News tagged with sickle cell
Chemical energy influences tiny vibrations of red blood cell membranes
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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 ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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King Tut died of blood disorder: German researchers
Legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun was probably killed by the genetic blood disorder sickle cell disease, German scientists said Wednesday, rejecting earlier research that suggested he died of malaria.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Simulated gene therapy
In a recent issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics, published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory describe the fi ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Patients with sickle cell disease have high rate of acute care usage and rehospitalization
Patients with sickle cell disease average about 2.5 hospital visits per year, with 18- to 30-year old patients more likely to require acute care or rehospitalization, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Red grape skin extract could be new treatment for sickle cell disease patients
An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 22, 2009 |
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'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
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.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Sickle Cell Pain May Be From Damaged Tissues or Nerves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered the pain caused by sickle cell disease may not occur solely from damaged tissues, but also from injured nerves. The research is published ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Warmer is better: Research suggests sickle cell-related pain intensifies during seasonably colder weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- The debilitating pain experienced by people with sickle cell disease becomes more intense when temperatures drop in the fall and winter months, according to a multi-center study led by a Virginia Commonwealth ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 26, 2010 |
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New study suggests sickle cell disease may affect brain function in adults
Sickle cell disease may affect brain function in adults who have few or mild complications of the inherited blood disease, according to results of the first study to examine cognitive functioning in adults with sickle cell ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 11, 2010 |
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Modulator of fetal hemoglobin switch may target sickle cell disease
A retired but well-preserved mechanism for regulating viruses that has worked its way into the human genome appears to modulate a switch between adult and fetal hemoglobin production, Medical College of Georgia ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Researchers team on sickle cell clinical trial
Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have joined forces with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Washington University in St. Louis to investigate a potential new therapy for sickle ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Children with sickle cell suffer more severe malaria
The sickle cell trait is known for its protective effect against developing malaria. But new research warns that children with sickle cell anaemia are more likely to die from severe malaria.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 06, 2010 |
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