Items tagged with blood

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Blood Transfusion for Stem Cell Company? Monday, August 25th, 2008 - 14:33:33 - Ehud Rattner On August 19, the journal Blood published a paper reporting the efficient production of red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells. Up to 100... read more

Tiny Molecule Helps Control Blood-Vessels Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 - 14:41:17 - Anuradha Menon The development and repair of heart tissue and blood vessels is intimately tied to a tiny piece of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that is found nowhere else... read more

Spices May Protect Against High Blood Sugar Saturday, August 9th, 2008 - 18:23:03 - Anuradha Menon Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new University of Georgia study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and... read more

New Understanding of Common Blood Cancer Thursday, July 24th, 2008 - 14:23:04 - Ehud Rattner A team of Cardiff University scientists has identified a key protein in the blood that prevents chemotherapy killing leukaemia cells. It is believed... read more

Human Blood Vessels in Mice Monday, July 21st, 2008 - 14:17:49 - Ehud Rattner For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors — an important... read more

Blood Test Can Monitor Cancer Spread Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 - 20:51:30 - Ehud Rattner A new device that can detect minute numbers of tumour cells circulating in the blood of lung cancer patients may one day make monitoring the disease... read more

Oral Hormone Doubles Risk of Blood Clots Monday, May 26th, 2008 - 10:45:56 - Ehud Rattner Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) given in skin patches may cause fewer blood clots than HRT given orally, according to a report published on the... read more

Blood Test Connected to Metabolic Syndrome? Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 - 22:14:18 - Ehud Rattner University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that people with high oxidation levels of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle that carries... read more

New Treatment For Severe Blood Loss Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 - 14:23:27 - Ehud Rattner Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the U.S. for patients with severe blood loss, but UC San Diego... read more

No Substitute for Real Blood Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 - 21:04:41 - Ehud Rattner A team of clinical trial specialists and consumer advocates has concluded that blood substitutes increase death rates by 30% and nearly triple the... read more

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