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Drug Holds Promise As An Alternative For Sickle Cell Patients Unable To Tolerate Standard Treatment
November 20, 2003 — A new drug may offer relief from sickle cell symptoms for patients who do not respond to the current standard of care, according to the December 1, 2003, issue of Blood, the official journal of the ... > full story -
St. Jude Researchers Reverse Blood Disease Using Genetically Modified Stem Cells
May 6, 2003 — Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have overcome two major technical obstacles that currently limit the success of gene therapy for human red blood cell diseases such as ... > full story -
Researchers Say Deadly Twist Key To Sickle Cell Disease
April 1, 2003 — Patients with sickle cell disease have mutant haemoglobin proteins that form deadly long, stiff fibres inside red blood cells. A research team led by University of Warwick researcher Dr Matthew ... > full story -
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New Potential Therapy For Sickle Cell Disease; Inhaled Gas May Offer A Novel Treatment Approach
March 5, 2003 — A study from Children's Hospital Boston gives intriguing preliminary evidence that inhaling the gas nitric oxide may relieve the vaso-occlusive pain crises suffered by patients with sickle-cell ... > full story -
Key Gender Difference Found In Sickle Cell Disease
December 26, 2002 — Nitric oxide, a substance that helps blood vessels dilate, is up to two times more available in women than men with the genetic condition, sickle cell anemia. This may help explain gender differences ... > full story -
Physicians Offer New Solution For Blood Transfusions
November 12, 2002 — The successful transfusion of a cell-free blood product on a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness may offer a solution for patients opposed to blood transfusions due to religious or personal ... > full story -
Low Hemoglobin Means High Risk For Mobility Problems In Elderly Women
July 11, 2002 — "Mild anemia in elderly women has often been dismissed as 'innocent', but it might be a significant health problem." – Paulo H.M. Chaves, M.D., Ph.D. The amount of ... > full story -
Anemia Complicates Heart Failure, Should Be New Focus, Doctor Says
June 6, 2002 — Anemia, a condition arising when the blood contains too few red cells and hence not enough of the oxygen-carrying pigment known as hemoglobin, appears to be an under-appreciated contributor to ... > full story -
Common Variation Of "Klotho" Gene Associated With Human Life Expectancy
January 15, 2002 — "Klotho," a gene named for the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, contributes to life expectancy in humans, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins scientists who report their ... > full story -
Scientists Use Gene Therapy To Correct Sickle Cell Disease In Mice
December 14, 2001 — For the first time scientists have corrected sickle cell disease in mice using gene therapy, according to a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National ... > full story
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