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December 18, 2013
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Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success Reducing the level of glucose in solutions used to process blood donations could benefit patients receiving blood transfusions, new research shows.   |
Chemistry World
May 4, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Blood type testing for a few pence 'Our technique prints a microfluidic circuit containing the three antibodies (A, B and D) directly onto paper,' says Gil Garnier, who led the research at Monash University in Melbourne. |
Chemistry World
October 2010 |
Artificial blood Synthetic alternatives to donor blood have been stuck in development for decades. Nina Notman reports on recent promising progress |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2014
Kirsty Muirhead |
Immunocamouflage lets donor blood cells go undetected Chinese scientists are developing a new approach to create "universal" blood: red blood cells that can be transfused into any patient, regardless of the patient's or recipient's blood group. |
Nursing Management
July 2010
Lois Welden |
Transfusion confusion Over the past decade, literature has indicated that liberal use of blood transfusions results in poor clinical outcomes in the majority of critically ill patients. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells. |
Chemistry World
April 13, 2011
Kate McAlpine |
Microrockets aim at cancer diagnostics Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have made self-propelled microtube rockets that can find and capture cancer cells from blood samples. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2014
Katrina Kramer |
Smartphone delivers rapid blood group test The test is simple enough to be used by non-experts and the smartphone link could help users at remote medical facilities. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
Wired
August 2002
Wil McCarthy |
Strange Blood Cataclysmic shortages. Tainted supplies. There is a solution: artificial blood. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2008
Michael Milstein |
Bringing Stem Cells to War: Meet the Blood Pharmers Fresher blood is better than stale: It carries more oxygen and, when transfused into patients, speeds recovery. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
Jason Moser |
A Bloody Good Stock for Investors Haemonetics' business might be a little messy, but it's the kind of company you should invest in. Haemonetics is in the business of management; blood management, that is. |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2011
Adams & Tolich |
Original Research: Blood Transfusion: The Patient's Experience This study therefore sought to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether it causes them discomfort. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease is a blood disease that children inherit from their parents. The disease causes the red blood cells to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of blood that carries oxygen in the body... |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists. |
Health
February 2008
Ginny Graves |
5 Ways to Prevent a Stroke The link between high blood pressure and strokes is strong. Here's how to lower it. |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Mt. Everest Climbers Measure Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels on Record--Their Own How low can your blood oxygen level go? To find out, you might need to climb a mountain. |
Chemistry World
March 22, 2011
Amaya Camara-Campos |
Microfluidics to diagnose sleeping sickness Jonas Tegenfeldt from the University of Lund developed a microfluidic device that separates the parasites in this disease from the blood cells using their shape, because parasites and red blood cells are very difficult to separate by size. |
Chemistry World
July 22, 2013
Kirsty Muirhead |
Circulating cancer cells spiral towards separation A new biochip developed by researchers in Singapore can isolate tumor cells from blood samples, and may one day be an alternative to more invasive methods for tracking later stage cancers. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Jim Schnabel |
Oxygen on the Brain An ancient cellular program to protect cells when oxygen is low seems crucial for the production of new brain cells. |
Chemistry World
September 9, 2015
James Urquhart |
Purple bacteria signal zinc deficiency US researchers who have developed a zinc biosensor that functions as a bacterial 'litmus test', eliminating the need for expensive equipment. |
Chemistry World
September 20, 2006
Victoria Gill |
`Silent Killer' as Treatment for Heart and Lung Disease Carbon Monoxide (CO), a gas once dubbed the `silent killer' by the UK's health and safety executive, could provide a life-saving treatment for an incurable lung and heart condition, report researchers. |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Nucleic Acid Aids Clotting Researchers say they may have solved one of biochemistry's bloodier conundrums - the physiological reason why blood coagulates in the presence of 'foreign' surfaces such as glass. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2008
Mark Peplow |
vCJD filter for blood could be in use 'by summer' ProMetic's prion filter, attached to a blood pack, is being marketed by French medical equipment company MacoPharma to clean blood of the proteins responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002 |
