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July 23, 2019 |
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The latest hematology news from News Medical |
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 | | |  Reducing Anemia in Developing Regions with Point of Care Analysis
The burden of anemia is recognized worldwide, with a global prevalence of about 25%, rising to more than 60% in some developing countries. To address this a multitude of public and NGO funded health programs are working towards achieving the ‘Second Global Nutrition Target 2025’ - a 50% reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age.
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| | | | |  A new study hints at the possible origin of an autoimmune disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). A team of researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine show that patients with SLE or lupus, have abnormal activation of B cells, which is part of the body’s immune system. | | | | |  Researchers at the University of Oxford, in collaboration with colleagues from Hannover Medical School and Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, have discovered the specific gene mutations that are required for the development of leukemia in children with Down's syndrome. | | | | |  Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have become standard treatment for a host of conditions including cancers of the blood and lymphatic systems, sickle cell anemia, inherited metabolic disorders, and radiation damage. | | | | |  New Danish research may help direct focus towards the serious complications that on average every fifth hematological cancer patient suffers. This is according to medical doctor and PhD Kasper Adelborg from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, who has studied the cases of 32,000 hematological cancer patients between the years 2000-2013. Hematological cancer includes leukemia, bone marrow cancer and cancers of the lymph nodes. | | | | |  The movement of leukocytes from the circulatory system to the site of inflammation and subsequent attachment forms an integral part of the innate immune system. The three steps of leukocyte rolling, activation and adhesion in response to inflammation have been well-documented and studied. | |
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