Firstpost: From thalassemia to sickle cell: Bone marrow transplants as a ‘reset’ for genetic blood disorders From thalassemia to sickle cell: Bone marrow transplants as a ‘reset’ for genetic blood disorders Bone marrow transplants are increasingly being used to treat non-cancer conditions like thalassemia and sickle cell disease, but cost, access and donor shortages remain key challenges in India. Baylor College of Medicine: Mutated bone stem cells caught in a loop leading to osteogenesis imperfecta type V A study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals the molecular events leading to osteogenesis imperfecta type V, a form of brittle bone disease ... Mutated bone stem cells caught in a loop leading to osteogenesis imperfecta type V The intricate relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and bone mineral density (BMD) is an area of burgeoning clinical and research interest.
CKD is characterised by a progressive loss of ... Treatment with biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs failed to mitigate bone mineral density loss in rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & ...
