Genetic testing deemed valid evidence in court say NRC panel
A National Research Council report urges continued use of DNA fingerprinting while calling for national lab standards and mandatory certification of personnel. It argues the technique is powerful for investigations and exonerations, with reliability tied to lab quality and robust population-based marker frequency data.
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Thalidomide Shows Promise Against Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Johns Hopkins researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine that thalidomide can relieve graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplants. In 44 patients, 14 showed full disease resolution and 12 partial responses, though the drug carries serious birth defect risks if used in early pregnancy.
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Study Supports Early AZT Treatment In AIDS Risk
A Johns Hopkins led study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds HIV patients who start AZT before AIDS symptoms develop live longer and slower progress to AIDS, challenging a February study that found no survival benefit. The research covered 2,568 men and compared timing of AZT initiation with survival outcomes.
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Neil MH. Graham
Johns Hopkins University
New England Journal of Medicine
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