Category Archives: Blood

Give blood, celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film “Elf”

This November, the American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation. Donations are critical to the blood supply as the holiday season draws near – a time when blood donations often decline. Donors of all blood types are urged […]

Blood drive scheduled ahead of Thanksgiving holiday weekend

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Blood donors across the region are being asked to give during a major “Movie Mania” blood drive on Wednesday, Nov. 22, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Donations will go to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the […]

Northeast Missouri School Districts host blood drives during critical

MACON & SCHUYLER COUNTIES, Mo. — The holiday season is a time for giving. While families share gifts with one another, it’s also a critical time to give blood. According to American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. The Atlanta C-3 and Schuyler County R-1 School Districts hosted blood drives […]

U.K. Is First to Approve a CRISPR-Based Therapy, Covering Two Blood Disorders

A novel gene-editing medicine is now authorized in the United Kingdom for treating two inherited blood disorders, a landmark decision that marks the first approval anywhere in the world for a therapy based on the CRISPR technology. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) decision covers the treatment of patients 12 and older who […]

World-first gene therapy for 2 blood disorders approved

Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the disease in the U.K.  In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it approved Casgevy, the first medicine licensed using the gene editing […]

Lab-grown small blood vessels ‘indicate treatment for major cause of stroke’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Lab-grown small blood vessels help point to potential treatment for a major cause of stroke and vascular dementia, a new study suggests. University of Cambridge scientists have used […]