Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains harder to treat therapeutically due to the high existing genetic heterogeneity not only between patients but also between the population of subclones of cancer cells within the same person. Despite the knowledge advances, understanding the metabolic characteristics of altered cells in this pathology is one of the scientific challenges for designing more efficient therapies. Now, […]

A rare type of brain blood vessel malformation known as a cavernous angioma affects more than one million Americans and carries a lifetime risk of stroke and seizures. Only around one-third of cases can be connected to inherited familial genetic mutations. The majority of cavernous angiomas are sporadic and—until now—their cause was unknown. A new study by researchers at the […]

A premature baby who was born small enough to fit in the palm of a hand left the NICU and went home with his thrilled family after a long hospital stay. “After 460 days of constant NICU care, baby Kendall Jurnakins finally gets to go home with his family,” the non-profit healthcare organization Ascension posted on Facebook this week, sharing […]

Having been reportedly thrown from a window, Tony was in need of help and special care when we first met him at the ASPCA Animal Hospital (AAH).  Initially brought to the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in August 2021, Tony was in severe shock and close to dying when he first arrived. AMC rushed to stabilize Tony, giving him a blood transfusion. […]

Blythe Danner Exclusive Interview We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The actress first spoke out about her personal experience with the condition back in 2011, which […]

Children and young people with underlying rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are uncommonly hospitalized with COVID-19, a study of more than 600 patients under age 19 has found. The study from 25 countries led by University of Manchester and Boston Children’s Hospital scientists, is published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Of the 607 patients, 378 had juvenile idiopathic arthritis […]

Researchers at InBio (formerly Indoor Biotechnologies), a biotech company in Virginia, sumycin sore throat report progress en route to developing a hypoallergenic cat – or at least treating patients with allergies to the domestic cat – in a new article published online in The CRISPR Journal. About 15 percent of the population suffer allergies to domestic cats, which researchers have […]

NHS: Expert gives advice on treatment of chlamydia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The NHS says most people who have chlamydia do not notice any […]

Though many children infected with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, a small subset develop a dangerous complication called MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, after being infected by the virus. In a study of children who received a COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from MIS-C, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital found that the […]

Warning to diabetic fathers as study suggests taking metformin while trying for a baby may TRIPLE risk of having a son with genital birth defects Study of 1million babies in Denmark show diabetes drug linked with birth defects Fathers who take metformin 3-times more likely to have son with genital problem And fathers taking the drug are 40 per cent […]