News tagged with blood plasma


Court won't reconsider bone marrow payments ruling

(AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling that allows bone marrow donors to be paid for their donations like blood donors.

Other created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines link between blood biomarkers and risk of Alzheimer's disease

A meta-analysis of previously published studies found that the ratio of blood plasma amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides Aβ42:Aβ40 was significantly associated with development of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according ...

Neuroscience created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant can damage baby's heart

Mums-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, finds research published online in Heart.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Notre Dame researchers report fundamental malaria discovery

A team of researchers led by Kasturi Haldar and Souvik Bhattacharjee of the University of Notre Dame's Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites cause deadly ...

Medical research created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Towards more effective treatment for multiple myeloma

A new study from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, shows that MAL3-101, a recently developed inhibitor of the heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), appears to have potent anti-tumor effects on multiple myeloma, ...

Cancer created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug combination highly effective for newly diagnosed myeloma patients, study finds

(Medical Xpress) -- A three-drug combination treatment for the blood cancer multiple myeloma compares favorably to the best established therapy for newly diagnosed patients, according to a multi-center study led by Andrzej ...

Cancer created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New protocols improve detection of microRNAs for diagnosis

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate processes including fertilization, development, and aging show promise as biomarkers of disease. They can be collected from routinely collected fluids such as blood, saliva, and urine. However, ...

Medical research created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China expects 48,000 new HIV cases this year

(AP) -- China will have about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus by the end of this year, state media reported Wednesday, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Python circulating fatty acids study could benefit diseased human heart

A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications ...

Medical research created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood diet lower in fat and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood

A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower ...

Health created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First genome-wide association study for dengue identifies candidate susceptibility genes

Researchers in South East Asia have identified two genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to severe dengue. The study, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, ...

Genetics created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transfusion not always best treatment for anemia, age of stored blood may play a role

University of Kentucky researchers, including lead author Samy Selim of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, have recently published a paper suggesting that transfusion may ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Addressing how cigarettes cause cardiovascular disease

Although cigarette smoking has long been linked to cardiovascular disease, scientists are still on the lookout for insights into how smoking causes this disease. A team of researchers at Pacific Northwest ...

Health created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find hormone that predicts premature death in kidney patients

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that high levels of a specific hormone can predict which kidney patients will develop heart problems, require dialysis or die prematurely.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dentists can identify people with undiagnosed diabetes

In a study, Identification of unrecognized diabetes and pre-diabetes in a dental setting, published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Dental Research, researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine found ...

Dentistry created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0