Today is World Thalassaemia Day – and experts say cures based on gene therapy look increasingly promising. Both stem cell-based gene therapy and CRISPR technology – aimed at removing faulty DNA – show promise, according to Dr Rabi Hanna, a special...
6 years ago
Having type O blood increases the risk of death from serious injury - possibly because of lower levels of von Willebrand factor in this type of blood, a new study has shown. The study, undertaken in Japan, of 901 emergency care patients found that...
6 years ago