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Blood Disease Protects Against Malaria In An Unexpected Way, Study Shows
March 18, 2008 — Children with an inherited blood disorder called alpha thalassemia make unusually small red blood cells that mostly cause a mild form of anemia. Now, researchers have discovered that this disorder ... > full story -
Sickle Cell Anemia: Novel Small Molecule Therapy Shows Benefit Via Hydration Of Red Blood Cells
February 5, 2008 — Researchers are identifying innovative therapeutics for sickle cell anemia that focus on specific factors in the disease's progression, such as the important role of hydration of the red blood cells. ... > full story -
Progress Toward A Better Way To Deal With Anemia, Study Suggests
January 31, 2008 — Many patients with a chronic disease or cancer have to contend with anemia. At present, the hormone EPO is administered to a large number of these patients to alleviate the anemia. But unfortunately, ... > full story -
Gene Variant Linked To Moderated Symptoms Of Beta-Thalassemia
January 30, 2008 — Beta-thalassemia is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects red blood cells. Scientists have found a genetic variant that can explain why some people with beta thalassemia seem to be ... > full story -
Most Carriers Of Fanconi Anemia Genes Are Not At Higher Risk Of Cancer
January 24, 2008 — For almost 50 years, Fanconi anemia has been associated with leukemia. Not just among those who have the genetic disorder but among their family members, whose genes, they were told, made them highly ... > full story -
Gene Responsible For Debilitating Blood Cell Disorder Discovered
January 17, 2008 — For many years, scientists have sought the faulty genes in myelodysplasia, a blood cell disorder that arises late in life and segues, sometimes rapidly, sometimes quite slowly, into cancer. In that ... > full story -
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New Way To Boost Red Blood Cell Numbers
January 10, 2008 — A common treatment for anemia is administration of recombinant erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the production of rbc precursors by the bone marrow. Unfortunately, many patients with anemia ... > full story -
Evidence Links Anemia Drugs With Leukemic Transformation In Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis
December 10, 2007 — Mayo Clinic researchers today reported the discovery of a link between erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and leukemic transformation (conversion to leukemia) of the blood disorder ... > full story -
Anticancer Drugs Might Be Of Benefit To Sickle-Cell Patients
December 7, 2007 — Although some individuals with the inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease benefit from treatment with hydroxyurea, which increases fetal hemoglobin expression, it does not work for all ... > full story -
Study Questions Impact Of Hemoglobin Variations On Mortality In Dialysis Patients
December 5, 2007 — For patients with dialysis-related anemia, the risk of death is increased when hemoglobin levels remain persistently low over a period several months -- not necessarily when they fluctuate over time, ... > full story
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