Credit: iStock/ojos de hojalata Chances are, by the time you finish reading this sentence, someone in the U.S. will need a blood transfusion, likely due to blood loss from a serious injury or a health condition. Blood is the highway of the body. It’s the route by which oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, immune cells, platelets … Continue reading Blood Substitutes: How Distant Is This Future of Patient Care?
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Exploring Causes and New Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a lifelong disorder of the red blood cells. It’s caused by a mutation in a single gene and affects about 100,000 people in the U.S. Normal red blood cells are round, a shape that helps the cells carry oxygen around the body. But red blood cells in people with SCD … Continue reading Exploring Causes and New Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease