New research on sickle cell disease (SCD) has found that using antibiotics to deplete the body's microbiome may prevent acute sickle cell crisis and could offer the first effective strategy for warding off the disease's long-term ...
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The genetic blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia are caused by errors in the genes for hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. In utero, ...
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UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treatment for sickle cell disease—the nation's most common inherited blood disorder.
Mar 9, 2015
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A type of gene therapy that precisely "edits" a key bit of DNA might offer a new way to treat sickle cell disease—a painful inherited condition that largely strikes Black children and adults.
Sep 3, 2023
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and its severe, life-threatening consequences.
Jan 21, 2021
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Some genetic diseases persist for generation after generation because the genes that cause them can benefit human health.
Oct 5, 2016
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Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center report that sickle cell trait is not a risk factor for the development of severe kidney disease in African-Americans. This study, published in the August online issue of Kidney ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sep 10, 2021
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Blood management programs that reduced or avoided transfusions saved a health system millions of dollars annually, with a return on investment of more than $7 for every dollar spent, while achieving the same or better outcomes, ...
Oct 16, 2023
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It's important to know the the symptoms, causes, and treatment of sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that, in the United States, is more common among African Americans.
Feb 28, 2020
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