News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 15, 2015
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Institute of Biological Studies
Researchers say they have devised a way to correct a genetic defect in cells from a pat...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 14, 2015
that can develop hemophilia B
Gene therapy that produces a potent clotting factor holds promise for treating hemophilia B, researchers have reporte...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 13, 2015
Aubrey, Gemma Kelly,
and Marco Herold
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 can be used t...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 13, 2015
An analysis of data from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial has shown that patients with a genetic sensitivity to warfarin had higher rates of bleeding durin...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 13, 2015
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may help elucidate the pathogenesis of bone marrow failure (BMF) in Fanconi anemia (...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 13, 2015
Media coverage of translational stem cell research might generate unrealistic expectations, according to a pair of researchers.
The team analyzed r...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 12, 2015
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Results of a large, randomized trial suggest a liberal transfusion strategy may benefit patients undergoing cardiac ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 12, 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare professionals not to use Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride) solution with closed-sys...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 12, 2015
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A study published in NEJM suggests that results from most trials on ClinicalTrials.gov are not posted on the site within a ye...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 12, 2015
and a normal one
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Gene editing via zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) shows early promise for treating sickle cell disease (SCD), acc...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 11, 2015
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a revised label for the pooled plasma product Octaplas, increasin...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 11, 2015
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
Researchers say they have devised a technique for generating normal, mature red blood cells (RBCs) from...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 11, 2015
a blood clot, with PolySTAT
(blue) binding strands together
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University of Washington
Preclinical research suggests an i...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 11, 2015
A new analysis indicates that patients hospitalized for severe sepsis are often readmitted within 90 days, and many of these readmissions may be preve...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: March 10, 2015
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Researchers say they have discovered a new subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is sensitive to drugs already...
