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Protagonist drug hits goals in pivotal study of rare blood cancer
An experimental medicine from Protagonist Therapeutics stabilized red blood cells and improved symptoms in patients with a ...
Discovery of lung-based blood stem cells may transform transplant therapies
Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion ...
UC San Francisco5d
How Our Lungs Back Up the Bone Marrow to Make Our Blood
A new UCSF study shows that the human lungs have just as many blood-producing stem cells as bone marrow. These stem cells are ...
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Takeda-Protagonist Drug for Incurable Cancer Reduces Need for Blood Withdrawals in Phase III Trial
Protagonist Therapeutics notches a milestone in its pact with Takeda for rusfertide. New data show that many patients with a ...
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Do Specialized Glycoproteins Prop Up Blood-Brain Barrier?
Bottlebrush Barrier. The glycocalyx layer (purple, left) that coats brain blood vessels consists of numerous glycoproteins, ...
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What Makes Malaria-Infected Cells Stick
Researchers identified an enzyme that helps Plasmodium-infected red blood cells adhere to the placenta, providing molecular ...
ABP Live on MSN10h
Fanconi Anaemia, A Rare But Serious Blood Disorder
Fanconi Anaemia is caused by mutations in genes responsible for DNA repair. It is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning ...
News Medical on MSN11h
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Verywell Health on MSN5d
How Does Anemia Affect the Eyes?
"Anemia eyes," or "anemic retinopathy," is a term that describes the vision changes caused by damage from anemia (a lack of ...