Pregnancy: treatment of Rh sensitization not necessary before the 1st trimester
Pregnant women would not be exposed to fetal red blood cells at a high enough level to be sensitized to ...
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World first: laboratory-created blood was transfused into patients
Lab-grown red blood cells were transfused into two volunteers, residing in the UK, as part of a clinical trial. THE ...
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What if zinc levels had a link with multiple sclerosis?
Patients with multiple sclerosis have higher zinc levels in plasma and in their red blood cells. THE ESSENTIAL Multiple sclerosis ...
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Nobel Prize: why the work of the laureates has advanced research against cancer or anemia
By explaining the mechanism of oxygen regulation in cells, the 2019 Nobel Laureates in Medicine paved the way for the ...
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Space anemia: the disorder from which astronauts suffer… even on Earth
Space anemia affects all astronauts. This phenomenon can have long-term consequences, even when they are on land. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Everything you need to know to donate blood
This Monday, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) warned of the “dangerously critical” level of blood reserves. THE ESSENTIAL The EFS ...
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Cancer: physical exercise can relieve anemia
While drugs rarely relieve anemia in cancer patients, physical exercise improves their situation. THE ESSENTIAL Cancer alters the composition of ...
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Sickle cell disease: a genetic disease not so rare but largely unknown in France
Saturday, June 19 was marked as World Sickle Cell Day. On this occasion, 45 health professionals, national and local elected ...
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Premature babies: a higher red blood cell transfusion threshold is useless
Providing premature babies with a higher red blood cell threshold within accepted limits provides no benefit in terms of survival ...
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“Since the start of the health crisis, we have not been able to obtain more than 100,000 blood donations”
The stocks of red blood cell bags at the French Blood Establishment have reached their lowest reserves in a decade. ...
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Lack of oxygen: a study on Peruvians who live at more than 5,000 meters above sea level
They live at 5,300 meters above sea level and put their bodies to the test.The highest city in the world ...
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Transfusion: a universal artificial blood is under development
The first step towards the manufacture of universal artificial blood would have taken place in Japan. This is revealed by ...
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Blood donation: now is the time!
The French Blood Establishment warns of the drop in reserves and invites the French to donate their blood as the ...
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Potassium, the key to the circadian rhythm of red blood cells
Potassium regulates the rate of red blood cells, a finding that could help to understand, among other things, why heart ...
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Blood donation: reserves threatened in summer
Like every summer, the Etablissement Français du Sang sounds the alarm and calls on holidaymakers to give, even from their ...
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