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New National Study Shows Infection, Fat Embolism Important Contributors To Sickle Cell Disease Deaths
June 25, 2000 — Unusual infections and lumps of fat called emboli that clog arteries in the lungs appear to be under-appreciated causes of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease patients. The syndrome, which is ... > full story -
Jefferson Scientists Further Develop Gene Repair Technique
June 15, 1999 — Molecular geneticists at Jefferson Medical College are inching closer to using a novel gene repair technique to treat diseases such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. While the work remains ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Trial Approved For Rare Anemia
January 25, 1999 — A gene therapy clinical trial for Fanconi anemia, a fatal inherited blood disease, is set to begin at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, the best survival hope for Fanconi ... > full story -
New Technology Makes Gene Therapy More Effective
November 12, 1998 — Research that could point the way to more effective gene therapies for liver and other diseases was made public at The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 1998 Annual Meeting in ... > full story -
Treating Anemia Reduces Risk Of Death For People With HIV
July 2, 1998 — New data presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva show that untreated anemia alone can significantly increase the risk of death in people with ... > full story -
Duke Researchers Call Gene Therapy A Promising Strategy For Sickle Cell Anemia
June 8, 1998 — In a first step toward an effective treatment for sickle cell anemia, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have shown that they can use a new type of gene therapy to correct the defect in ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Hold Promise For Sickle Cell Disease And Beta Thalassemia
November 4, 1997 — Researchers from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons have demonstrated the long-term transfer and high level long-term expression of the normal human beta globin gene in an ... > full story -
Berkeley Scientists Develop Mouse Model For Sickle Cell Research
November 3, 1997 — Genetically engineered mice that fully mimic all the symptoms of human sickle cell disease have been developed by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. With this new mouse ... > full story -
Sleep Apnea Problems In African-American Children
September 11, 1997 — African-American children with obstructive sleep apnea have significantly lower blood-oxygen levels compared to other groups, according to a study by sleep disorder researchers at the University of ... > full story -
Nitric Oxide Gas May Treat, Prevent Sickle Cell Crisis
September 5, 1997 — A study by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and other Boston hospitals suggests that inhaled nitric oxide gas might successfully treat sickle cell disease and its ... > full story
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