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Cannibinoids Offer Novel Treatment for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Study Suggests
July 22, 2010 — Researchers have discovered that cannibinoids offer a novel approach to ease the chronic and acute pain caused by sickle cell ... > full story -
Modulator of Fetal Hemoglobin Switch May Target Sickle Cell Disease
July 12, 2010 — A retired but well-preserved mechanism for regulating viruses that has worked its way into the human genome appears to modulate a switch between adult and fetal hemoglobin production, researchers ... > full story -
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Sickle Cell Patients Should Be Better Monitored for Constipation Prevention
June 16, 2010 — Not all patients with sickle cell disease receive laxatives after being treated with narcotics, despite recommendations from a collaborative panel of pediatric ... > full story -
Stroke Prevention Study in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia, Iron Overload Stopped Early
June 4, 2010 — Researchers have stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload because of evidence that the new ... > full story -
Sickle Cell Disease May Affect Brain Function in Adults, Study Suggests
May 11, 2010 — Sickle cell disease may affect brain function in adults who have few or mild complications of the inherited blood disease, according to results of the first study to examine cognitive functioning in ... > full story -
New Microscopy Technique Reveals Mechanics of Blood Cell Membranes
April 28, 2010 — Thanks to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, scientists now have a more complete understanding of one of the human body's most vital structures: the red blood cell. The team used diffraction ... > full story -
Vaccines Preventing Pneumococcal Disease Protect African Children With Sickle-Cell Disease
April 28, 2010 — A new study finds that African children who contract pneumococcus -- a bacterial infection that causes pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis -- are 36 times as likely to have sickle-cell disease, a blood ... > full story -
Low Blood Oxygen May Lead to Heart Defects in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
April 27, 2010 — Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers have ... > full story -
Anemia Tougher to Tackle in Black Children With Kidney Disease, Study Finds
April 27, 2010 — Black children with chronic kidney disease have more severe anemia than white children even when they receive the same treatment, according to a new ... > full story -
Oncology: Fanconi Anemia Pathway Dysregulated in Non-FA Cancers
April 19, 2010 — Individuals with the rare human genetic disease Fanconi anemia have an increased incidence of cancer. In many individuals, disease is caused by mutations in any one of 13 known genes (including ... > full story
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