News articles tagged with 'leukaemia' (Page 20)
Stem cells give clues to understanding cancer and make breakthrough in childhood leukaemia
— 16 Feb 2008 20:44 | HealthScientists in Switzerland are uncovering new clues about how cancer cells grow - and how they can be killed - by studying stem cells, 'blank' cells that have the potential to develop…
Gene therapy protocol at UCSD activates immune system in patients with leukaemia
— 12 Feb 2008 20:00 | HealthA research team at the Moores Cancer Centre at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reports that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) who were treated with a gene…
St. Jude finds risk factors for severe RSV infection in immunocompromised children
— 4 Feb 2008 21:15 | HealthSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators and collaborators have shown how to predict if a child who is infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) while being treated…
Genesis of adult leukaemia mapped
— 31 Jan 2008 19:04 | HealthLong-term bacterial infections like pneumonia can cause a type of white blood corpuscle to transform into tumour cells. A study from Linkoeping University in Sweden and elsewhere explains…
A taxing issue: How human T-lymphotropic virus
— 31 Jan 2008 10:52 | HealthResearchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes leukaemia in adults. The findings, published this week in the online…
Kidney cancer drug attacks a major type of acute myeloid leukaemia
— 30 Jan 2008 09:28 | HealthA drug used to treat kidney cancer also targets a genetic mutation active in about one third of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), the most common and lethal form of adult…
Leukaemia relapse stems from DNA repair function loss
— 29 Jan 2008 16:27 | HealthA University of Kentucky research team reports that loss of an important DNA repair function, called DNA mismatch repair (MMR), is responsible for refractory/relapsed Acute Myeloid…
Discovery major step forward in treating leukaemia
— 18 Jan 2008 08:50 | HealthResearchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered for the first time a pathway that makes cancerous leukaemia cells resistant to treatment. The scientists found that death-resistant…
Molecules might identify high-risk acute-leukaemia patients
— 17 Jan 2008 04:00 | HealthNew research suggests that certain small molecules used by cells to control the proteins they make might also help doctors identify adult acute-leukaemia patients who are likely to…