Medical research
Researchers discover new enzyme function for anemia
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have discovered a new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia.
Oct 3, 2011
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Anemia
Neuroscience
Anemia negatively affects recovery from traumatic brain injuries
Approximately half of patients hospitalized with traumatic brain injuries are anemic, according to recent studies, but anemia's effects on the recovery of these patients is not clear. Now, researchers from the University ...
May 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UW study will explore anemia
To say a pregnant woman is eating for two leaves out a few guests at the table — trillions of them, according to Christopher Coe, a University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor.
Nov 8, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers point way to improved stem cell transplantation therapies
Researchers in Germany have demonstrated that hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplants can be improved by treatments that temporarily prevent the stem cells from dying. The approach, which is described in a paper to be published ...
Sep 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover that drug used for DNA repair defects could treat leukaemia and other cancers more effectively
A team of scientists led by Research Associate Professor Motomi Osato and Professor Yoshiaki Ito from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that a drug ...
Aug 25, 2014
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Medical research
Novel associations between genetics and vitamin B12 deficiency with an autoimmune etiology
Researchers at the Estonian Genome Centre at the University of Tartu described novel associations between genetics and autoimmune vitamin B12 deficiency in their recent publication in Nature Communications. Autoimmunity means ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers develop proof-of-concept treatment that elevates adult and fetal hemoglobin
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a proof-of-concept treatment for blood disorders like sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that could raise hemoglobin levels by activating production ...
Jun 1, 2021
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Genetics
CRISPR and single-cell sequencing pinpoint causal genetic variants for traits and diseases
A major challenge in human genetics is understanding which parts of the genome drive specific traits or contribute to disease risk. This challenge is even greater for genetic variants found in the 98% of the genome that does ...
May 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genotyping of Aldehyde dehydrogenase2 (ALDH2) solves the mystery of Fanconi anemia
Kyoto University research group led by Prof. Minoru Takata has found the deleterious impact of the ALDH2 variant genotype in human Fanconi anemia (FA) patients. This finding strongly suggests the important role of endogenous ...
Jan 20, 2014
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Medical research
Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels
Engineered human capillaries are providing an astounding view of how red blood cells transit ultra-small blood vessels.
Jan 23, 2020
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