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Hematology, also spelled haematology, is the branch of biology (physiology), pathology, clinical laboratory, internal medicine, and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases. Hematology includes the study of etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of blood diseases.

Researchers develop new strategy to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a strategy to treat two of the most common inherited blood diseases -- sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia -- applying CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to patients' own blood stem cells.

29 Mar 2019

Survey suggests need for more systematic approaches to address drug shortages

Despite ongoing efforts to develop efficient, practical and ethical allocation systems for medication shortages, a national survey found that 81 percent of hospital pharmacy managers had experienced medication hoarding.

28 Mar 2019

Surprising discovery offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease

A protein that protects people with inflammatory bowel disease has quite a different effect in graft-vs.-host disease, a common and challenging side effect of bone marrow transplants.

22 Mar 2019

Understanding maintenance of quiescent stem cells in chronic myelogenous leukemia

Most patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia can be treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. These drugs are highly effective and lead to deep remission and prolonged survival.

22 Mar 2019

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Doubling the low amount of total body radiation delivered to patients undergoing bone marrow transplants with donor cells that are only "half-matched" increased the rate of engraftment from only about 50 percent to nearly 100 percent, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

15 Mar 2019

Russian researchers propose new approach for prevention of thrombosis

A new approach for the prevention of thrombosis was proposed by researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Russian National Research Center for Hematology.

7 Mar 2019

New multi-year affiliation announced to establish global center for rare diseases

The University of Oxford and University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, today announced a multi-year affiliation to establish a global center for rare diseases.

1 Mar 2019

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what kind of exercise is best? A pilot study by Colorado researchers hints that group exercise and personal training may lead to similar physical gains, but that a specially designed class for cancer survivors incorporating group dynamics-strategies may increase quality of life beyond that of survivors using personal training.

28 Feb 2019

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds of drugs in order to identify treatments that can target specific tumors.

26 Feb 2019

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

The epidemic levels of physicians reporting burnout dropped modestly in 2017, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association.

23 Feb 2019

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue to grow unchecked, despite all attempts to slow cancer progression.

19 Feb 2019

Immunotherapy drug can be effective in treating patients with recurrent brain tumors

A UCLA-led study suggests that for people with recurrent glioblastoma, administering an immunotherapy drug before surgery is more effective than using the drug afterward.

11 Feb 2019

UNC-led scientists receive $5.1 million grant to combat cervical cancer in Malawi

Backed by a $5.1 million grant, University of North Carolina and University of Malawi College of Medicine physicians and scientists will launch a multi-pronged effort to combat cervical cancer in Malawi, a country in sub-Saharan Africa where cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women.

7 Feb 2019

Researcher studies how sickle cell disease affects blood flow and oxygen delivery

Sickle Cell Disease is rare but devastating. Due to a genetic mutation affecting hemoglobin, the component of the red blood cell that carries oxygen, a reduced amount of oxygen is supplied to vital tissues and organs.

7 Feb 2019

First therapy indicated for treating adults with rare blood clotting disorder receives FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cablivi (caplacizumab-yhdp) injection, the first therapy specifically indicated, in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy, for the treatment of adult patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), a rare and life-threatening disorder that causes blood clotting.

7 Feb 2019

New study compares chemotherapy drugs with development of cardiomyopathy

In long-term survivors of childhood cancer, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of early death from non-cancer causes.

1 Feb 2019

New approach helps clinicians to decide most effective antibiotic treatment courses

A scientific team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic has developed a new way to identify second-line antibiotics that may be effective in killing germs already resistant to a first-line antibiotic - potentially helping overcome antibiotic resistance.

31 Jan 2019

Leukemia promotes premature aging in the bone marrow

Leukemia promotes premature aging in healthy bone marrow cells - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

30 Jan 2019

Study: Diagnosis delays for patients with lymphoma could be avoided

Many patients with lymphoma take longer to be diagnosed than expected, with some thinking these delays could have been avoided, a new report from the University of York has found.

30 Jan 2019

Stand Up To Cancer creates Dream Team focused on finding therapies for T-cell lymphoma

Stand Up To Cancer announced here today the creation of an $8 million Dream Team of top scientists focused on finding therapies for T-cell lymphoma, a rare cancer of the blood and immune system, using chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to trigger the immune system to attack and destroy cancerous cells.

29 Jan 2019

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Researchers develop new strategy to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Survey suggests need for more systematic approaches to address drug shortages

Surprising discovery offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease

Understanding maintenance of quiescent stem cells in chronic myelogenous leukemia

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Russian researchers propose new approach for prevention of thrombosis

New multi-year affiliation announced to establish global center for rare diseases

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

Immunotherapy drug can be effective in treating patients with recurrent brain tumors

UNC-led scientists receive $5.1 million grant to combat cervical cancer in Malawi

Researcher studies how sickle cell disease affects blood flow and oxygen delivery

First therapy indicated for treating adults with rare blood clotting disorder receives FDA approval

New study compares chemotherapy drugs with development of cardiomyopathy

New approach helps clinicians to decide most effective antibiotic treatment courses

Leukemia promotes premature aging in the bone marrow

Study: Diagnosis delays for patients with lymphoma could be avoided

Stand Up To Cancer creates Dream Team focused on finding therapies for T-cell lymphoma

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