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8-Week Exercise Program Yields Multiple Benefits

Hemophilia patients experienced improvements in joint health, mobility, and overall quality of life after completing a supervised eight-week exercise program, a study reports. However, in order to achieve long-lasting benefits, regular exercise may be required. The study, “Effects of a supervised therapeutic exercise program on musculoskeletal health and…

Implanting 3D Bioscaffolds in Rats Works to Trigger FVIII Production

Implanting bioscaffolds — 3D biological scaffolds made up of collagen and other molecules — carrying transformed liver cells into rats successfully triggered the production of factor VIII (FVIII), the clotting protein missing in people with hemophilia A. According to researchers, these bioscaffolds may be a therapeutic alternative to FVIII…

WFH Celebrates Milestone in Distributing Bleeding Disorder Therapies

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is commemorating having successfully distributed, since 1996, over one billion international units (IUs) of factor and non-factor replacement therapies for people with inherited bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, through its Humanitarian Aid Program. Donations from the program have improved the quality…

‘Reverse Vaccination’ May Help Prevent Immune Response

A newly designed platform based on the principle of “reverse vaccination” could be used to prevent the development of an immune response that blocks the effectiveness of treatments for hemophilia and other disorders. “For nearly a third of patients with hemophilia A … their own immune system is…

‘Together Project’ Leverages HFA and NHF’s Resources, Know-how

The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) and the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) jointly launched the “Together Project,” in which the two organizations will work together to address issues affecting the bleeding disorders community. Most of the partnership’s efforts will center on written content creation and visual designs, which…