Sickle Cell Anemia News

Posted February 18, 2013:

• Could an Old Antidepressant Treat Sickle Cell Disease?

Posted January 9, 2013:

• Sickle Cells Show Potential to Attack Aggressive Cancer Tumors

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Into Adulthood, Sickle Cell Patients Rely on ER

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Loss of Essential Blood Cell Gene Leads to Anemia

Posted October 26, 2012:

• Sickle Cell Anemia: Maps and Newborn Estimates Released

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Sickle Cell Disease: Physics Explains How Sickling Cells Make People Sick

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Anemia Negatively Impacts Heart Surgery Outcomes, Study Finds

Posted September 20, 2012:

• 'Half-Match' Bone Marrow Transplants Wipe out Sickle Cell Disease in Selected Patients

Posted September 11, 2012:

• Parents of Babies With Sickle Cell Trait Are Less Likely to Receive Genetic Counseling

Posted September 4, 2012:

• Rare Genetic Disease Offers Insight Into Common Cancers

Posted August 31, 2012:

• Intervention Helps Children With Sickle Cell Disease Complete MRI Tests Without Sedation

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Genetic Material in Blood Cells May Affect Malaria Parasites

Posted July 5, 2012:

• Platelet Drug Shows Clinical Benefits for Severe, Unresponsive Aplastic Anemia

Posted June 18, 2012:

• Chicago Woman Cured of Sickle Cell Disease

Posted June 7, 2012:

• Manipulating Chromatin Loops to Regulate Genes May Offer Future Treatments for Blood Diseases

Posted March 27, 2012:

• New Gene Therapy Approach Developed for Red Blood Cell Disorders

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Sickle Cell Anemia Stroke Prevention Efforts May Have Decreased Racial Disparities
• Anemia May More Than Triple Your Risk of Dying After a Stroke

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Chemists Unlock Potential Target for Drug Development

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Fixing Common Blood Disorder Would Make Kidney Transplants More Successful

Posted December 18, 2011:

• Immunological Defense Mechanism Leaves Malaria Patients Vulnerable to Deadly Infection

Posted December 12, 2011:

• NCAA Mandatory Sickle Cell Screening Program Not Enough to Save Athletes' Lives, Study Finds

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Safe Way to Repair Sickle Cell Disease Genes, Study Suggests

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Protection from Severe Malaria Explained

Posted November 17, 2011:

• 'Silent' Stroke Risk Factors for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Potential Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Using Math and Light to Detect Misshapen Red Blood Cells

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Researchers Correct Sickle Cell Disease in Adult Mice: Protein Could Be a Target for Treating People Who Have the Blood Disorder

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Correcting Sickle Cell Disease With Stem Cells

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Sickle Cell Trait Is Not Risk Factor for Kidney Disease: Study Contradicts Earlier Findings

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Malaria Prevention Strategies Could Substantially Cut Killer Bacterial Infections, Study Suggests
• Researchers Developing Blood Test to Improve Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Babies

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Schools Failing Pupils With Sickle Cell Disease, U.K. Study Suggests

Posted July 18, 2011:

• Thalidomide Analog Appears Worthy Opponent of Sickle Cell Disease

Posted May 12, 2011:

• Sickle Cell Anemia Drug Safe and Effective for Infants and Toddlers, Adds Treatment Option, Study Suggests

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Nitric Oxide Impacts Source of Sickle Cell Pain Crisis, Study Suggests

Posted May 1, 2011:

• Low Vitamin D in Kids May Play a Role in Anemia

Posted April 28, 2011:

• Mystery Solved: How Sickle Hemoglobin Protects Against Malaria

Posted April 3, 2011:

• Young Black Athletes With Sickle Cell Trait Might Be Susceptible to Sudden Death

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Patients With Severe Non-Inflammatory Respiratory Disease Face Anemia Risk

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Asthma Through the Eyes of a Medical Anthropologist

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Researchers Model Fetal-to-Adult Hemoglobin Switching: Important Step Towards Cure for Blood Diseases

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Acute Anemia Linked to Silent Strokes in Children

Posted February 1, 2011:

• Compound May Prevent Sickle Cell Pain Crises

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Two Studies Provide Insight Into Stroke Risk and Prevention in Young Sickle Cell Anemia Patients
• Studies Investigate Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Potential Breakthrough in Controlling Malaria

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Global Map of the Sickle Cell Gene Supports 'Malaria Hypothesis'

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Inhaling Nitric Oxide Eases Pain Crises in Sickle Cell Patients, Researchers Find

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Shorter Biological Marker Length in Aplastic Anemia Patients Linked to Higher Relapse, Death Rates

Posted September 8, 2010:

• New Sickle Cell Screening Program for College Athletes Comes With Serious Pitfalls, Experts Say

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