Archives: 2024-10-15

CLEC14A Protein blocking bone development could hold clues for future osteoporosis treatment

Researchers of University of Birmingham have shown that blood vessels produce a protein called CLEC14A that inhibits bone formation Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has found. In a paper published in Communications

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Wider Use of Convalescent Plasma Might Have Saved Thousands More Lives During Pandemic

Authors say findings support considering convalescent plasma deployment for future infectious diseases emergencies A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been used more broadly, particularly in outpatients

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Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Reveal New Insights into Non-Inflammatory Causes of Rare Neurological Symptoms in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Following CAR-T Therapy

Study marks the first time these side effects were reported in children Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed for the first time that children, adolescents and young adults may experience very rare neurological issues of paraparesis and quadriparesis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a type of immunotherapy used to treat B-cell Acute

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