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    Stem Cells Might One Day Treat Severe Asthma  Mar 17, 2010
    It turned out that the stem cells righted the balance of certain white blood cells that are out of sync in those with asthma. SOURCES: Eva Mezey, M.D., Ph. (MEDLINEplus)

    Stem Cell Cures Any Closer?  Mar 17, 2010
    Please do a fair and balanced piece on the real 'situation' regarding stem cell research both with adult, umbilical chord blood cells, and the fetal stem cells - which have proven to be the LEAST successfull. Please tell the whole story - the words fair & balanced apply here. (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Feds award RPCI $2.7M  Mar 17, 2010
    She describes lymphocytes as cells found in the blood, lymph and lymphoid tissues that make up about 25 percent of white blood cells and including cells that function in cellular immunity. The grant will fund further study into how to regulate lymphocyte migration to organs during acute inflammation. (Buffalo Business First, NY)

    Duffy-negative blood types no longer protected from P. Vivax malaria  Mar 16, 2010
    In a paradigm changing discovery, Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria has been identified in a population historically thought to be resistant to the disease, those who do not express the Duffy blood group protein on their red blood cells, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Pasteur Institute, and the Madagascar Ministry of Health ... In recent years, researchers have begun to suspect that P. vivax, the world's most abundant malaria parasite, had... (EurekAlert!)

    Hematopoiesis Formation of Blood ...  Mar 15, 2010
    Hematopoiesis Formation of Blood Cells: The Process of Formation of Blood Cells in the Human Body ... Hematopoiesis Formation of Blood Cells ... The Process of Formation of Blood Cells in the Human Body. (Suite101.com)

    Designer Nano Luggage to Carry Drugs to Diseased Cells  Mar 15, 2010
    18, 2009) Scientists have developed synthetic particles that closely mimic the characteristics and key functions of natural red blood cells, including softness, flexibility, and the ability to carry. (Feb. (Science Daily)

    A Guide To Useful Health Apps For Your Mobile Device  Mar 14, 2010
    The app includes common tests for red blood cells, electrolytes, lipids and hormones. 6. (FOX61, CT)

    Effects of Lifestyle and Exposures Are Mirrored in Blood Gene Expression  Mar 14, 2010
    13, 2010) A study by Norwegian and French researchers hopes to provide new understanding of how blood cells adjust gene expression in response to various clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions. The Norwegian Woman and Cancer (NOWAC) postgenome study, published March 12 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, highlights numerous blood gene sets affected by one's physical condition, lifestyle factors and exposure variables. (Science Daily)

    Neutropenia: Research Findings Expected to Ease Treatment of Low Neutrophil Counts in Cancer Patients  Mar 13, 2010
    12, 2010) For patients like 10-year-old Sabrina Jo Spence, new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators meant fewer injections to combat the drop in white blood cells following her recent chemotherapy ... Neutropenia is the dangerous drop in white blood cells that leaves cancer patients at increased risk for infections and can delay chemotherapy ... (July 26, 2007) Cancer patients who receive a drug that stimulates the growth of infection-fighting white blood cells may... (Science Daily)

    Scientists Find Key to Hormone-Resistant Prostate Tumors  Mar 12, 2010
    White blood cells called B-cells infiltrate the tumor and release a substance called lymphotoxin, a protein that kills infected cells. The research team found that exposure to lymphotoxin promoted the development of cancer cells resistant to hormone therapy. (MEDLINEplus)

    Malaria in Pregnant Women: Step Towards a New Vaccine  Mar 12, 2010
    12, 2010) By managing to express the protein that enables red blood cells infected with the malaria agent Plasmodium falciparum to bind to the placenta and by deciphering its molecular mechanisms, a team of researchers from CNRS and the Institut Pasteur has taken an important first step in the development of a vaccine against pregnancy-associated malaria ... Following a bite by an infectious mosquito, the parasite first multiplies in the liver, before entering the bloodstream where it invades... (Science Daily)

