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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 -
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
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