Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers findMedical XpressNeointima formation underlies a number of common diseases, including narrowing of arteries and other valves after angioplasty or stent implantation, hypertension,…
On The Pulse – 30th November 2012OnMedicaIt reviews biopsies from ~2000 patients undergoing kidney transplantation at two Parisian hospitals between 1998 and 2008. Among the 302 with acute rejection, it identifies four distinct patterns: T-cell vs anti…
Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular diseaseBizcommunity.comNeointima formation underlies a number of common diseases, including narrowing of arteries and other valves after angioplasty or stent implantation, hypertension, atherosclerosis…
Stem Cell Banks Envisioned for Regenerative MedicineHealthCanal.comHLA matching is unlikely to solve all of the immune rejection issues that may arise with stem cell transplantation, Rao explained, but new strategies being developed to prevent transpla…
UCSF TodayStem Cell Banks Envisioned for Regenerative MedicineUCSF TodayHLA matching is unlikely to solve all of the immune rejection issues that may arise with stem cell transplantation, Rao explained, but new strategies being developed to prevent tra…
CTV NewsCaution urged on grapefruitScranton Times-Tribune- Certain cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin). - Some drugs for lowering blood pressure, such as nifed…
OutSourcing-Pharma.comSanofi signs $900m allergy collaboration with SelectaPMLiVEIn addition to targeting allergens, it has also been used to develop investigational therapies in autoimmune diseases, protein replacement therapy and transplant rejection…
5 Things: Did You See the Lunar Eclipse?Patch.comsome statin drugs to lower cholesterol, such as Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin); some blood pressure-lowering drugs, such as Nifediac and Afeditab (both nifedipine…
Five-year-old needs second heart transplantNorman TranscriptAudra Skaggs said this is a disease process not related to heart transplant rejection. So Jhett and his dad, Brian Skaggs, have headed to Houston's Texas Children's Hospital, where Jhe…
In Memoriam: Joseph E. Murray '40, Nobel Prize Winner Who Performed First …College of the Holy Cross (blog)Murray's subsequent research advanced doctors' ability to prevent transplant rejection, and in 1990 he was honored for his pioneeri…