News tagged with factor viii
Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions
A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Low iron levels in blood give clue to blood clot risk
People with low levels of iron in the blood have a higher risk of dangerous blood clots, according to research published in the journal Thorax today. A study of clotting risk factors in patients with an inherited blood vessel ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Engineered, drug-secreting blood vessels reverse anemia in mice
Patients who rely on recombinant, protein-based drugs must often endure frequent injections, often several times a week, or intravenous therapy. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston demonstrate the possibility that blood ...
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Gene therapy shows promise as hemophilia treatment in animal studies
For the first time, researchers have combined gene therapy and stem cell transplantation to successfully reverse the severe, crippling bleeding disorder hemophilia A in large animals, opening the door to the development of ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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New animal model for hemophilia A developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a new animal model for studying hemophilia A, with the goal of eventually treating people with the disorder. Hemophilia A, a hereditary defect that prevents ...
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Blood clotting finding may lead to new treatments
A key protein that causes the blood to clot is produced by blood vessels in the lungs and not just the liver, according to new research published today in the journal PLoS One, led by scientists at Imperial College London ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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