News tagged with adult leukemia

Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon

For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers confirm gene variants associated with the most common adult leukemia (w/Video)

A national team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has found that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are more likely to have similar DNA changes or variants in up to six genes, compared to people who do not have ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New biomarker may predict leukemia aggressiveness

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have evidence of a potential new biomarker to predict the aggressiveness of an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia. They found ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leukemia stem cells have more in common with embryonic stem cells than adult stem cells

Research using a mouse model of human leukemia has provided critical insight into the genetic factors related to the generation and maintenance of myeloid leukemia stem cells. The study, published by Cell Press in the February ...

Biology /

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