Report outlines steps needed to lessen smallpox threat
...nt of antiviral drugs against smallpox could deter rogue states or terrorists from releasing the virus because its impact would be diminished. "We are certain that such antiviral drugs are feasible, because there has been a clear proof of principle with drugs against HIV and herpes," said Harrison. "They d...Babies with DiGeorge syndrome saved by immune supression, thymus transplant
...ne marrow cells had spontaneously transformed into rogue T cells. These T cells attack both the body's own ...Center, and her colleagues found that quashing the rogue T cells with an immunosuppressant drug given for three days immediately before transplant surgery re...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...has non-methylated status because the DNA in these rogue cancer cells is being repaired as fast as the drug causes damage. This means the cancer cells are able to survive the drug's onslaught," said Dr. Hegi, who is also project leader at the national Centre of Competence in Research Molecular Oncology at ...New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
...to confirm the diagnosis of APL by identifying the rogue gene in their study patients. This further enabled them to establish a new classification for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Part of the disease process in APL is due to a translocation involving chromosomes 15 and 17. Their results from the RT-PCR a...