    First Inherited Prostate Cancer Genetic Mutation in African-American Men Identified  Mar 11, 2010
    Dr. Koochekpour and his laboratory discovered this genetic change by testing DNA extracted from white blood cells of African-American and Caucasian men from Louisiana who had a proven medical history of prostate cancer in their families. "We detected this mutation only in African-American men with prostate cancer," notes Dr. Koochekpour. (Science Daily)

    Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer and bone-marrow transplantation patients  Mar 11, 2010
    " Platelet blood cells help control bleeding, so patients with low platelet counts bleed easily. Typical patients with low platelet counts include those with acute myeloid leukemia (a type of bone marrow cancer), aplastic anemia, some congenital diseases and those undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Platelets for this large patient community can be stored only about five days so supplies constantly must be replenished, Dr. Aquino noted. The mulitcenter study followed 1,272 patients who received... (EurekAlert!)

    Pernicious Anemia - Vitamin B12 Def...  Mar 10, 2010
    Hemoglobin is a substance present in red blood cells whose function is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the cellular level. When the amount of hemoglobin in the body decreases, it hampers the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. (Suite101.com)

    How ATP, Molecule Bearing 'the Fuel of Life,' Is Broken Down in Cells  Mar 10, 2010
    24, 2009) Much like a tightly wound drum, red blood cells are in perpetual vibration ... 18, 2006) Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine have discovered how neutrophils -- specialized white blood cells that play key roles in inflammation and in the body's immune defense against bacteria. (Science Daily)

    SUBMITTED PHOTO The Lutheran Church of the Risen Savior will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the congregation’s Stephen Ministry including Stephen Ministers front row from left: Judy Houser, Helga Hendrickson, Linda Connors and back row from left: Rod Houser, Pastor John W. Stieve, Kathy Rich, Deaconess Jeri Morrison and Paul Hayes.  Mar 9, 2010
    The blood can be separated into two components: red blood cells and plasma, which can be given to dogs suffering from disease, injury, even anemia. The Green Valley Christian Women s Connection invites you to enjoy Blossoms and Baseball, a luncheon with entertainment on March 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Green Valley Elk s Lodge, 2951 S. Camino Mercado. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    HIV Hides out in Bone Marrow Cells  Mar 9, 2010
    Researchers have suspected that the bone marrow -- which creates blood cells -- could serve as the hiding place ... The investigators found that the virus can infect certain kinds of bone marrow cells that are the parents ("progenitors") of blood cells, Collins said. (MEDLINEplus)

    A Fingerprint for Genes: Scientists Develop New Strategy to Play Major Role in Research on Human Diseases  Mar 9, 2010
    12, 2007) Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells -- a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives. (Mar. (Science Daily)

    Genetic Cause Discovered for Rare Bleeding Disorder  Mar 9, 2010
    The condition is called a platelet disorder because it transforms platelets (blood cells that control bleeding) from clot formers into clot busters. It is called QPD because careful detective work has traced all individuals with this condition back to one Quebec family. (Science Daily)

    Researchers link inflammation to illness in overweight people  Mar 8, 2010
    In one, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers at the and the Gladstone Institute found that specialized white blood cells exposed to large amounts of saturated fats became inflamed ... The inflammation appears to happen because macrophages, white blood cells that attack and eat infection, congregate in fat tissue. (USA Today -- News)

    Biogenic Insecticides Decoded  Mar 6, 2010
    (C F) Effect of P. luminescens toxins on isolated primary blood cells (hemocytes) of Galleria mellonella. Control cells (C), treated with TccC3 (D), TccC5 (E), and TccC3 + TccC5 (F). (Science Daily)

    'Death Messenger' Molecule Causes Inflammation After Spinal Cord Injury, Prevents Healing  Mar 6, 2010
    Within 24 hours after an injury, large numbers of white blood cells migrate to the affected site in the spinal cord ... Researchers found out that during the same time the amount of CD95L on the cell surface of white blood cells in the blood stream increases significantly -- apparently as a result of a still unidentified chemical signal sent out by the injured tissue. (Science Daily)

    Theory of Single Stem Cell for Blood Components Challenged  Mar 6, 2010
    5, 2010) Components of the blood or hematopoietic system derive from stem cell subtypes rather than one single stem cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of blood cells equally, said scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell ... To accomplish this, Challen, Goodell and their colleagues used a special dye technique to discriminate the different hematopoietic stem cell subtypes -- myeloid, which have a... (Science Daily)

