05Mar/19

A step closer to an HIV cure – EurekAlert

A step closer to an HIV cure  EurekAlertScientists found no rebound of HIV in two patients who stopped taking their HIV medication after they received stem cell transplants for a hematological [blood] …

05Mar/19

Thousands in U.K. Line Up to Donate Stem Cells to Boy With Cancer – The New York Times

Thousands in U.K. Line Up to Donate Stem Cells to Boy With Cancer  The New York Times

LONDON — More than 5,000 people stunned event organizers last weekend when they answered a call for a stem cell donor for a 5-year-old cancer patient, breaking Britain’s record for such an event. The patient, Oscar Saxelby-Lee, received a diagnosis in December of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare and aggressive cancer that causes the bone marrow to release immature white blood cells. The disease afflicts about 650 people a year in Britain, according to the National Heath Service. Oscar underwent intense chemotherapy treatment for four weeks, but doctors say he needs a stem cell tr…