Health
Have you gone vegan? Keep an eye on these 4 nutrients
There are many reasons people go vegan, from wanting to be healthier, to reducing their environmental footprint, to concerns about animal welfare.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find correlation between blood type and susceptibility to severe malaria
Abraham Degarege Mengist is making malaria his mission.
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Medications
Insurers' denials of opioid coverage spurs CDC to clarify guidelines
(HealthDay)—People with severe pain from cancer or sickle cell anemia should not be denied coverage for opioid painkillers, a new clarification on federal guidelines states.
Apr 9, 2019
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Medical research
Decades-old misconception on white blood cell trafficking to spleen corrected
Contrary to prior belief, white blood cells enter the spleen primarily via vessels in the red pulp. The research results contradict ideas regarding how the spleen produces antibodies vital for the human body.
Apr 3, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers optimize gene editing for SCD and beta thalassemia
Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a strategy to treat two of the most common inherited blood diseases—sickle ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Medical research
Most precise measurements of sickle cell disease building blocks could lead to new treatments
In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, biomedical engineers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have revealed that the building blocks of the disease are much less efficient at organizing ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Medical research
Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
A healthy adult makes about 2 million blood cells every second, and 99 percent of them are oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The other one percent are platelets and the various white blood cells of the immune system. How all ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers identify causal variants in blood cells and tie them with genetic mechanisms
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in and around the Boston area in the U.S. and one in Finland has identified hundreds of possible causal variants associated with blood cell traits, and tied them ...
Genetics
A quick path to antimalarial resistance
Resistance to antimalarial drugs is thought to result mainly from changes in the parasite's genome. However, P. falciparum can also develop resistance to some antimalarial compounds by epigenetic changes, according to a new ...
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Medical research
Pumping up red blood cell production
Red blood cells are the most plentiful cell type in our blood and play a vital role transporting oxygen around our body and waste carbon dioxide to the lungs. Injuries that cause significant blood loss prod the body to secrete ...
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