St. Patrick's Day is here, and even though most big celebrations have been canceled because of coronavirus, we still have something to cheer over—our livers.
Mar 17, 2020
0
3
The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has created enormous anxiety, uncertainty, and disruption to our lives. Much has already been written about potential shortages of medicines and face masks, but little has ...
Mar 12, 2020
0
0
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
0
98
It's important to know the the symptoms, causes, and treatment of sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that, in the United States, is more common among African Americans.
Feb 28, 2020
0
1
Many people don't realize that cancer patients are in constant need of blood supplies.
Feb 19, 2020
0
2
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence that specific immune cells may play a key role in the devastating effects of cerebral malaria, a severe form of malaria that mainly affects young children. The ...
Feb 18, 2020
0
3
Malaria parasites can sense a molecule produced by approaching immune cells and then use it to protect themselves from destruction, according to new findings published today in eLife.
Feb 18, 2020
0
2
Chinese health officials Monday urged patients who have recovered from the coronavirus to donate blood so that plasma can be extracted to treat others who are critically ill.
Feb 17, 2020
0
3
Scientists report promising activity of a novel drug that targets a key molecular driver of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients with metastatic disease.
Feb 13, 2020
0
1
Malaria infection during pregnancy represents a major public health problem in the regions endemic for the disease, substantially increasing the risks to mothers and their unborn children. A new vaccine known as PRIMVAC has ...
Feb 5, 2020
0
0
