Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel walls ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a rare inflammatory bowel disease, primarily affects premature infants and is a leading cause of death in the smallest and sickest of these patients. The exact cause remains unclear, and there ...
May 6, 2020
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Even as surgeons have become more highly skilled at performing lifesaving heart surgeries, the overall outcome of the procedure continues to be threatened by complications such as acute kidney or lung injury and neuro-cognitive ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Ouch, you've cut your finger! As you fumble to grab a tissue, the paramedics in your blood are already rushing to the scene. These blood cells, called platelets, morph in shape from round to spiny, sticking to each other ...
Mar 9, 2020
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A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) reveals how a clotting protein and blood ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Bleeding can happen during surgery, after trauma, or even spontaneously. And when it does, blood cells called platelets rush in to stick to the injured blood vessels and stop bleeding as quickly as possible. Or at least that's ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Sydney have used biomechanical engineering techniques to unlock the mystery surrounding the mechanical forces that influence blood clotting.
Apr 2, 2019
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A discovery about how exercise improves brain function could be harnessed for research into ageing, and boosting learning and memory.
Mar 26, 2019
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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in and around the Boston area in the U.S. and one in Finland has identified hundreds of possible causal variants associated with blood cell traits, and tied them ...
Emergency room doctors often have only a few minutes to determine which patients are in need of a blood transfusion.
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