Chronic Leukemia

Chronic leukemia is a long term increase of abnormal white blood cells. It can be classed as myelogenous or lymphocytic leukemia. For more information see the Leukemia pages Add the Leukemia New...

Lymphatic Malformations

Peripheral Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

Bancroftian and Brugian Lymphatic Filariasis

Acute Leukemia

Acute leukemia occurs when a hematopoietic stem cell undergoes malignant transformation into a primitive, undifferentiated cell with abnormal longevity. These lymphocytes (acute lymphocytic leukemia...

Nora Ephron’s Leukemia Was an Uncommon and Complicated Type

The writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron, 71, died on Tuesday.

Legendary Author And Screenwriter Nora Ephron Passes Away At 71; Solar Cigarette Pays Tribute To Such A Rare Talent

Not many authors and writers could pull off what Nora Ephron has completed in her career. This rare and creative screenwriter pushed the limits and her work has left an ever lasting memory for both me...

What Is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, the Cancer That Struck Nora Ephron?

What Is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, the Cancer That Struck Nora Ephron?

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Mourns the Loss of Author and Filmmaker Nora Ephron

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was deeply saddened to learn of the death of the supremely talented Nora Ephron, from acute myelogenous...

Lymphatic fluid takes detour

When tumours metastasise, they can block lymphatic vessels, as researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered using a new method. The lymphatic fluid subsequently has to find a new path through the tissu...

New Light Shed On Mechanisms Of T-ALL, A Form Of Leukemia That Primarily Affects Children

Acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children under the age of 14 years. With optimum treatment, approximately 75 % of children are currently cured, but the treatment consists o...

A Change In Fate: Lymphatic Vessels Reprogrammed To Blood Vessels

Blood circulation requires the vascular system, the vast network of arteries and veins through which blood is pumped. In a parallel network, known as the lymphatic system, lymph fluid, which contains...

Lymphatic Endothelium Forms Integrin-Engaging 3D Structures during DC Transit across Inflamed Lymphatic Vessels

Nora's lesion : Discussion of a rare bone proliferation.

Nora's lesion, also known as "bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation" (BPOP), was first described in 1983 by the pathologist Nora. This lesion is defined as a proliferation of the bone. In...

Evolution from a Natural Flavones Nucleus to Obtain 2-(4-Propoxyphenyl)quinoline Derivatives As Potent Inhibitors of the S. aureus NorA Efflux Pump.

Overexpression of efflux pumps is an important mechanism by which bacteria evade the effects of substrate antimicrobial agents. Inhibition of such pumps is a promising strategy to circumvent this resi...

Imaging of the interaction of cancer cells and the lymphatic system.

A thorough understanding of the lymphatic system and its interaction with cancer cells is crucial to our ability to fight cancer metastasis. Efforts to study the lymphatic system had previously been l...

Preclinical Lymphatic Imaging.

Noninvasive in vivo imaging of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic nodes is expected to fulfill the purpose of analyzing lymphatic vessels and their function, understanding molecular mechanisms of lymphan...

Chalcone inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump in Staphylococcus aureus whole cells and enriched everted membrane vesicles.

A library of 117 chalcones was screened for efflux pump inhibitory (EPI) activity against NorA mediated ethidium bromide efflux. Five of the chalcones (5-7, 9, and 10) were active and two chalcones (9...