Oncology & Cancer
AI helps identify cancer risk factors
A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer.
Aug 31, 2023
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News tagged with red blood cells
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study reveals a way to help prevent childhood stunting
A relatively small intervention could have a huge impact on a damaging condition that stalks children in the developing world. A new Stanford-led study shows that adding zinc to farmland soil can help prevent childhood stunting, ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ticks are becoming a growing health risk in the UK. Here's why
Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case of tick-borne encephalitis—a potentially deadly virus carried by ticks that causes brain inflammation. A British man is also said to have contracted alpha-gal ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants
An experimental malaria vaccine appears safe and promotes an immune response in African infants, one of the groups most vulnerable to severe malaria disease.
Aug 11, 2023
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Immunology
Computer-aided cell analysis for faster diagnosis of blood diseases
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute have developed an AI system that recognizes and characterizes white and red blood cells in microscopic images of blood samples. ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Red blood cell particles reduce fat deposition in arteries, potentially treating atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up inside artery walls. This can lead to plaque formation, which can block arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes. Immune cells play ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Immunology
Pre-transplant microbiome sets the stage for graft-versus-host disease
Bone marrow transplants have saved the lives of thousands of blood cancer patients, but graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, remains a debilitating and even life-threatening complication. A new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Genetics
Treating anemia with gene scissors
ETH Zurich molecular biologist Mandy Boontanrart is researching gene therapies that could be used to cure two of the most common types of inherited anemia. She has now developed a promising approach for so-called beta-hemoglobinopathies. ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Medical economics
Stem cell therapies: Why they're expensive, unproven and often dangerous
Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure everything from autism to cerebral palsy.
Jul 17, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers develop hematopoietic stem cell culture technology for safer and more effective genome editing
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are rare cells found in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Their correct functioning is indispensable for the growth and health of an organism. ...
Jul 10, 2023
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