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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 -
Potential Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
November 2, 2011 Few options are available to prevent the painful episodes and organ damage that are common with sickle cell disease. But a new lab study has revealed a key trigger for producing healthy red blood ... > full story -
Using Math and Light to Detect Misshapen Red Blood Cells
October 31, 2011 Researchers have pioneered a technique that will allow doctors to ascertain the healthy shape of red blood cells in just a few seconds, by analyzing the light scattered off hundreds of cells at a ... > full story -
Researchers Correct Sickle Cell Disease in Adult Mice: Protein Could Be a Target for Treating People Who Have the Blood Disorder
October 13, 2011 Scientists have corrected sickle cell disease in adult laboratory mice by activating production of a special blood component normally produced before, but not after, ... > full storyMore: -
Correcting Sickle Cell Disease With Stem Cells
September 28, 2011 Using a patient's own stem cells, researchers have corrected the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease, a painful, disabling inherited blood disorder that affects mostly ... > full story
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