    Sweet relief  Mar 6, 2010
    The scientists reasoned it could therefore help patients receiving chemotherapy, which can damage normal cells that multiply quickly, such as infection-fighting white blood cells, known as neutrophils, and intestinal cells. A lack of neutrophils exposes cancer patients to a high risk of infection, while the destruction of intestinal cells can lead to digestive problems, such as diarrhea and poor nutrient uptake. (The Scientist)

    Tofu goodness and recipes  Mar 5, 2010
    Tofu is also enriched with iron and copper a mineral iron depends on to be fully utilized in red blood cells. And the high selenium content in tofu helps the body fight colon cancer and also assists in decreasing asthma and arthritis symptoms. (Suite101.com)

    'Dead zones'  Mar 5, 2010
    " All of these marine animals need oxygen in their blood. Ideally, they want 100% of their blood cells to be loaded with life-giving oxygen to feed their organs. "When the outside water only has 7% oxygen, and you want 100% in your blood, you have to pump that oxygen against a tremendous gradient - that's pretty tough and that's what these crabs have to do," says Professor Tunnicliffe. But there were limits to their tolerance. "The third pig we put down there - for three months nothing touched... (BBC News -- Science)

    Study identifies key cause of chronic leukemia progression  Mar 5, 2010
    The study, led by cancer researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James), indicates that chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses when immature white blood cells lose a molecule called miR-328 ... In this case, miR-328 binds to a protein that prevents immature blood cells from maturing ... "We believe that it normally acts as a decoy molecule, tying up the protein and enabling the white... (EurekAlert!)

    Alzheimer's-Associated Protein May Be Part of the Innate Immune System  Mar 4, 2010
    The innate system can rapidly mobilize white blood cells, chemical factors called cytokines and antimicrobial peptides to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi and even tumor cells. Antibodies and other components of adaptive immunity have limited access to the brain, but the antimicrobial peptides of the innate immune system play a key role in fighting infection within the central nervous system. (Science Daily)

    For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks  Mar 4, 2010
    ESAs, which increase the production of red blood cells, are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the anemia caused by cancer chemotherapy and AIDS drugs as well as kidney failure. But safety concerns have limited their use, especially among cancer patients. (MEDLINEplus)

    How Trauma Leads to Inflammatory Response: Mitochondria May Be at Root of Dangerous Complications from Injury  Mar 4, 2010
    Hauser, whose laboratory studies focus on neutrophils, circulating white blood cells that can attack the body's organs, wanted to find out how neutrophils might be participating in this dangerous inflammatory cascade ... Through a series of subsequent experiments, the researchers showed that mitochondrial peptides acted as classical G-protein coupled chemoattractants, activating white blood cells through the FPR1 receptor (a receptor that normally senses bacterial proteins) and associated... (Science Daily)

    Toxicologist Warning to Parents: Look for Signs of K2 -- 'Fake Marijuana'  Mar 4, 2010
    MPO, or myeloperoxidase,is an enzyme produced by white blood cells. High levels of MPO predict a heart attack, the need for invasive intervention, or. (Science Daily)

    Roche's MabThera Wins U.K. Agency's Backing for Relapsed Cancer Patients  Mar 4, 2010
    MabThera, in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, should be used in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells, the said today in draft recommendations. The cost-effectiveness agency, known as NICE, will publish final guidance this year. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    • Camp Carlos' comeback  Mar 4, 2010
    The camp will run Aug. 2-6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will cost $185 per kid, with half of the proceeds benefiting Boozer's nonprofit foundation in the fight against sickle cell anemia, a debilitating disease that affects red blood cells, turning them crescent shaped and making it difficult for them to pass through small blood vessels. Tissues that do not receive normal blood flow can become damaged and people who suffer from the disease can be in a lot of pain. (Juneau Empire)

    Cord blood helps meet marrow needs  Mar 3, 2010
    "Such a tiny few drops of blood cells really give new birth to people," Tirpak said. On Saturday, her husband, Jake, finally wore the suit he had been saving for his wife's funeral -- at a family wedding. (CNN)

