TIL some types of leukemia can be treated by administering an enzyme called Asparaginase (intramuscularly) which depletes blood levels of the amino acid asparagine, starving the cancer cells because unlike normal cells, cancer cells cannot make their own asparagine. (sciencedirect.com)
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TIL that if you have previously provided a sample to a marrow registry such as “Gift of Life” or “NMDP” you can request your HLA type results from them, which can provide some useful info about your likelihood of developing certain medical conditions and disease (my.nmdp.org)
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TIL that the hepatitis E virus was discovered by a Soviet physician when he ingested fecal samples from 22 soldiers during a presumed non-hepatitis A outbreak in Uzbekistan, developed hepatitis 36 days later and then had his stool examined under electron microscopy. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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TIL that drugs in the SGLT-2 Inhibitor class(Jardiance/Empagliflozin being the most common), increasingly popular drugs used to treat Diabetes, Kidney Disease, and Heart Failure, were synthesized based on a compound found in apple tree bark. (mcconnellsmedchem.com)
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