Nursing Homes in Ostrander, MN
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 Ostrander Care And Rehab Medicare and Medicaid Location: 305 Minnesota Street, Ostrander, Minnesota 55961 Ratings: Phone: (507) 657-2231 |
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Treg therapy ensures success of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, without triggering GVHD
For blood cancer patients at high risk of relapse, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the transplantation of blood-forming stem cells, is one of best options for treatment and a potential cure. Unfortunately, the most common complication of HSCT is graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a serious and often deadly post-transplant complication that occurs when the newly transplanted donor cells recognize the recipient's own cells as foreign and react by attacking the cells in the patient's body.
Galapagos and Cancer Research Technology announce new anti-cancer drug discovery collaboration
Galapagos NV and Cancer Research Technology ("CRT"), specialists in oncology drug discovery and commercialization, a wholly owned company of Cancer Research UK, announced today that they have entered into a new collaboration in anti-cancer drug discovery research.
Scientists solve 50-year-old thalidomide puzzle
Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published in Bio-Essays, outlines the challenges surrounding thalidomide research and claims that confirmation of a 'common mechanism' could lead to new treatments for Leprosy, Crohn's Disease, AIDS and some forms of cancer..
New QUT research confirms that friends influence alcohol consumption
Friends can be a dangerous influence, with new QUT research confirming what many drinkers already know - that drinking with mates can push you to drink more.
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