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Fate of last smallpox virus stocks divides WHO
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Health ministers are deeply divided over setting a date to destroy the world's remaining known stocks of live smallpox virus, stored in Russia and the
United States. The two powers say that more research is needed into safer vaccines against the deadly disease eradicated more than 30 years ago. They also seek guarantees that all stocks have been destroyed or transferred to their two official repositories due to fears that the virus could be used as a biological weapon.
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Editing scrambled genes in human stem cells may help realize the promise of stem cell-gene therapy
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In principle, genetic engineering is simple, but in practice, replacing a faulty gene with a healthy copy is anything but. Using mutated versions of the lamin A gene as an example to demonstrate the
versatility of their virus-based approach, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., successfully edited a diseased gene in patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells as well as adult stem cells.
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FDA approves test for early diagnosis of Q fever
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first nucleic acid amplification test to diagnose the early stages of Q fever infections in military personnel. The test offers earlier diagnosis
of the infectious disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. The test was developed by Idaho Technology Inc, based in Salt Lake City.
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PARP inhibitor improves outcomes in ovarian cancer
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The experimental agent olaparib (AstraZeneca) might have a role to play in ovarian cancer. Results from a phase 2 trial have shown that it significantly prolonged progression-free survival in patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed serous ovarian cancer.
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Effect of haemoglobin concentration on the clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and the factors related to
haemoglobin
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The impact of haemoglobin concentrations on clinical outcomes is still a controversial issue. To determine the
association between haemoglobin concentrations on admission and clinical outcomes and the related factors, this study was performed in a Chinese hospital. FindingsWe conducted a retrospective study on 1394 Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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New treatment regimen shows clinical benefit in advanced colon cancer
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A new treatment regimen for patients with metastatic colon cancer appears to offer clinical benefit even when used after multiple other treatments have failed, say research physicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center. The research team found that combining a PARP inhibitor with chemotherapy (temozolomide)
offers significant benefit in patients who had no further treatment options.
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Testing blood for circulating tumor cells helps inform clinical decisions about treatments and expensive radiologic scans
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Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say the number of circulating tumor cells in the blood is a "powerful predictor" to help physicians more reliably assess treatment benefit for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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Diabetes gene controls 'network' in fat tissue
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An international consortium of scientists has discovered that a particular gene linked with type 2 diabetes and cholesterol, KLF14, appears to be a "master regulator" of a whole network of other genes
in adipose tissue. Following up on all of these leads could provide new insights into diabetes and cholesterol regulation.
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Variant in vitamin D receptor gene linked to COPD
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A variant in the vitamin D receptor gene is linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), at least in men, according to a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2011 International Meeting.
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Peanut-eating donors spark allergic reaction
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Eating peanuts while watching soccer has led to a discovery: What you eat before you give blood may result in a severe allergic reaction in people who receive that blood. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that a 6-year-old boy who received a transfusion suffered such a reaction because three of the five donors had eaten peanuts the night before
their donation.
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