Two-day-old Ellie Bailey squirms in a hospital bassinet and cries as her tiny left heel is squeezed and then pricked with a needle to draw a blood sample. An Indianapolis hospital technician quickly saturates six circles ...
May 13, 2016
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For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon.
Nov 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Scientists report they have identified new genes associated with height, heart disease risk and regulation of the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
Sep 17, 2015
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Cambridge researchers are taking part in the world's first clinical trial of red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory for transfusion into another person.
Nov 7, 2022
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Heart abnormalities are common complications of sickle cell anemia (SCA) that can contribute to severe disease symptoms and even death. A study published today in the journal Blood Advances is the first to find that hydroxyurea ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Sickle cell disease increases the risk of stroke for African Americans – but recent research shows carrying the genetic trait for sickle cell doesn't.
Jun 19, 2018
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It's not the little blue pill famous for helping men get big results, but for those who need it, the outcome might be even more significant. A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, offers hope to men ...
Sep 30, 2013
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A team at Weill Cornell Medicine has mapped the location and spatial features of blood-forming cells within human bone marrow. Their findings confirm hypotheses about the anatomy of this tissue and provide a powerful new ...
Nov 14, 2023
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The young people who learn martial arts at a studio north of Detroit are not considered students.
Feb 19, 2015
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A study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has identified barriers and motivators to blood donation for people from ethnic minority groups in Ireland.
Jun 17, 2022
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