Researchers investigated how the levels of reticulocytosis, the increase of circulating immature red blood cells, correlated with increased hospitalizations and cerebrovascular pathologies in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) receiving chronic transfusion therapy (CTT). According to the findings, in this group of children with SCA, cerebrovascular pathology at initiation…
Researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine examined the effects of protective parenting and parent catastrophizing in the quality of life and functional disability of adolescents dealing with chronic pain associated with sickle cell anemia. Catastophizing refers to over protective parenting that sometimes inteferes with a maturing child’s social, developmental and…
Global Blood Therapeutics, a biopharma focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of blood-based disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD), will host an investor’s webcast at 1:30 p.m. June 10. The event will feature members of GBT’s management team and experts during a review of…
A Brazilian study of the relationship between sickle cell anemia (SCA) and endodontic disease indicated that SCA patients in need of a root canal are at risk of infections that stimulate the immune system. The findings highlight the need for government polices to improve dental care for these patients. The study, “Sickle cell anemia in Brazil: personal,…
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