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'Bloodbot' Helps Keep Canadian Blood Clean
February 15, 2007 — A unique robotic device is helping University of Alberta researchers confirm that hemophiliacs in Canada are receiving clean, safe ... > full story -
Better Assessment Of Transfusions Could Save Blood
February 7, 2007 — Nearly 95 percent of patients admitted to hospital intensive care units are affected by anemia. Consequently, these patients receive a large number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in order to ... > full story -
Risk For Stroke, Death Not Higher For Sickle Cell Children With Early Complications
January 29, 2007 — Children with sickle cell disease who experienced major complications such as pain and lung disease early in life are at no greater risk for stroke or death during later childhood, new research from ... > full story -
Genetic Variation May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
January 8, 2007 — Adults with a genetic variation enabling them to express higher levels of fetal hemoglobin may have a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers ... > full story -
'Alzheimer's Gene' Protects Children From Severe Diarrhea
November 12, 2006 — Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Federal University of Ceará in Brazil have joined forces to study if the gene believed to contribute to Alzheimer's protects ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Novel Method For Treatment Of Sickle Cell Disease
November 8, 2006 — Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed a unique anti-sickling agent that may one day be effective in treating sickle cell disease, a painful and debilitating genetic blood ... > full story -
Blood Test Predicts Sickle Cell Disease Complication, Identifies Patients At High Risk Of Death
July 18, 2006 — A team of scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has found that a hormone detected in a simple blood test can identify patients with sickle ... > full story -
Protein's Role In Hemoglobin Gene Silencing Identified
April 11, 2006 — Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified the role of a protein in hemoglobin gene silencing that may one day be a potential target for the treatment of ... > full story -
Simple Test Could Predict Major Complications In Sickle Cell Patients
March 12, 2006 — Researchers have found that a simple test for an enzyme called LDH may have significant importance for determining major risk factors in adults with sickle cell disease. The study results will be ... > full story -
St. Joseph's Hospital In Phoenix Offers Special Test For Children With Stroke Risk
February 3, 2006 — Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS) at St. Joseph's Children's Health Center in Phoenix is using a special ultrasound to identify the risk for stroke in children who have sickle cell disease. ... > full story
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