December 2018
From the NewsSutimlimab shows promise for hard-to-treat, rare blood disorder
In a first-in-human clinical trial, the investigational drug sutimlimab appeared to be effective in treating ...
October 2018
From the NewsTargeting abnormal signals suggests novel method to treat a rare childhood blood disease
Pediatric researchers studying the life-threatening blood disorder Fanconi anemia have devised a method to block ...
September 2018
From the NewsTo be or not to be a white blood cell, that is the question
Japanese scientists have revealed a biological 'switch' that influences whether an immature blood cell would ...
September 2018
From the NewsHow sickled red blood cells stick to blood vessels
A new study describes how sickled red blood cells get stuck in tiny blood vessels ...
August 2018
From the NewsNew link between hypoxia and blood clot risk
Researchers have found how hypoxia (a low concentration of oxygen) decreases Protein S, a natural ...
April 2018
From the NewsAnemia: When cells fail to produce enough protein factories
Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. ...
April 2018
From the NewsHealthy red blood cells owe their shape to muscle-like structures
Researchers report that a protein called myosin IIA contracts to give red blood cells their ...
March 2018
From the NewsScientists identify potential drug target in blood-feeding hookworms
In hookworms that infect and feed on the blood of mice, scientists have discovered a ...
March 2018
From the NewsRisk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anemia
Pregnant women with anemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy ...