Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice
Teonna Woolford has always wanted six kids. Why six?
Dec 13, 2022
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Sickle Cell Disease
Genetics
UK announces mass genome sequencing programme for newborns
UK health authorities on Tuesday announced a pioneering research programme using the genomes of 100,000 new-born babies, to detect rare genetic illnesses and speed up treatment.
Dec 13, 2022
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Medications
Pfizer's COVID cash powers a 'marketing machine' on the hunt for new supernovas
For drugmaker Pfizer, a fortune amassed in the COVID pandemic is now paving the path to pharma nirvana: a weight loss pill worth billions.
Nov 9, 2022
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Medical research
A link between hypoxia and fetal hemoglobin provides hope for sickle cell disease
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown how a protein responsible for adapting to low oxygen conditions (hypoxia), causes increased expression of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in adults. The finding has implications ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Surgery
Avoiding hip replacement: How stem cells can treat avascular necrosis
A Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon has developed an innovative procedure that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat a condition that can cause painful hip fractures.
Oct 10, 2022
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Medical research
Researcher identifies protein that potentially worsens kidney injuries
One of the many risks associated with heart attacks and cardiac surgery is acute kidney injury, a serious condition that in some cases can lead to kidney failure.
Oct 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Project creates new educational materials for sickle cell disease community
New educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease are now available from researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, care
Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday.
Sep 20, 2022
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Genetics
Bluebird Bio's gene therapy for brain disease receives accelerated approval
Bluebird Bio Inc.'s gene therapy for a brain-wasting disease received accelerated approval from U.S. regulators, making it the first treatment of its kind for children living with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy.
Sep 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More diverse pool of blood donors needed to help sickle cell patients
A network that receives and supplies blood for transfusions nationwide is calling for more diverse blood donors.
Sep 6, 2022
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