News tagged with blood cells

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Certain mutations affect kidney disease risk and prognosis

Certain gene mutations affect individuals' risk of developing a serious kidney condition, as well as their prognosis after being diagnosed with the disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...

Genetics created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer drug a possible treatment for multiple sclerosis

(Medical Xpress)—A drug that is currently used for cancer can relieve and slow down the progression of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) in rats, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. The discovery, which ...

Medical research created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cooling treatment for acute ischemic strokes shows promising preliminary results

(Medical Xpress)—A limited time window to administer therapy for ischemic stroke means every second counts. Now doctors may be able to slow down the hands of time in this critical time frame by using hypothermia ...

Cardiology created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preclinical study shows potential of new technologies to detect response to cancer therapy earlier

The research was published early in the January issue of the journal Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment. The article describes experiments using ultrasonic molecular imaging (USMI) and Dynamic Contra ...

Cancer created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventing suicide: A critical next step

Doctors may in the future be able to take a blood test to determine if a patient is suicidal, hopefully decreasing the number of people taking their own lives.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Association found between length of biological marker and development of respiratory infection

Among healthy adults who were administered a cold virus, those with shorter telomere length (a structure at the end of a chromosome) in certain cells were more likely to develop experimentally-induced upper respiratory infection ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

(Medical Xpress)—An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Monocyte migrations

LMU researchers led by Christian Weber have, for the first time, elucidated how cells that promote the development of atherosclerosis find their way to the blood vessel wall, where they stimulate the formation of obstructive ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Variations within influenza strain may explain varying patient response

(Medical Xpress)—Just the mention of H1N1 can conjure up images of long lines of people waiting to be vaccinated, news reports of the severity of the pandemic and the count of the number of people who perished from the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young malaria parasites refuse to take their medicine, which may explain emerging drug resistance, new study finds

(Medical Xpress)—New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments ...

Medications created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood is thicker than water—and blood plasma is, too (w/ Video)

(Medical Xpress)—The results are significant because they can help to improve our understanding of medical conditions, such as thrombosis, aneurysms and arteriosclerosis. The research team is publishing ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In medicine, the future is light

Light, together with artificial intelligence systems that deliver fast, accurate analysis, has the potential to reshape the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Medical research created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ills of aging blood: Short-circuited stem cell programming linked to failing blood development

As blood stem cells age, changes in the epigenome—the system that regulates which genes are switched on and which are switched off throughout the body—alter these cells in ways that lead to reduced immune ...

Medical research created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Combo of Avastin, second drug shows promise fighting brain cancer, study finds

The drug bevacizumab, also known by the trade name Avastin, shrinks tumors briefly in patients with an aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme, but then they often grow again and spread throughout the brain ...

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria producing nitric oxide extend life in roundworms

Nitric oxide, the versatile gas that helps increase blood flow, transmit nerve signals, and regulate immune function, appears to perform one more biological feat— prolonging the life of an organism and ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast