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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 -
NCAA Mandatory Sickle Cell Screening Program Not Enough to Save Athletes' Lives, Study Finds
December 12, 2011 — In response to a lawsuit after a college football player died from complications due to sickle cell trait (SCT) during a workout, the NCAA implemented mandatory SCT screening of all Division I ... > full story -
Safe Way to Repair Sickle Cell Disease Genes, Study Suggests
December 7, 2011 — Researchers have developed a way to use patients' own cells to potentially cure sickle cell disease and many other disorders caused by mutations in a gene that helps produce blood ... > full story -
Protection from Severe Malaria Explained
November 18, 2011 — Why do people with a hereditary mutation of the red blood pigment hemoglobin (as is the case with sickle-cell anemia prevalent in Africa) not contract severe malaria? Scientists have now solved this ... > full story -
'Silent' Stroke Risk Factors for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
November 17, 2011 — Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts, or silent strokes, in children with sickle cell ... > full story
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