Archive: 10/11/2015
Blood-brain barrier opened noninvasively with focused ultrasound for the first time
The blood-brain barrier has been non-invasively opened in a patient for the first time. A team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto used focused ultrasound to enable temporary and targeted opening of the blood-brain ...
Nov 10, 2015
Genome of Sezary syndrome points to potential treatment targets
A genomic analysis of 37 patients with Sézary syndrome, a rare form of T-cell lymphoma that affects the skin and causes large numbers of atypical T-lymphocytes (an immune system disease) to circulate, reveals mutations in ...
Nov 10, 2015
New therapy calms inflammation in 'butterfly' skin
Children with the rare genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa face a lifetime of pain due to constant blistering of their skin and other body surfaces.
Nov 10, 2015
Liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid for more effective policing of brain tumors
Reported in the journal Nature Communications, the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology´s (VHIO) Gene Expression and Cancer Group, led by Joan Seoane, has pioneered research evidencing the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...
Nov 10, 2015
No source found for E. coli; Chipotle could reopen midweek
Washington state health officials said Monday they have found no source for the E. coli outbreak related to Chipotle, and the chain's Pacific Northwest restaurants could reopen later this week.
Nov 10, 2015