News tagged with thrombocytopenia
Method for manufacturing patient-specific human platelets
Skin cells from humans can be revamped into pro-clotting cells called platelets, according to a study published on November 22 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Patients with diseases causing thrombocytopenia—platelet defici ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Gene therapy success in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with European gene therapy researchers who achieved marked clinical improvements in two young children with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a very ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Romiplostim more effective than standard care for immune thrombocytopenia
A new study finds that an FDA-approved drug to treat the rare autoimmune disorder immune thromobocytopenia (ITP) is more effective than earlier medical therapies in helping patients avoid surgical treatment and significantly ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Stop the bleeding: New way to restore numbers of key blood-clotting cells
Platelets are cells in the blood that have a key role in stopping bleeding. Thrombocytopenia is the medical term used to describe the presence of abnormally low numbers of platelets in the blood. Platelet transfusion is used ...
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Oct 25, 2010 |
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Heparin can cause skin lesions
Heparin, a commonly used anticoagulant, can cause skin lesions, reports a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Skin lesions caused by heparin may indicate the presence of a life-threatening decrease in t ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Insulin resistance linked to ulcer bacteria
Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which can cause gastric ulcers, have been linked to type B insulin resistance syndrome in diabetics, researchers reported in the British medical journal The Lancet.
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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