New Transplant Method May Allow Kidney Recipients to Live Life Free of Anti-Rejection Medication

New ongoing research published March 7 in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs.

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High Blood Sugar Lowers Chances of Surviving a Heart Attack

Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Leukemia gene mutations linked to survival odds

Advances in genetic profiling are paving the way for more precise, and effective, treatment of the aggressive bone marrow cancer known as acute mylogenous leukemia, or AML, according to new research.

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Genetic Variation That Raises Risk of Serious Complication Linked to Osteoporosis Drugs Identified

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors.

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Promising New Drug Could Help Patients Battling Deadly and Difficult to Treat Form of Melanoma

Researchers say they may have discovered a new drug for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, one that uses the patient's own tumor cells to customize the therapy. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

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Diabetes Risk from Sitting Around

A new study has found that women who stay seated for long periods of time every day are more prone to developing type 2 diabetes, but that a similar link wasn't found in men.

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