High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2004 |
Polycythemia Vera A general overview on Polycythemia Vera, a disease in which the body makes too many red blood cells. |
Salon.com
September 14, 2000
David Tuller |
Seeing red Gay men have long been infuriated by a government ban on their donating blood. This week the FDA is reconsidering its position. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
Chemistry World
May 5, 2011
Helen Bache |
Health benefits of blended fruit juice Polyphenols increase the release of vasodilators (compounds that dilate blood vessels), such as nitric oxide, from endothelial cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels. |
AskMen.com
September 1, 2003
Mike Davison |
Do You Have High Blood Pressure? With approximately 58 million -- or one in four -- American adults suffering from high blood pressure, how do you know for certain if you are at risk? Arm yourself with the facts and find out. |
Chemistry World
July 14, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
No More Oxygen for Artificial Lung US scientists have mimicked the structure of a lung to make a device that can use air as a ventilating gas instead of pure oxygen. The invention could mean that implantable devices could be a step closer. |
Science News
December 11, 2004 |
Exploring the Heart Learn about the human heart at a fascinating online exhibit from the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. |
Salon.com
July 17, 2000
Alix Christie |
The cord-blood controversy First we were supposed to eat the placenta. Now we're supposed to freeze it. |
Outside
March 2006
Lindsay Yaw |
Clearing the Air Oxygen chambers allow you to simulate the world's altitude extremes. But should you? Depends on what you're after. |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2014
Matthew Gunther |
Metallic blood smell attracts predators Scientists in Sweden have discovered that the volatile component in blood that gives it its metallic scent may be how carnivores find their prey. |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2008
Victoria Gill |
Diabetic Sugar Highs Trigger Heart Disease A new study by researchers in the US and Australia could explain why diabetics are at higher risk of heart disease. |
Nursing
October 2010
Jeff Strickler |
Traumatic hypovolemic shock: Halt the downward spiral This article discusses the causes, treatments, and nursing care for patients with traumatic hypovolemic shock. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2006 |
High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is high blood pressure?... What if I have heart or kidney problems or diabetes?... What can I do to help lower my blood pressure?... etc. |
Chemistry World
November 14, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Novartis sells off blood diagnostics division Swiss-based company Novartis has agreed to sell off its blood transfusion diagnostics unit to Spanish blood products specialist Grifols for $1.7 billion. |
Technology Research News
June 29, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Cell combo yields blood vessels Researchers experiment with methods of getting blood vessels to grow in replacement organs before the tissue is placed in the body. |
Chemistry World
May 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
Blood Substitutes Pose Worrying Risks Oxygen-carrying blood substitutes currently in clinical trials are associated with a much higher likelihood of serious adverse events such as heart attack and death. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
March 1999
Bonnie Liebman |
Pesticides and Breast Cancer Women with higher levels of the pesticide dieldrin in their blood have a greater risk of breast cancer, say researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and elsewhere... |
Chemistry World
January 10, 2012
Phillip Broadwith |
Amino acid residues give away bloodstain's age Chemists in the US have developed a quick and simple way to find out how old bloodstains are using natural fluorescence measurements. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2005 |
Microscopic Hematuria A patient hand-out on common causes of red blood cells in the urine and what to expect from your doctor. |
Wired
August 2008
Katharine Gammon |
Updata: Dire Prognosis for Once-Promising Artificial Blood Promising artificial blood Hemopure has been found to increase chances of heart attack and death. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Intel Has RFID Technology in Its Blood A new blood bank RFID program in Malaysia could lead to big opportunities for investors. |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Silicon chip spots dangerous pathogens in human blood Scientists in China have developed a silicon chip doped with silver nanoparticles that can rapidly detect different pathogens in blood samples. |
Reason
July 2004
Caroline Waters |
Bloody Shame Unnecessary regulations are making American blood banks run dry. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2012
Harriet Brewerton |
Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
Want To Bank Your Own Stem Cells? One Los Angeles startup believes everyone should, to be ready when regenerative therapies start hitting the market |
