Archive: 13/09/2017
Study shows modified blood thinner reduces the impact of traumatic brain injury in mice
A chemically modified version of the common blood thinner heparin may be the first promising method of preventing the harmful cascade of destruction to brain tissue that commonly follows traumatic brain injury (TBI), according ...
Sep 13, 2017
New hope for 'bubble baby disease'
Babies born with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) syndrome are defenceless against bacterial and viral infections that would be virtually harmless to most healthy people. If untreated, SCID is often fatal within a ...
Sep 13, 2017
Measuring sepsis incidence and trends in US hospitals using clinical data
Sepsis, the syndrome of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection, is a major cause of death, disability, and cost. Many studies suggest that the incidence of sepsis is increasing over time, while mortality rates ...
Sep 13, 2017