leukemia

New Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:15:08 -0500

A drug which was initially designed to treat a form of leukemia has also proven effective against combating the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis.

Potential New Way To Make A Good Anti-leukemia Drug Even Better

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0500

A recently identified cancer-causing protein makes the anti-leukemia drug imatinib, less effective. By blocking the protein, researchers were able to slow the spread of leukemia cells in culture. The study, which will appear in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that the most effective treatment for leukemia may rely on a combination of targeted drugs, rather than a single miracle drug.

No Higher Risk Of Leukemia Found For Children Living Near Powerf...

admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:05 -0500

Children living in the vicinity of powerful radio and television transmitters are not significantly more at risk of leukemia than others, according to a new German study.

Methadone Breaks Resistance In Untreatable Forms Of Leukemia

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:30:07 -0500

Researchers have discovered that methadone, an agent used to break addiction to opioid drugs, has surprising killing power against leukemia cells, including treatment resistant forms of the cancer.

Tumor-inhibiting Protein Could Be Effective In Treating Leukemia

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:11 -0500

Angiocidin, a tumor-inhibiting novel protein, may also have a role as a new therapeutic application in treating leukemia by inducing a differentiation of monocytic leukemia cells into a normal, macrophage-like phenotype.

Math could help cure leukemia

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University of Maryland) In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia may be cured of the disease with an optimally timed cancer vaccine, where the timing is determined based on their own immune response.

Arsenic-based Therapy Shown To Help Eradicate Leukemia-initiatin...

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:30:13 -0500

In a paradoxical discovery, scientists have found that a tumor suppressor protein known as PML appears to be the factor that enables leukemia initiating cells to maintain their quiescence -- the inert state that protects them from being destroyed by cancer therapies.

Daycare Attendance Early In Life Cuts Childhood Leukemia Risk By...

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Children who attend day care or play groups have about a 30% lower risk of developing the most common type of childhood leukemia than those who do not, according to a new analysis of studies investigating the link. The research is the first comprehensive analysis of studies investigating the association between social contact and childhood leukemia.

How Arsenic Can Cure One Type Of Leukemia

admin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Arsenic is a remarkably effective treatment against a rare form of leukemia. Researchers have shown how arsenic cures one type of leukemia. This research should lead to a better understanding of the therapy, and thus to medical strategies which are better adapted to this disease.

Discovery Offers New Avenues To Understanding An Aggressive Form...

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0500

Researchers have discovered evidence that a series of genetic mutations work together to initiate most cases of an aggressive and often-fatal form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.