    Key Player Found for a Cancer Typical in Down Syndrome  Mar 2, 2010
    However, for reasons that haven't been clear, 20 to 30 percent of these babies progress to a more serious leukemia known as Down syndrome acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (DS-AMKL), which affects the blood progenitor cells that form red blood cells and platelets ... DS-AMKL is always associated with mutations in the gene GATA1, which helps make and regulate red blood cells and megakaryocytes (the cells that produce platelets) ... Cells were taken from the fetal livers of these mice and induced... (Science Daily)

    Cold-stunned turtles recuperate at aquarium  Mar 2, 2010
    When the two were brought in, aquarium staffers assessed their health, drawing blood to count white blood cells and check calcium levels, taking x-rays of their lungs, and checking their weight. Then they were put in a warm freshwater bath. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Preventing or reversing inflammation after heart attack, stroke may require 2-pronged approach  Mar 1, 2010
    Blood vessels, which form a tight barrier between blood and the surrounding tissues, are composed of endothelial cells that act as gatekeepers, controlling how, when and where molecules of water, solutes and blood cells pass through them into the body's tissues. Previous studies have shown blocking the enzyme Src altered the structure of a protein known to hold the endothelial cells together, thus, keeping their barriers tight and limiting tissue damage caused by fluid accumulation, or edema. (EurekAlert!)

    Exploiting the Body's Own Ability to Fight a Heart Attack  Feb 27, 2010
    26, 2010) Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from cardiac patients. The work has its roots in a perplexing curiosity that physicians have long observed in their patients: When faced with a heart attack, people who have had a previous one oftentimes fare better than patients who have never had one. (Science Daily)

    New Study Casts Doubt on Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Human Retrovirus XMRV  Feb 27, 2010
    They examined the DNA from XMRV in the blood cells of 32 Dutch patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and 43 healthy controls, matched by age, sex and geographical area. Two highly sensitive tests were performed on two different target genes. (Science Daily)

    New University of Colorado paper shows novel way to study human inflammatory disease  Feb 26, 2010
    In addition, specialized white blood cells known as hemophagocytic macrophages accumulated in the organs of the body, including bone marrow. The team previously showed that salmonella-infected mice developed hemophagocytic macrophages, which ingest other white and red blood cells. (EurekAlert!)

    Tips to Prevent Heart Disease  Feb 26, 2010
    Vitamin E is another strong antioxidant that helps prevent blood cells from clumping together and forming clots and plaques. To reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke take between 400 and 800 IU of vitamin E.. (Suite101.com)

    Tests to Measure Safety of Anti-Clotting Drugs of Limited Value  Feb 25, 2010
    Three of the six tests, which measure the function of platelets, the blood cells that clump together to form clots, did provide some useful information, according to the report in the Feb. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "However, the predictability of these three tests was only modest," the report added. (MEDLINEplus)

    Further Doubt Cast on Virus Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  Feb 24, 2010
    She said, "No association between XMRV infection and CFS was observed in the samples tested, either by PCR or serological methodologies. Our findings therefore appear inconsistent with the previous report that isolated XMRV from the blood cells of CFS patients. We are confident that, although we were unable to replicate the detection, our PCR assay is more sensitive than the earlier method and possessed the necessary sensitivity to detect XMRV had it been present." ... Detection of an Infectious... (Science Daily)

    Bone marrow cell transplants to benefit those with heart disease  Feb 24, 2010
    Bone marrow white blood cells therefore play an important role in the angiogenic mechanism, contributing to the revascularization of the heart. The researchers selected the intramyocardial route for injection based on prior experimental data showing higher myocardial stem cell uptake. (EurekAlert!)

