blood disorders

With new tools, researchers hope to improve diagnosis of platelet dysfunction by measuring their forces.

Scientists developed an alternative to bone marrow transplantation by using technology similar to that of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

Currently, the only cure for alpha thalassemia is a bone marrow transplant, but the success of gene therapies for related conditions points to a potential new cure.

Using a zebrafish model, researchers developed a method for producing blood stem cells anywhere in the body with the goal of eventually eliminating the need for bone marrow donors.