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  • Digital PCR identifies leukemia patients who can stop drug treatment
    on March 27, 2025 at 9:08 pm

    Researchers have found that the clinical application of BCR::ABL1 digital PCR can reliably quantify stable deep molecular remission of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which will help to determine for which patients chronic drug treatment could potentially be discontinued. This transcript that is unique for CML is more sensitive and accurate than the current standard, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), for detecting ultralow levels of residual leukemic disease. Results are reported in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

  • Neurons use simple physics to maintain their connections, but these processes change in Alzheimer’s patients
    on March 27, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Cell Reports, this study reveals that neurons—the cells that make up our brain—use simple physics to maintain their connections, and that these processes change in Alzheimer’s patients.

  • Successful CAR-T cell therapy for end-stage multiple myeloma using advanced cellular product performed in Hong Kong
    on March 27, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    A clinical team has spearheaded the use of CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers. The researchers recently treated the first myeloma patient with this therapy, resulting in a very good response without severe complications. The expansion of this innovative treatment to myeloma patients offers new hope for those who have not responded to traditional treatment, marking a significant milestone in advancing health care in Hong Kong.

  • Study looks at recovery potential in comatose patients who died after halting life-sustaining therapy
    on March 27, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    Most comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest who died after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) were considered by experts to have recovery potential of at least 1%, according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Network Open.

  • Pregnant women advised to avoid mentholated e-cigarettes
    on March 27, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports that the flavor chemical menthol used in electronic cigarettes could pose risks to a developing baby.