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For patients with high-risk myeloid cancers undergoing a donor stem cell transplant, adding the targeted drug venetoclax to a reduced-intensity drug regimen prior to transplant is safe and does not impair the ability of the donor cells to take root in recipients’ bodies, a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers suggests.

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Keywords: American Society Of Hematology, American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Dana-Farber, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Leukemia, Stem Cell Transplant, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML acute myeloid leukemia, MDS AML

For older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the prospects for success of a stem cell transplant can often be predicted based on the particular set of genetic mutations within the tumor cells, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other research centers will report today at the ASH Annual Meeting.

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Keywords: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, ASH annual meeting, American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, American Society Of Hematology, Ash, AML acute myeloid leukemia, AML, Stem Cell Transplant

A new, experimental immunotherapy can put patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that is resistant to or has come back after multiple other therapies, including CAR T therapy, into remission.

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Keywords: Ash, American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, American Society Of Hematology, Lymphoma

Thousands of fans from 20 countries flock to Crosby House museum in busloads each year.

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Keywords: Bing Crosby, Hollywood, Pop Culture, Movie Stars, Academy Award winner, Singers, Actors, Famous People

A study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment of 799 patients in three locations found that methamphetamine use was associated with more than twice the risk for dropping out of treatment for opioid-use disorder.

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Keywords: opioids, methamphetamine

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings with links for additional background and media contacts.

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Keywords: Prevention, HIV and AIDS, vaping, Infectious Disease

Nicole Seymour, CSUF associate professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics, curates materials to teach courses focused on climate change and emotions, and climate fiction; helping students analyze benefits and drawbacks of the growing literature genre, "cli-fi."

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Keywords: Climate Change, Climate Action, climate fiction, Science, diet and climate change, Literature

Launch of centers to treat adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism. These are the first in the state of Maryland and a pioneering approach for treatment across the United States.

Channels: Autism, Neuro,

Keywords: Autism, Neurodevelopment Disabilities

In the 1980s, Saul Perlmutter at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and his collaborators realized that they could use data about supernovae to research the history of the universe. They expected to see that very distant supernovae appear a bit brighter than they would in an expanding universe that wasn’t slowing in its growth. The data revealed something else entirely.

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Keywords: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Supernovae, Supernova, Physics, Physics & Astronomy

Approximately 1,200 researchers and clinicians are expected to attend the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) annual Forum Feb. 27-29, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Multiple Sclerosis Research, Neurology