    Mosquito Genes Yield Secrets to How They Survive Malaria-Causing Parasite  Feb 23, 2010
    Michel's research team's recent project involved characterizing genes specific to hemocytes, which are mosquito blood cells. The researchers were able to identify genes in the blood cells whose expression changed with malaria infection ... While these blood cells are essential to the mosquito's cellular immune response, little is known about their molecular composition. (Science Daily)

    Burn survivor facing surgery  Feb 23, 2010
    Officials say the boy will require many blood products throughout the course of his recovery, including red blood cells and plasma. Until you re in that situation, you don t realize how precious that blood is, Jim Snider said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Enzyme deficiency protects hepatitis C patients from treatment-related anemia  Feb 22, 2010
    DURHAM, N.C. Many people who undergo treatment for hepatitis C develop hemolytic anemia, a disorder that destroys red blood cells. In some cases, it is so severe they have to reduce their medication or stop therapy altogether. (EurekAlert!)

    Read the story  Feb 22, 2010
    They fight the disease and also replace normal blood cells killed by heavy doses of chemotherapy. For patients with weakened immune systems, healthy cord blood helps create the infection fighting cells they lack. (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Fetal Surgery Continues to Advance  Feb 22, 2010
    This sets the stage for postnatal transplant of therapeutic blood cells from the same donor that will not be rejected by the infant's immune system. The specific characteristics of SCID make this disease uniquely amenable to a prenatal stem cell approach. (Science Daily)

    Agency says military base water tainted  Feb 21, 2010
    The company's final report, issued in 1994, made no mention of benzene, which can damage bone marrow, lower red blood cells and cause anemia and leukemia with long-term exposure. A Michael Baker spokesman on Friday referred a request for comment to the Marines. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Genetic Link to Leukemias With an Unknown Origin Discovered  Feb 20, 2010
    One possibility raised in the manuscript is that 2HG accumulation may block the ability of the leukemic cells to differentiate into normal blood cells. The research was funded in part by grants from the National Cancer Institute and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute. (Science Daily)

    Report on Marines' water omitted cancer chemical  Feb 20, 2010
    Drinking water containing high levels of it can cause vomiting, dizziness, sleepiness, convulsions, and death and long-term exposure damages bone marrow, lowers red blood cells and can cause anemia and leukemia, according to the EPA.. Camp Lejeune environmental engineer Robert Alexander was quoted in 1985 as saying no one had been directly exposed to contaminants, including benzene. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    After 18 Miscarriages, a 'Miracle' Is Finally Born  Feb 20, 2010
    NK cells are a subtype of white blood cells. They protect the body from foreign viruses. (ABC News)

    Ultrasound Measurement of Fetal Adrenal Gland a Better Predictor of Preterm Birth  Feb 20, 2010
    15, 2010) 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. . (Science Daily)

    No self-pity for Lisa Ray  Feb 20, 2010
    Diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer of the white blood cells, how does she manage to cope on a daily basis. She allows herself a pensive look. (India Times, India)

    Cooling Inflammation for Healthier Arteries  Feb 19, 2010
    Meydani previously has shown that phenolic antioxidants in oats obstruct the ability of blood cells to stick to artery walls. Chronic inflammation inside the arterial wall is part of the process that eventually leads to a disorder known as atherosclerosis. (Science Daily)

    Low-Dose Platelet Transfusions Deemed Safe  Feb 19, 2010
    WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A lower dose of platelets than is commonly used is safe for people who require transfusions of the clot-forming blood cells, a new study shows. That's good news for people getting chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants because platelets are often in short supply, said Dr. Victor M. Aquino, a member of the research team whose findings are reported in the Feb. 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (MEDLINEplus)

    Birth weight on the decline in the U.S.  Feb 19, 2010
    5 pounds) may face problems such as low blood sugar, lower body temperatures, or an increase in red blood cells, which can cause the blood to thicken and clot. To track trends in birth weights, Donahue and her colleagues examined birth records for nearly 37 million newborns in the US, excluding California. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Blood Cancer Drug Approved For New Use  Feb 19, 2010
    The slow-growing cancer, in which bone marrow makes faulty white blood cells that don't fight infection well, affects about 86,000 Americans. Rituxan is approved for several other uses, including treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Navel Gazing  Feb 19, 2010
    That's because the stem cells it contains can take up residence in the bone marrow and give rise to new blood cells ... That's because his cord-blood cells might contain the abnormality that gave rise to the cancer ... Last month, for instance, researchers reported on a tantalizing new method for expanding a population of cord blood cells and using them. (Slate)

    UCR researcher identifies mechanism malaria parasite uses to spread among red blood cells  Feb 19, 2010
    Infected human red blood cells (top; and right of center) by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum (the parasite is shown in purple) ... In trying to understand how the malaria parasite multiplies in red blood cells, Le Roch's team found that in Plasmodium a kind of "histone crash" takes place a massive breakdown of histone that explains how the parasite can replicate extensively its DNA and coding gene in human red blood cells. (EurekAlert!)

