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MIT: Chemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Much like a tightly wound drum, red blood cells are in perpetual vibration. Those vibrations help the cells maintain their characteristic flattened oval or disc shape, which is critical to their ability to deform as they traverse blood vessels in the body to deliver oxygen to tissues.1 day ago -
Ain’t no good mutations here
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From Koinonia House AIN’T NO GOOD MUTATIONS HERE In order for evolution to work on a grand scheme, changing one family of creatures into another family of creatures, beneficial mutations must appear to add new information to the genetic code. Without mutations, there are no major evolutionary steps. Yes, the ...1 week ago -
Ain’t no good mutations here
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From Koinonia HouseAIN’T NO GOOD MUTATIONS HEREIn order for evolution to work on a grand scheme, changing one family of creatures into another family of creatures, beneficial mutations must appear to add new information to the genetic code. Without mutations, there are no major evolutionary steps. Yes, the genetic ...1 week ago -
Breakthrough Treatment For Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
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Filed under: Womens Health , Mens Health An estimated 70,000 adults suffering from sickle cell anemia disease may find relief through bone marrow transplants, according to recent news reports. A team from the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University reported in the New England Journal of ...1 week ago -
Blood stem-cell transplant regimen reverses sickle cell disease in adults
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Contact: Arthur Stone niddkmedia@mail.nih.gov 301-496-3583 NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases A modified blood adult stem-cell transplant regimen has effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected by the disease, according to results of ...1 week ago -
Bone marrow transplant ‘gets rid of’ sickle cell anemia
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By Thomas H. Maugh II In a study of 10 adults with the blood disease, the procedure cures nine. More tests are needed, but the treatment could be used on other diseases as well. Researchers have for the first time performed a successful bone marrow transplant to cure sickle cell disease in adults, a feat that ...1 week ago -
Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure Sickle Cell in Adults
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say that a new method of bone marrow transplantation cured nine out of 10 adult patients with sickle cell disease, an inherited condition that causes bouts of severe pain, organ damage and sharply limits life expectancy. read more2 weeks ago -
‘Mini’ transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
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Contact: Vanessa Wasta wastava@jhmi.edu 410-955-1287 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that “mini” stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. The phase I/II ...2 weeks ago -
H1N1 Poses Significant Health Risks for Kids with Sickle Cell Anemia
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Baltimore, MD (AHN) – Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease. If a child does come down with the virus researchers warn parents and caregivers that such children are more likely to need emergency treatment and ...2 weeks ago -
Swine Flu Can Batter Kids With Sickle Cell
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MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Swine flu is more likely than seasonal flu to cause life-threatening complications in children with sickle cell disease, a new study has found. read more2 weeks ago -
New approach to sickle-cell disease shows promise in mice
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Contact: Rob Graham rob.graham@childrens.harvard.edu 617-919-3110 Children’s Hospital Boston Silencing a gene boosts production of a dormant, fetal form of hemoglobin A new genetic approach to treating sickle cell disease is showing promising results in mice, report researchers from Children’s Hospital ...2 weeks ago -
Studies investigate new trends and treatment options for sickle cell disease patients
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Contact: Jane Woo jane.woo@fleishman.com 714-702-9499 American Society of Hematology (NEW ORLEANS, December 6, 2009) Sickle cell disease, a condition characterized by deformed and dysfunctional red blood cells, is one of the most common genetic blood disorders affecting millions of people around the world, ...2 weeks ago -
Disorders That Make Us Stronger
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Because you Neatorama readers are so smart, you might already know how sickle cell anemia makes someone resistant to malaria. This apparent evolutionary disadvantage has actually survived through the generations because it makes individuals more fit for survival in other ways. While sickle cell anemia is the best ...3 weeks ago -
MUST-SEE: Adult stem cells cure child with sickle cell anemia
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Amazing story! (H/T BioEdge via ECM) My previous posts on ASCR Ethically-sound adult stem cell research cures paralysis in human patients Chinese scientists announce stem-cell research breakthrough Comparison of ASCR vs ESCR: which one produces real cures? Michele Bachmann opposes Obama’s ...3 weeks ago
