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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 -
New Gene Therapy Approach Developed for Red Blood Cell Disorders
March 27, 2012 Scientists have designed what appears to be a powerful gene therapy strategy that can treat both beta-thalassemia disease and sickle cell anemia. They have also developed a test to predict patient ... > full story -
Sickle Cell Anemia Stroke Prevention Efforts May Have Decreased Racial Disparities
February 2, 2012 The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for ... > full story -
Anemia May More Than Triple Your Risk of Dying After a Stroke
February 2, 2012 Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to new ... > full story -
Chemists Unlock Potential Target for Drug Development
January 19, 2012 A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new ... > full story -
Fixing Common Blood Disorder Would Make Kidney Transplants More Successful
December 22, 2011 Correcting anemia, a red blood cell deficiency, can preserve kidney function in many kidney transplant recipients, according to a new ... > full story -
Immunological Defense Mechanism Leaves Malaria Patients Vulnerable to Deadly Infection
December 18, 2011 The link between malaria and Salmonella infections has been explained for the first time, opening the way to more effective ... > full story
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