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June 25, 2019     Hematology     The latest hematology news from News Medical

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More screening and new treatments needed for sickle cell disease   The promise of new treatments for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, has never been so great, but it will only be realized if there is constant investment in health policies such as programs for screening newborns, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where most cases occur.         Receiving blood transfusion during liver cancer surgery has higher risk of recurrence and death   Receiving a blood transfusion during curative surgery for the most common type of liver cancer is associated with a much higher risk of cancer recurrence and dying prematurely, according to new research being presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Vienna, Austria

Scientists turn type A blood into universal type O, potentially doubling blood transfusion stocks   Researchers have developed a technique for turning type A blood into universal type O blood. The development could boost blood stocks dramatically. So far, the researches have only achieved this using petri dishes in a lab and a lot more research would be needed before the technique could benefit patients in hospitals. However, potentially, the development could be revolutionary in terms of increasing the supply of blood for life-saving transfusions.       NHS to roll-out new test for potentially lethal pre-eclampsia   NHS England will be rolling out a new blood test for pregnant women to check for pre-eclampsia, a common and potentially life-threatening condition.       A1c blood test found to be unreliable in diabetes diagnoses   Research has found that many cases of diabetes are missed when the hemoglobin A1c blood test is used solely to diagnose the disease. Statistics published by Diabetes UK state that more than five million people in the UK will be living with diabetes by 2025, and in the last 20 years, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled.       Research into structure of anticoagulant protein may open new avenues for treatment of thrombosis   A collaboration between researchers from Brazil and the United States may open new avenues for the treatment of thrombosis, the leading cause of death among cancer patients.       Combination treatment effective as front-line therapy for select chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients   Ibrutinib and venetoclax, two FDA-approved drugs for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia, have been shown to be effective when given together for high-risk and older patients with the disease, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.       Researchers map bone-marrow microenvironment to shed new light on leukemia   Stem cells are surrounded and protected by the stem-cell niche - the microenvironment - of the tissue in which they are found.       Blood stem cell breakthrough could spare some patients from side effects of cancer treatments   A method of growing blood stem cells in the laboratory has been developed by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Tokyo, in a breakthrough that could spare some people with blood and immune disorders from the side effects of intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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