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Sickle Cell Disease: Physics Explains How Sickling Cells Make People Sick
October 16, 2012 — Researchers have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer a scientific ... > full story -
Anemia Negatively Impacts Heart Surgery Outcomes, Study Finds
October 1, 2012 — Anemia is now confirmed as a risk factor for illness and even death following cardiac surgery, according to a new study. Although preoperative anemia has been linked to adverse events in other types ... > full story -
'Half-Match' Bone Marrow Transplants Wipe out Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Patients
September 20, 2012 — In a preliminary clinical trial, investigators have shown that even partially-matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients, ridding them of painful and ... > full story -
Parents of Babies With Sickle Cell Trait Are Less Likely to Receive Genetic Counseling
September 11, 2012 — Parents of newborns with the sickle cell anemia trait were less likely to receive genetic counseling than parents whose babies are cystic fibrosis carriers, a new study ... > full story -
Rare Genetic Disease Offers Insight Into Common Cancers
September 4, 2012 — Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic condition in which cells lose the ability to repair DNA. Fanconi cells are super-sensitive to a common class of cancer drugs, nixing their use. A new study explores ... > full story -
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Intervention Helps Children With Sickle Cell Disease Complete MRI Tests Without Sedation
August 31, 2012 — Researchers report success using a targeted educational approach to teach young sickle cell disease patients to remain motionless during MRI scans, making the process ... > full story -
Genetic Material in Blood Cells May Affect Malaria Parasites
August 15, 2012 — Researchers may finally have discovered why people with sickle cell disease get milder cases of malaria than individuals who have normal red blood cells. In a finding that has eluded scientists for ... > full story -
Platelet Drug Shows Clinical Benefits for Severe, Unresponsive Aplastic Anemia
July 5, 2012 — Eltrombopag, a drug that was designed to stimulate production of platelets from the bone marrow and thereby improve blood clotting, can raise blood cell levels in some people with severe aplastic ... > full story -
Chicago Woman Cured of Sickle Cell Disease
June 18, 2012 — A Chicago woman is the first Midwest patient to receive a successful stem cell transplant to cure her sickle cell disease without chemotherapy in preparation for the ... > full story -
Manipulating Chromatin Loops to Regulate Genes May Offer Future Treatments for Blood Diseases
June 7, 2012 — In exploring how proteins interact with crucial DNA sequences to regulate gene activity, researchers have shed light on chromatin looping, key biological events that may eventually be manipulated to ... > full story
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