    Salmon prices zoom on fish disease  Feb 18, 2010
    The disease, which does not affect humans if afflicted fish are consumed, kills off salmon by attacking their red blood cells. "Chile, which was the second- biggest producer of salmon, has seen its output plunge more than 75 per cent in two years," said Aslak Berge at First Securities in Norway. (CNN -- International)

    Spence returns to coaching after battle with leukemia  Feb 18, 2010
    " Spence's body had begun to grow leukemic cells quickly, crowding out red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. What made the then-35-year-old Spence's case so interesting is that cancer does not run in his family, and his type of leukemia occurs mostly in young children or older adults. "After getting the bad news, the doctor told us that if we would have not come in, Fritz didn't have more than a few weeks to live," Teri said. "It was so surreal hearing it. It was like I wasn't even... (Daily Collegian, PA)

    New Type of Genetic Variation?  Feb 18, 2010
    Individuals who inherit the sickle cell variant of the hemoglobin gene from both parents have impaired red blood cells and shortened life expectancy. However, those who receive a sickle cell gene and a normal hemoglobin gene have an increased resistance to the parasite that carries malaria, giving them an advantage wherever malaria is present. (Science Daily)

    Reliable Home Male Fertility Test? Accurate Sperm Counts Now Possible  Feb 18, 2010
    White blood cells were also distinguished by the chip. The number of white blood cells tells us something about sperm quality and so this is important additional information for the gynaecologist. (Science Daily)

    Immune System Turns on the Body in Narcolepsy  Feb 18, 2010
    6, 2007) The first report to identify the biological markers of narcolepsy using gene expression in white blood cells finds that the MX2 gene, which is relevant to the immune system, is significantly less. (Mar. (Science Daily)

    New US rules could loosen Amgen’s hold on market  Feb 17, 2010
    Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to other body tissues. It is common in people with kidney disease who use dialysis, and Amgen s drugs are the only ones now used in dialysis clinics. (Boston Globe)

    Induced Neural Stem Cells: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time  Feb 17, 2010
    29, 2008) Researchers in Sweden have established and isolated the tissue-specific stem cell that produces blood cells (blood stem cell) by using genetically modified embryonic stem. (Feb. (Science Daily)

    Restrictions on Plasma From Female Donors May Need Revisiting  Feb 17, 2010
    Plasma is the fluid in blood in which blood cells are suspended. Researchers found that heart-surgery patients who received plasma from female donors did significantly better than those who got plasma from males. (MEDLINEplus)

    Aspirin may help prevent return of breast cancer  Feb 17, 2010
    That could be a problem for women who are having radiation and chemotherapy, which also lower the number of blood cells, she says. Even healthy people can develop serious gastrointestinal bleeding from aspirin, Jacobs says. (USA Today -- News)

    New Weapon to Fight Disease-Causing Bacteria, Malaria Developed  Feb 17, 2010
    18, 2006) Scientists at Georgetown University are describing the first use of a new microscope technology to capture images of live malaria parasites inside human red blood cells. They say the advance could be. (Science Daily)

