#blood

9:51am, 10th May, 2019

Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding

(Kanazawa University) Researchers led by Kanazawa University developed a transgenic approach to inactivating the mosquito salivary protein AAPP. Transgenic mosquitoes showed significantly longer probing and prediuresis times, and worse feeding succes...

VA researchers develop biomarkers, blood test that shows MS patients in relapse

1:04pm, 8th May, 2019

Humans

VA researchers develop biomarkers, blood test that shows MS patients in relapse

(TechLink) VA funded researchers develop and patent protein biomarkers blood test technology for patients with multiple sclerosis, which could replace more costly tests for diagnosing a relapse, ie, an MRI scan.

dnDSA and ethnicity linked with thickening of blood vessels after kidney transplant

10:08pm, 7th May, 2019

Humans

dnDSA and ethnicity linked with thickening of blood vessels after kidney transplant

(Children's National Health System) Children who developed anti-human leukocyte antibodies against their donor kidney, known as de novo donor-specific antibodies, were more likely to experience carotid intima-media thickening than those without...

Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function

2:35pm, 8th April, 2019

Humans

Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function

(University of Colorado at Boulder) Five minutes daily of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training lowers blood pressure, improves vascular health, boosts fitness and sharpens memory, according to preliminary results presented this week at Experimental B...

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

5:44am, 1st April, 2019

Physics

Biopsy alternative: 'Wearable' device captures cancer cells from blood

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Developed by a team of engineers and doctors at the University of Mich...

Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants

9:10pm, 22nd March, 2019

Humans

Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants

(Emory Health Sciences) How deformable cells are, and thus how stiff or squishy they are, plays an important role in retaining blood-forming stem cells in their marrow niches and thus preserving their long-term repopulation capabilities.

Diabetics more likely to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery

12:55am, 16th March, 2019

Humans

Diabetics more likely to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery

(Hospital for Special Surgery) People with diabetes who have joint replacement surgery are at sharply higher risk of experiencing elevated blood sugar after the procedure, and this could increase their chances of developing a complication, according...

Weekday-Weekend Sleep Unbalance Bad for Blood Sugar Regulation

12:54pm, 11th March, 2019

Humans

Weekday-Weekend Sleep Unbalance Bad for Blood Sugar Regulation

Weekday sleep deprivation with weekend make-up sleeping seems to be worse for blood sugar control than even chronic sleep deprivation alone. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Study: Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated anemia

3:40am, 19th February, 2019

Humans

Study: Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated anemia

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains, a...