:47:42 -0500

This clinical study demonstrates that in patients who do not respond to previous chemotherapy procedures, autologous bone-marrow transplantation does not guarantee higher survival rates

No evidence older women generate new eggs

harminka — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:50:49 -0500

It is highly unlikely that older women generate new eggs, report researchers at the University of South Florida in collaboration with a center in China.