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Path forward for glioblastoma treatment
Experts in brain cancer outline current discoveries and offer a path of hope for glioblastoma treatment
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Helpful enzymes vanish in many patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
Researchers recently revealed a new mechanism behind antiphospholipid syndrome that the investigators hope will eventually allow treatments to be targeted closer to the source of the problem.
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Researchers discover urine based test to detect head and neck cancer
At-home test can detect tumor DNA fragments in urine samples, providing a non-invasive alternative to traditional blood-based biomarker tests
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Everyone plays a role in improving cancer health equity
As guest editor for a themed journal issue, Lori Pierce helps highlight the multiple factors that can make cancer care and prevention more equitable and reduce the burden of this disease for all
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Sickle cell raises COVID risk, but vaccination lags
Vaccination against the coronavirus was much lower in adults and children with sickle cell disease despite a higher risk of severe COVID-19.
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Studying cells to improve medulloblastoma treatment
Research from Michigan Medicine experts is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with an aggressive childhood cancer.
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Gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease
How two newly approved gene therapies, including novel technology CRISPR, may help kids and adults with inherited blood disorders
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Brain tumor and car crash survivor aspires to be example for others living with disabilities
A car accident at age 20 left Sahar Mashhour in the intensive care unit for three months. Almost six years later, Mashhour is still pursuing her passions proving that her disability doesn’t limit her ability, but instead helps her see life through a different lens.
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Medication found safe and effective for preventing bleeding in infants with hemophilia A
Infants with hemophilia A who received monoclonal antibody emicizumab experienced few bleeding events and no serious complications, a study suggests.
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Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing ‘a crack in the armor’
A potential drug candidate called ONC201 nearly doubled survival for patients with diffuse midline glioma and DIPG.
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Research sheds new light on gene therapy for blood disorders
Research from experts at Michigan Medicine, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine is breaking ground on new ways of treating blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, through gene therapy.
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3D metallic rib implants from Spain give teenage cancer patient a second chance
A pediatric cancer patient received new 3D metallic ribs from Spain to help treat and manage her disease.