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Immunomodulating effect of autohaemotherapy (a literature review). PMID 3534085 [PubMed indexed for MEDLINE] J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1986;30(3):331-6. Immunomodulating effect of autohaemotherapy (a literature review). Klemparskaya NN, Shalnova GA, Ulanova AM, Kuzmina TD, Chuhrov AD. Abstract An analysis is presented of experimental and clinical data from different authors on the stimulating effect of autohaemotherapy with regard to the immunological reactivity of humans...

Dr. Manish Kohli, Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the March 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, on the association of the TRMT11 gene and prostate cancer and identifying predictive biomarkers. This research may improve prediction of response to hormonal treatments in advanced prostate cancer patients and potentially enhance delivery of individualized medicine in future patients if the findings are validated....

Dr. Rebecca Laborde, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, shares the results of a study appearing in the March 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, that supports the application of mRNA-seq technology as a way to more accurately stratify patients based on individual tumor biology to improve the understanding of tumor prognosis and treatment responses which would improve individualized patient care strategies. Available at:...

Dr. Eric Moore, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the March 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he notes a high cure rate and increased quality of life for patients receiving robotic surgery for tonsil and tongue-based cancer. Available at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00121-8/fulltext

An introduction to the Cannabis genome browser. For the paper and links, visit http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=11320 .

Animated demonstration on how Dicer and Drosha work in RNA interference.