The little-known disease that drains a third of southeast Asia’s blood supplies
Needles and tubes no longer faze Puttinant Rungsunlohakul, nor do bags of deep red blood. For most of his life, the ...
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7 children developed blood cancer after Bluebird Bio gene therapy for rare neurological disease
A Bluebird Bio gene therapy has helped children with a devastating neurological disorder, but seven have developed blood ...
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14 Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease
Incorporating healthy habits in your daily life can help prevent heart disease, from choosing heart-healthy foods and ...
Report gives update on boys with rare brain disease 6 years after gene therapy
Most boys treated with breakthrough gene therapy for a rare but deadly brain illness are faring well six years later, two new ...
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Certain Arm Positions During Blood Pressure Checks May Lead to Inaccurate Results
New research shows that different arm positions can produce different blood pressure readings. Blood pressure readings taken ...
Scientists validate new lab test platform for blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease
University of Pittsburgh scientists have independently validated a new blood test platform that can simultaneously measure ...
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Foods To Avoid if You Have High Blood Pressure
Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can help lower blood pressure, while foods high in saturated fat may worsen it.
Faulty blood pressure readings may lead to inflated diagnosis, study finds
Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.
Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...
Blood test may help predict survival from advanced prostate cancer
A simple blood test may help doctors decide the best way to treat a man with advanced prostate cancer. A phase 3 clinical ...
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Sanofi Drug for Rare Blood Disease Is Heading to Recordati for $825M
Sanofi’s Enjaymo, the only approved drug therapy for a rare and debilitating blood disorder, is being acquired by Recordati in a deal that helps the Italian company build its rare disease ...
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CRISPR therapies can treat disease but cost millions. An equity-based approach could bring them to more people
New gene therapies developed using CRISPR gene editing offer the promise of treating or even curing debilitating diseases.