Researchers find five novel gene mutations linked to platelet counts in African Americans
Researchers, led by scientists from Johns Hopkins, have found five previously unknown gene mutations believed to be associated with elevated blood platelet counts in African-Americans, findings they say could someday lead ...
Genetics
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Scientists discover elusive platelet count and limb development gene
Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii (TAR), a rare inherited blood and skeletal disorder. As a result, this research is now being transformed into ...
Genetics
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Study explains high platelets in ovarian cancer patients, survival reduced
Highly elevated platelet levels fuel tumor growth and reduce the survival of ovarian cancer patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center reports in ...
Cancer
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Genetic test for Plavix use may be unneeded: study
A new study published Wednesday cast doubt on the usefulness of a genetic test for patients taking the anti-coagulant drug Plavix, calling into question last year's FDA warning about the blood thinner.
Medications
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Genome-wide study into new gene functions in the formation of platelets
In a study into the genetics of blood cell formation, researchers have identified 68 regions of the genome that affect the size and number of platelets. Platelets are small cells that circulate in the blood and are key to ...
Genetics
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Uncovering a key player in metastasis
About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by secondary tumors, known as metastases, which spread from the original tumor site.
Cancer
Nov 15, 2011 |
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30-day results of ADAPT-DES registry reported at TCT 2011
The relationship of platelet responsiveness to antiplatelet medications; and, the correlation of poor response, and overall platelet aggregation while on dual antiplatelet therapy to the risk of drug-eluting stent thrombosis ...
Cardiology
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Researchers find gene variants that cause stent thrombosis in people with coronary artery disease
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered several gene variants contributing to early stent thrombosis (ST), a devastating and often deadly complication after coronary stent ...
Genetics
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Sterilization method for hemodialysis dialyzer membrane linked with risk of low platelet counts
Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia (an abnormally low platelet count in the blood, associated with ...
Other
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Cardiovascular disease linked to evolutionary changes that may have protected early mammals from trauma
(Medical Xpress) -- Can a bird have a heart attack? A recent paper published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that cardiovascular disease may ...
Medical research
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Discovery helps explain why chemo causes drop in platelet numbers
Scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have identified a way that chemotherapy causes platelet numbers to drop, answering in the process a decade-old question about the formation of platelets, tiny ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2011 |
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Study examines platelet function testing for guiding antithrombotic treatment before PCI procedures
Among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing a procedure such as angioplasty, those who received platelet function tests before receiving antithrombotic therapy to determine appropriate clopidogrel dosing and who ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Body clock found to regulate platelet function
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have demonstrated that the circadian system, the body's internal clock, regulates human platelet function and causes a peak in platelet activation corresponding to the known ...
Cardiology
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Bone marrow transplantation may increase cancer resistance in patients
Bone marrow transplantation with genetically modified cells may prolong the period of cancer-free survival, suggests a study led by Dr. Vivek Rangnekar, associate director of translational research for the Markey Cancer Center ...
Cancer
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Scientists find elusive gene responsible for rare congenital disease
A Franco-British team of researchers has discovered a mysterious gene responsible for the extremely rare congenital Grey Platelet Syndrome that causes a bleeding disease. Only 50 cases have been reported to ...
Genetics
Aug 23, 2011 |
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