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Leukemia
Leukemia is cancer of the blood that occurs in the blood or bone marrow. Leukemia often impacts the white blood cells, immune cells which typically expand as needed to fight infection. Patients with leukemia produce large quantities of abnormal white blood cells which do not function properly. There are many types of leukemia including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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AUG 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for ...AUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...AUG 21, 2017Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g ...AUG 16, 2017Cancer
A protein from the “shaggy ink cap” mushroom may be a lethal fighter against leukemia cells, scientists repo ...AUG 14, 2017Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 12, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy works against cancer by poisoning the cells. As such, few chemotherapy agents are safely prescribed to expe ...JUL 22, 2017Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi ...JUL 17, 2017Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2017Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 16, 2017Cancer
Over the years, vitamin C has become synonymous with health, vigor, and vitality. Now the compound, in combination with ...JUN 15, 2017Videos
Immunotherapy is the way of the future in cancer care, and a recent development in this field concerns "Living drugs." M ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2017Cancer
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t ...MAY 22, 2017Cancer
A cancer drug that’s considered a game-changer for leukemia and lymphoma could also be a game-changer for allergy ...MAY 05, 2017Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f ...APR 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl ...APR 24, 2017Cancer
We tend to think children and young adults are more resilient in the face of health crises. But a new study finds that w ...APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 20, 2017Videos
Cancer rates vary as a result of many factors and race is certainly one of them. Routinely, studies show that blacks hav ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 07, 2017Videos
Blood cancers, which include leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can be difficult to treat because they start at the very ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2017Cancer
Giving cancer patients a shot of vitamin C that’s 800 to 1,000 times the daily recommended dose may help to stave ...MAR 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for
...
AUG 31, 2017
Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the
...
AUG 21, 2017
Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g
...
AUG 16, 2017
Cancer
A protein from the “shaggy ink cap” mushroom may be a lethal fighter against leukemia cells, scientists repo
...
AUG 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 12, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy works against cancer by poisoning the cells. As such, few chemotherapy agents are safely prescribed to expe
...
JUL 22, 2017
Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi
...
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2017
Cancer
Over the years, vitamin C has become synonymous with health, vigor, and vitality. Now the compound, in combination with
...
JUN 15, 2017
Videos
Immunotherapy is the way of the future in cancer care, and a recent development in this field concerns "Living drugs." M
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t
...
MAY 22, 2017
Cancer
A cancer drug that’s considered a game-changer for leukemia and lymphoma could also be a game-changer for allergy
...
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f
...
APR 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bone marrow transplants are often considered to be the last resort treatment, because the procedure could have the nearl
...
APR 24, 2017
Cancer
We tend to think children and young adults are more resilient in the face of health crises. But a new study finds that w
...
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
A common DNA test used to find genes linked with disease may miss key genetic risk indicators, new research suggests. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 20, 2017
Videos
Cancer rates vary as a result of many factors and race is certainly one of them. Routinely, studies show that blacks hav
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 07, 2017
Videos
Blood cancers, which include leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can be difficult to treat because they start at the very
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
Giving cancer patients a shot of vitamin C that’s 800 to 1,000 times the daily recommended dose may help to stave
...
MAR 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker