News tagged with fetal blood

Complications of blood cancers make termination advisable at early stages of pregnancy

Lymphoma is the fourth most common cancer in pregnancy, affecting one in 6000 pregnancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute leukaemia, and other blood cancers, while also rare, can also occur in pregnancy. The need for urgent ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

F. nucleatum enables breaking bond on blood vessels to allow invaders in

A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people s ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fetal stem cells from placenta may help maternal heart recover from injury

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered the therapeutic benefit of fetal stem cells in helping the maternal heart recover after heart attack or other injury. The research, which marks a significant ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers reveal potential treatment for sickle cell disease

A University of Michigan Health System laboratory study reveals a key trigger for producing normal red blood cells that could lead to a new treatment for those with sickle cell disease.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers pinpoint possible new cause for unexplained miscarriages

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have identified a potential new cause for unexplained miscarriages in mice.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Thalidomide analog appears worthy opponent of sickle cell disease

A thalidomide analog is shaping up as a safe, worthy opponent of sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stroke risk in pregnant women 2.4 times higher

High blood pressure during pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality worldwide.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sickle cell anemia drug safe and effective for infants and toddlers, adds treatment option

New research shows a drug commonly used to treat sickle cell anemia in adults reduces bouts of acute pain and a pneumonia-like illness, cuts hospitalization time and eases other symptoms of the disease in young patients. ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nitric oxide impacts source of sickle cell pain crisis

Nitric oxide gas appears to directly impact the source of the classic, disabling pain crises of sickle cell disease, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scheduled deliveries raise risks for mothers, do not benefit newborns

Inducing labor without a medical reason is associated with negative outcomes for the mother, including increased rates of cesarean delivery, greater blood loss and an extended length of stay in the hospital, and does not ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 / Research

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study identifies factors associated with growth of fetus in first trimester and subsequent outcomes

Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth during the first trimester, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows male erectile dysfunction drug enhances fetal growth in female sheep

A joke among two Texas AgriLife Research scientists later turned into a fully-funded study found Viagra can aid fetal development in female sheep. Female sheep (ewes) are an agriculturally important species, which can serve ...

Biology / Other

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New approach to sickle-cell disease shows promise in mice

A new genetic approach to treating sickle cell disease is showing promising results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. By inactivating a gene they previously discovered to be important in the laboratory, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 / Research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0