News tagged with fetal hemoglobin
Red grape skin extract could be new treatment for sickle cell disease patients
Oct 22, 2009 |
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An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Researchers find new genetic target for sickle cell disease therapy
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a gene that directly affects the production of a form of hemoglobin that is instrumental in modifying the severity of the inherited blood disorders sickle cell disease and thalassemia. The discovery ...
Gene therapy corrects sickle cell disease in laboratory study
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Using a harmless virus to insert a corrective gene into mouse blood cells, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have alleviated sickle cell disease pathology. In their studies, the researchers found that the ...
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Gene variant linked to moderated symptoms of beta-thalassemia
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Beta-thalassemia is a serious, potentially life-threatening disease that affects red blood cells, cells that carry oxygen via hemoglobin throughout the body. As part of the SardiNIA Study of Aging, supported by the National ...
Genetic variation may reduce Alzheimer's risk
Jan 08, 2007 |
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Adults with a genetic variation enabling them to express higher levels of fetal hemoglobin may have a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.
Gaining ground on sickle cell disease
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Although sickle cell disease is a single-gene disorder, its symptoms are highly variable. In a study published online July 14 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at Children's Hospital Boston ...
Ironing out the genetic cause of hemoglobin problems
Oct 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene with a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body has been identified as part of a genome-wide association study, which looked at the link between genes and hemoglobin ...
Alcohol exposure in the womb affects 'teenage' booze behavior
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Rats whose mothers were fed alcohol during pregnancy are more attracted to the smell of liquor during puberty. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that rats e ...
Anemia treatment improves heart structure and quality of life in kidney disease patients
Apr 01, 2009 |
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In chronic kidney disease patients, different levels of anemia treatment have a beneficial effect on the heart and improve quality of life, according to a pair of studies appearing in the April 2009 issue of the Clinical Jo ...
Blood disease protects against malaria in an unexpected way
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Children with an inherited blood disorder called alpha thalassemia make unusually small red blood cells that mostly cause a mild form of anemia. Now, researchers have discovered that this disorder has a benefit—it can protect ...
Biologists identify the molecular basis of high-altitude adaptation in mice
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists have long known how adaptive evolution works. New mutations arise within a population and those that confer some benefits to the organism increase in frequency and eventually become ...
Scientists Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount in an organism -- ...
Specific genetic cause of fetal alcohol-related developmental disorders found
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found.
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