Leukemia News

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Targeting Cancers' 'Addiction' to Cell-Cycle Proteins Shuts Down Tumors in Mice

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Researcher Pieces Together AML Prognosis Puzzle

Posted October 11, 2012:

• New Tool Determines Leukemia Cells' 'Readiness to Die,' May Guide Clinical Care

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Immune System Harnessed to Improve Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes

Posted September 27, 2012:

• Deadly Complication of Stem Cell Transplants Reduced in Mice

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Bone Marrow Holds Secrets for Treating Colitis and Crohn's

Posted September 21, 2012:

• Denosumab Reduces Burden of Giant-Cell Tumor of the Bone, Study Suggests

Posted September 20, 2012:

• 'Half-Match' Bone Marrow Transplants Wipe out Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Patients
• Double Assault on Tough Types of Leukemias

Posted September 18, 2012:

• Lack of Sleep Affects Bone Health and Bone Marrow Activity

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Researchers Find Novel Predictor for MDS Progression Risk

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Improved Diagnostic Test Benefits Children With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Almost One in Five Young Children With Cancer Suffers from a Trauma Disorder

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Can Gene Therapy Cure Fatal Diseases in Children?
• Possible New Therapy for the Treatment of a Common Blood Cancer

Posted September 4, 2012:

• New Genetic Clues to Why Most Bone Marrow Transplant Patients Develop Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Posted August 31, 2012:

• 'Missing Link' Between Stem Cells and the Immune System

Posted August 21, 2012:

• Study Shows Long-Term Effects of Radiation in Pediatric Cancer Patients

Posted August 16, 2012:

• B Cell Survival Holds Key to Chronic Graft Vs. Host Disease

Posted August 13, 2012:

• Gene Discovery Could Improve Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Blood Cancer Cells Initiate Signalling Cascade

Posted July 27, 2012:

• Tumor Cells' Inner Workings Predict Cancer Progression

Posted July 26, 2012:

• Solving the Mystery of How Cigarette Smoking Weakens Bones
• Bone Marrow Transplant Eliminates Signs of HIV Infection

Posted July 25, 2012:

• Key Function of Protein Discovered for Obtaining Blood Stem Cells as Source for Transplants

Posted July 19, 2012:

• Hundreds of Random Mutations in Leukemia Linked to Aging, Not Cancer

Posted July 17, 2012:

• Stress Fuels Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone

Posted July 13, 2012:

• Mutation in Gene IDH a Possible Target for AML Treatment

Posted July 8, 2012:

• Transcription Factor Lyl-1 Critical in Producing Early T-Cell Progenitors

Posted July 6, 2012:

• Antibodies from Rabbits Improve Survival of Leukemia and Myelodysplasia Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplant

Posted July 5, 2012:

• miR Loss May Power Maligant Transformation in Chronic Leukemia

Posted July 3, 2012:

• Adult Stem Cells from Bone Marrow: Cell Replacement/tissue Repair Potential in Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Animal Model

Posted July 2, 2012:

• Rare Leukemia-Causing Protein Discovered
• Researchers Block Pathway to Cancer Cell Replication

Posted June 19, 2012:

• Inhibitors of Shuttle Molecule Show Promise in Acute Leukemia

Posted June 18, 2012:

• Natural Exposure to Gamma Rays in Background Radiation Linked to Childhood Leukemia

Posted June 15, 2012:

• Nanoparticles Hold Promise to Improve Blood Cancer Treatment

Posted June 11, 2012:

• New Therapy Extends Life for Prostate Cancer Patients

Posted June 5, 2012:

• Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Increased Blood Cancer Risk

Posted May 29, 2012:

• Why Chemotherapy Fails: Why Leukemia Often Returns

Posted May 24, 2012:

• Marked for Destruction: Newly Developed Compound Triggers Cancer Cell Death
• Anti-Psychotic Drug Pushes Cancer Stem Cells Over the Edge

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Heparin-Like Compounds Inhibit Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Marker to Identify, Attack Breast Cancer Stem Cells Discovered

Posted May 15, 2012:

• 'Fertilizing' Bone Marrow Helps Answer Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones

Posted May 14, 2012:

• A microRNA Prognostic Marker Identified in Acute Leukemia

Posted May 11, 2012:

• New Maintenance Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Looks Promising, Study Suggests

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Lenalidomide Shows Significant Benefit for Myeloma Patients, Phase III Study Suggests
• Gene-Modified Stem Cell Transplant Protects Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy, Study Suggests

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Leukemia Cells Have a Remembrance of Things Past

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