Optical coherence tomography (OCT) appears useful in differentiating benign and malignant melanocytic skin lesions, according to German researchers. Reuters Health Information
In a study of 30 patients with nodular goiter, magnetic resonance imaging detected papillary thyroid carcinoma that was missed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Medscape Medical News
Certain patients with HIV infection who are carriers of cytochrome P450 2B6 6* and *26 can successfully reduce their efavirenz dose to diminish adverse effects but still maintain high plasma concentrations of the drug, Japanese researchers report in the November 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Greater variations in hemoglobin levels over time are strongly and independently associated with an increased risk of death in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Previous studies have shown that men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than men in the general population. New research suggests that the same is true for men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene. Reuters Health Information
Biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have grown cartilage and bone tissue from mesenchymal precursor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) seeded onto special biomaterial scaffolds. Reuters Health Information
New research suggests that a key inhibitor of osteoblast differentiation is also the molecule that regulates osteoclast formation, a finding that could have important implications for anti-diabetes agents that target this molecule. Reuters Health Information
Japanese researchers have successfully created pluripotent stem cells from mouse and human fibroblasts without using the c-Myc, which produces a transcription factor that can induce tumor formation. Reuters Health Information
