Posts Tagged ‘blood’
For smokers, lead linked to kidney cancer
PENN STATE (US) — Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may double a smoker’s risk of developing kidney cancer, new research shows. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Dec 5, 2011 10:13 - 4 Comments
Vascular condition and MS share risk factors
U. BUFFALO (US) — People with a specific vascular condition, but no known neurological disease, display many of the same risk factors as people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2011 15:03 - 0 Comments
Blood may have short shelf life
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Transfused blood may need to be stored in a different way to prevent the breakdown of red blood cells that can lead to complications, including infection, organ failure, and even death. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 10, 2011 16:51 - 0 Comments
Fake ‘cells’ pave way for synthetic blood
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Particles that mimic key properties of red blood cells open the door to creating fully synthetic blood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2010 12:16 - 7 Comments
How niacin fights high cholesterol
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Niacin not only works to lower blood triglycerides, new research finds it also influences lipid metabolism beyond its action in fat tissues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 20, 2010 11:50 - 1 Comment
AIDS virus in semen different than in blood
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 10:59 - 7 Comments
How water helps us lose weight
VANDERBILT (US)—Ordinary water—without any additives—does more than just quench thirst. It increases the activity of the sympathetic—fight or flight—nervous system, which raises alertness, blood pressure, and energy expenditure. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 4:59 - 0 Comments
Rogue DNA drives cancer growth
U. LEEDS (UK)—Junk DNA promotes the growth of cancer cells in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and may play a role in other forms of cancer as well. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 11:12 - 0 Comments
Body art and hepatitis C risk
UC DAVIS (US)—Tattoing and piercing are more popular today than ever, particularly among young people, yet more than 40 percent of college students mistakenly believe that getting body art is unlikely to pose health risks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2009 16:46 - 0 Comments
Nanomagnets may speed blood tests
YALE (US)—A team has developed a way to rapidly manipulate and sort different cells in the blood using liquids comprised of magnetic nanoparticles. The advance could dramatically improve the speed and sensitivity of tests used to detect cancer biomarkers, blood disorders, viruses, and other diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2009 18:31 - 0 Comments
Save soldiers by stretching ‘golden hour’
TEXAS A&M (US)—Researchers are investigating frontline treatments that would give injured U.S. military personnel a better chance at survival when there is massive blood loss. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2009 10:23 - 0 Comments
HIV keeps morphing to escape immune system
EMORY (US)—HIV’s ability to mutate in response to immune system pressure means the virus can take several escape routes from antibodies, eventually exhausting the immune system, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 10, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Transfusions make matters worse?
“Doctors are simply doing what they were trained to do, (with regard to blood transfusions) but it turns out that their actions are more harmful than helpful in many cases,” says study coauthor Neil Blumberg.
Health & Medicine - Jul 28, 2009 10:29 - 0 Comments
Misery loves company— just ask a retrovirus
Retroviruses (red) form in infected cell and are transmitted to neighboring cell. Green proteins bind the cells. “Our hope is that somewhere down the road we will have a completely new antiviral strategy based on targeting cell-to-cell transmission,” says lead researcher Walther Mothes. (Courtesy: Yale University)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2009 13:21 - 0 Comments
Scanner detects earliest sign of cancer
STANFORD (US)—Early detection can be the difference between life and death for many cancer patients. A new blood scanner shows promising signs of helping doctors detect cancer at its earliest stage, allowing for early treatment and a better chance of survival.
