Blood
12 Jul 2007
Cord Blood May Preserve Insulin Levels in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Umbilical cord blood may safely preserve insulin production in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to findings from a small national pilot study presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago. University of Florida researchers sought to determine whether it is feasible to use a…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and early animal tests, a new study shows. The agent represents a new class of agents called small modular immunopharmaceuticals. Called CD37-SMIP, the agent targets a protein called CD37 on the…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
Breakthrough in Research and Treatment of Rare But Devastating Condition
Researchers at Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of a rare but devastating medical condition that can affect children and young people. In a world first, the clinicians and scientists from the two universities have already treated one patient with…
Blood
09 Jul 2007
Children With Sickle Cell Get Extra Vaccine Benefit
A childhood vaccine known to protect against the bacteria that causes ear infections and pneumonia may well be a lifesaver for children with sickle cell disease. Researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and colleagues at other institutions found that pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), known commercially as…
Blood
03 Jul 2007
Study Suggests Other Causes for Childhood Brain Aneurysms
A new University of Cincinnati (UC) study questions the commonly held scientific belief that childhood brain aneurysms are caused by trauma, infection or underlying vascular malformations. In a retrospective review of 53 Ohio children with intracranial (brain) arterial aneurysms, Todd Abruzzo, MD, found that the most common type of aneurysm…
Blood
22 Jun 2007
Vascular Imaging Key to Predicting Repeat Childhood Stroke
One of the first major studies of paediatric stroke has revealed that as many as one fifth of children who have had strokes are at risk of a recurrence, and that recurrence can be predicted accurately through the use of cerebrovascular imaging techniques commonly employed to diagnose adults but inconsistently…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
A Few More Minutes Of Maternal Attachment May Reduce Anaemia In Children
In the past, the newborns’ umbilical cord was not clamped right after birth, thus allowing the blood flow to stop naturally. This practice, known as “late clamping”, was replaced by “early clamping”, that is, cutting the cord immediately after the infant is expelled. However, this new practice lacks studies corroborating…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
Vaccine Reduces Serious Illness Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
A vaccine introduced in 2000 has reduced by more than 90 percent the rate of a serious bacterial illness among young children with sickle cell disease (SCD), who are particularly susceptible to it, according to a new study that appears in the Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases and currently is…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
Novel Transfusion Strategy For Paediatric Patients In Intensive Care
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an article about the findings of a multi-center randomized clinical trial that compared transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units. The study, led by Dr. Jacques Lacroix, a full professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Universite de Montreal…
