Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mini bone marrow model predicts response to blood disorder treatment
A new miniature 3D model of human bone marrow has been described today in the open-access eLife journal.
Jun 1, 2021
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Cardiology
Blood clots after the AstraZeneca vaccine: Symptoms and treatment
With COVID-19 community transmission on the rise once again, those aged over 50 are weighing up the benefits of being vaccinated against the virus with the very rare risk of blood clotting induced by the AstraZeneca vaccine.
May 27, 2021
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Vaccination
Belgium limits J&J vaccine to over-41s after woman dies
Johnson & Johnson's single-jab vaccine against COVID-19 will be limited in Belgium to people aged 41 and over, authorities said on Wednesday following the death of a woman who received the jab.
May 26, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists' discovery of blood clotting mechanism could lead to new antithrombotic drugs
Under normal, healthy circulatory conditions, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) keeps to itself. The large and mysterious glycoprotein moves through the blood, balled up tightly, its reaction sites unexposed. But when significant ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Depression medication could also protect against heart disease
The antidepression drug duloxetine could be beneficial to patients with both depression and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies performed in human blood and in mice. Globally, more than 300 million people have ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Health
Cellular impact of 'Heat not Burn' products may be no less harmful than cigarettes
The impact on lung cells of Heat not Burn products—a hybrid between traditional cigarettes and electronic vaping devices—may be no less harmful than that of conventional cigarettes, suggest the findings of a small comparative ...
Apr 19, 2021
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Medications
Research reveals how aspirin helps prevent colon cancer
New research offers insight into why regular, long-term use of low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk of death from colon and rectal cancers.
Mar 31, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new platelet-based formulation for combination anticancer therapy
Tumor targeting and intratumoral penetration are longstanding issues for cancer therapeutics.
Mar 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repurposed heart and flu drugs may help body fight sepsis
Despite continued improvements in antibiotics and hospital intensive care, staph sepsis—a bloodstream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria—still causes severe illness or death in 20 to 30 percent of patients ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Cardiology
Biomedical device can prevent deaths caused by blood clots
New portable technology that visualizes clots forming in flowing blood in a 3-D holographic livestream promises to dramatically improve screening and treatment of stroke, heart attack and coronavirus-induced lung failure.
Feb 25, 2021
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