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Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

(Medical Xpress)—An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reverse sickle cell anemia by turning on fetal hemoglobin

Not long after birth, human babies transition from producing blood containing oxygen-rich fetal hemoglobin to blood bearing the adult hemoglobin protein. For children with sickle cell disease, the transition from the fetal ...

Medical research created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers reveal potential treatment for sickle cell disease

A University of Michigan Health System laboratory study reveals a key trigger for producing normal red blood cells that could lead to a new treatment for those with sickle cell disease.

Medical research created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers highlight potential gene therapy approach to sickle cell disease

Researchers at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) have taken the first preliminary steps toward developing a form of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. In an abstract presented on Dec. 10 at the 54th ...

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Thalidomide analog appears worthy opponent of sickle cell disease

A thalidomide analog is shaping up as a safe, worthy opponent of sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.

Medical research created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast