News tagged with blood analysis

Powerful myeloma treatment regimen shows promise for AL amyloidosis

Two studies published today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), demonstrate preliminary success of an effective multiple myeloma (MM) regimen in patients with AL amyloidosis, a rare and devast ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Contrasting patterns of malaria drug resistance found between humans and mosquitoes

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and their Zambian colleagues detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans and mosquitoes ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stress triggers disease flares in patients with vasculitis

In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Scientists demonstrate the power of optical forces in blood cell identification

(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers Dr. Sean J. Hart, Dr. Colin G. Hebert and Mr. Alex Terray have developed a laser-based analysis method that can detect optical pressure differences ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover blood proteins associated with early development of lung cancer

A research team led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has discovered proteins in the blood that are associated with early lung cancer development in mice and humans. The advance brings the reality of a blood test ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests drug significantly improves glycemic control in type one diabetics on insulin

Results of a small, observational study conducted at the University at Buffalo suggest that liraglutide, an injectable medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, also helps type 1 diabetics on insulin achieve optimal control ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel microfluidic HIV test is quick and cheap

UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a "lab on a chip" device for HIV testing. Revzin's microfluidic device uses antibodies to "capture" white blood cells called T cells that are ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Saliva proteins change as women age

In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein content ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Israeli scientists find way to combat forged DNA

Israeli scientists have developed new technology to fight biological identity theft after realising that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can be easily falsified.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Biologists identify the molecular basis of high-altitude adaptation in mice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists have long known how adaptive evolution works. New mutations arise within a population and those that confer some benefits to the organism increase in frequency and eventually become ...

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers turn cell phones into fluorescent microscopes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are proving that a camera phone can capture far more than photos of people or pets at play. They have now developed a cell phone microscope, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Biomarkers predict brain tumor's response to therapy

A report in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, highlights a new biomarker that may be useful in identifying patients with recurrent glioblastoma, or brain tumors, who would respon ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Underage drinking laws reduce fatal accidents, saving 732 lives per year

State laws that prohibit people under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing alcohol, and from driving with any alcohol in their system save 732 lives a year in the United States, according to a study released today ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0