The first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 1 trial by the NHLBI that's evaluating fostamatinib as a treatment for sickle cell disease.

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Membrane Solutions affords all kinds of arterial ... fat emboli and aggregates composed of platelets, red blood cells and other debris,from the arterial line.

These include some obvious mechanical activities such as endocytosis, cell motility and membrane resealing, but also others, such as replication and transcription. Taking the motor proteins as an ...

Researchers identified two anoikis-related genes linked with CTEPH, and that may serve as diagnostic biomarkers or treatment ...

RBCs were isolated via centrifugation and aspiration of the plasma and white blood cell layer. The isolated RBCs were then washed by suspension with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS (−/−)) and ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Pentagon's top research arm, wants to find out if red blood cells could be modified in novel ways to protect troops and help them manage extreme ...

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has enrolled the first subject in a Phase I trial of its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, fostamatinib, to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). The trial aims to assess ...

Viruses with membrane coatings are susceptible to alcohol and detergents ... called oligosaccharides, are found on the surface of your red blood cells. Oligosaccharides are made from different types ...