It is now almost six months since the world became aware of COVID-19, and almost four months since the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic.
Jun 30, 2020
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A single gene therapy injection could dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with hemophilia B, finds a study involving UCL researchers.
Jul 20, 2022
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There has been debate over the best treatment for a certain type of stroke caused by a blockage of a large artery in the brain. A new meta-analysis finds that people who have this kind of stroke who can be treated within ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Cardiologist Nisha Parikh, M.D., MPH, discusses what we know so far about COVID-19's impact on the body's cardiovascular system, from affecting the heart's rhythm to impairing its ability to pump blood throughout the body.
Nov 25, 2020
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Children (and adults) with hemophilia are slow to form blood clots, so are at constant risk for uncontrolled bleeding. Even when the skin isn't broken, a fall or a simple toe stub can become a serious medical issue: internal ...
Mar 10, 2020
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Blood clotting is one of the most critical, protective processes in human physiology. When something goes wrong with clotting, either because there is too much clotting, leading to a stroke, or not enough, leading to internal ...
Aug 5, 2019
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A man-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report.
Aug 30, 2023
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Research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Center (BRC) and Universite Paris Cite, and supported by worldwide partners in Canada, the U.S. and Australia, has identified ...
May 29, 2023
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In severe cases of COVID-19 disease, not only classic immune cells play a role. In particular, the release of immature precursor cells from the bone marrow into the blood indicates a particularly severe course of the disease ...
Nov 30, 2020
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I am 48 and am being treated for metastatic breast cancer. Despite my diagnosis, I live a fairly normal life, am physically active and strive to optimize my health from a noncancer standpoint. An acquaintance who works in ...
Sep 19, 2022
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