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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 -
Sickle Cell Trait Is Not Risk Factor for Kidney Disease: Study Contradicts Earlier Findings
September 14, 2011 — Researchers report that sickle cell trait is not a risk factor for the development of severe kidney disease in African-Americans. The study contradicts findings from a 2010 study that first suggested ... > full story -
Malaria Prevention Strategies Could Substantially Cut Killer Bacterial Infections, Study Suggests
September 6, 2011 — Interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, antimalarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill hundreds of thousands of ... > full story -
Researchers Developing Blood Test to Improve Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Babies
September 6, 2011 — A new blood test being developed by researchers in the UK could, for the first time, help identify babies at risk of a severe form of sickle cell disease, allowing immediate and more intensive ... > full story -
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Schools Failing Pupils With Sickle Cell Disease, U.K. Study Suggests
July 20, 2011 — A new study suggests young people with a serious genetic blood disorder are not getting the right help at school, especially pupils who miss lessons due to ... > full story -
Thalidomide Analog Appears Worthy Opponent of Sickle Cell Disease
July 18, 2011 — A thalidomide analog is shaping up as a safe, worthy opponent of sickle cell disease, researchers ... > full story -
Sickle Cell Anemia Drug Safe and Effective for Infants and Toddlers, Adds Treatment Option, Study Suggests
May 12, 2011 — New research shows a drug commonly used to treat sickle cell anemia in adults reduces bouts of acute pain and a pneumonia-like illness, cuts hospitalization time and eases other symptoms of the ... > full story
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