    CSL Profit Rises 23% on Swine Flu Vaccine; Shares Advance Most Since June  Feb 17, 2010
    The company trails Deerfield, Illinois-based in the global market for treatments derived from blood plasma, the watery liquid in which blood cells are suspended. Those products are used for immune deficiencies, hemophilia, healing wounds and treating burns. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    Women Have Special Dietary Needs  Feb 17, 2010
    Women with low iron intake are at risk for developing anemia, a blood disorder that develops when the level of healthy red blood cells in the body becomes too low. Symptoms include fatigue, headaches, weakness and dizziness. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Upstart Affymax Will Get Boost From U.S. in Anemia Market Ruled by Amgen  Feb 16, 2010
    is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy, red blood cells to carry oxygen to other body tissues ... People with kidney disease often dont produce enough , a hormone that stimulates production of the red blood cells ... Epogen, a synthetic version of erythropoietin, boosts the depleted red-blood cells and is used primarily by dialysis patients, who take it with most treatments. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Scientists discover molecular pathway for organ tissue regeneration and repair  Feb 16, 2010
    The new molecular repair pathway involves white blood cells called macrophages part of the immune system that respond to tissue injury by producing a protein called Wnt7b ... Silencing macrophage white blood cells through a process called ablation reduced the response level of Wnt proteins to injured kidney cells. (EurekAlert!)

    How I met my match: a donor's story  Feb 16, 2010
    It grew the blood cells in my marrow at a rapid rate and pushed them out into my blood stream for collection ... It separated out my white blood cells because the stem cells lived there. (The Daily Campus, CT)

    Erytech Pharma working with M.D. Anderson Center on tumor treatment  Feb 16, 2010
    By encapsulating the enzyme inside red blood cells, the company is seeking to make Graspa safer and have a broader range of clinical uses as compared to existing forms of L-asparaginase. Dr. John Weinstein, chair of the department of bioinformatics and computational biology at M.D. Anderson will serve as principal investigator for the project. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Factors Linked to Growth of Fetus in First Trimester and Subsequent Outcomes  Feb 16, 2010
    15, 2010) 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, with restricted growth linked to an increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA.. See Also. (Science Daily)

    Bacteria-killing proteins cover blood type blind spot  Feb 15, 2010
    Blood type comes from differences in sugar molecules attached to proteins on red blood cells. If incompatible blood types are mixed, the antibodies from one person will make red blood cells from the other person clump together, with devastating results in an emergency ... But someone's immune system usually doesn't make antibodies to the sugar molecules on his or her own red blood cells. (EurekAlert!)

    Biologists image birth of blood-forming stem cells in embryo  Feb 15, 2010
    The researchers say their time-lapse imaging of the process, by which primitive embryonic tissues first produce the parent stem cells that produce all adult blood cells over the life of an individual, should help guide future efforts to repair and replace this cell population for therapeutic purposes. Current transplantation therapies rely on the infusion of donor stem cells into a patient's bone marrow to generate new, healthy blood cells without disease. (EurekAlert!)

    Need for blood on the rise  Feb 14, 2010
    "On an average month, we will require about 305 units of packed red blood cells to meet the needs of our patients, which is why it so important for those who are able to donate blood to take the time to do so. A single person donating blood can help save the life of three people through the blood products that a unit of blood can produce," said Jerri Garison, president, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano ... Donated red blood cells have a shelf-life of up to 42 days, and a healthy donor may... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood Doping Fears  Feb 13, 2010
    This method can sometimes be caught by tests that can tell if a person's hemoglobinthe protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissueis suspiciously high. But athletes using this version of blood doping have been known to inject blood in the morning, race, then have the blood withdrawn later, thereby reducing their chances of being caught by random tests. (National Geographic)

    Cell-Off: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Fall Short of Potential Found in Embryonic Version  Feb 12, 2010
    He notes his company had planned this year to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use red blood cells and platelets derived from iPS cells in clinical trials, but "at this point, therapies with these cells are years off.". There were already concerns surrounding the use of iPS cells in therapies because prior studies suggested they were. (Scientific American)

    Tests show Jordyn's leukemia in remission  Feb 12, 2010
    "One of the most dangerous parts of transplant is the time immediately after the procedure because a patient's depleted immune system makes him or her more prone to potentially fatal infections. Sure enough, Jordyn developed a staph infection last week, but is on antibiotics that appear to be working. Each week, she has a specific blood test that shows how many blood cells in her body are her father's and how many originated in her body. The hope is that she continues to show 100 percent donor... (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Anorexics Found to Have Excess Fat -- In Their Bone Marrow  Feb 11, 2010
    5, 2005) A new model showing how sickle cell blood cells operate within bone marrow is presented at a conference in Austria today. Researchers at Imperial College London, who developed the model, hope that it. (Science Daily)

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