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One to watch at ASH18: She’s 17 and she studies chronic pain in sickle cell disease

Aithanh Nguyen is skipping school to attend the ASH annual meeting, but she has a legit excuse: The 17-year-old is the youngest scientist presenting at the event.
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SAN DIEGO — Aithanh Nguyen is skipping school to attend the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, but she has a legit excuse: On Monday, Nguyen was slated to take the podium here to present her research findings about a potential new. The research could one day lead to new drugs to treat the chronic pain that plagues patients with the inherited blood disorder.

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