News tagged with patient samples

Findings suggest that severe sepsis can lead to impairment of immune system

An analysis of lung and spleen tissue from patients who died of sepsis revealed certain biochemical, cellular and histological findings that were consistent with immunosuppression, according to a study in the December 21 ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Paracetamol: Repeated ingestion of slightly too much can be fatal -- recognize and treat quickly

Repeatedly taking slightly too much paracetamol over time can cause a dangerous overdose that is difficult to spot, but puts the person at danger of dying. Patients may not come to hospital reporting the overdose, but because ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Biomarker detects graft-versus-host-disease in cancer patients after bone marrow transplant

A University of Michigan Health System-led team of researchers has found a biomarker they believe can help rapidly identify one of the most serious complications in patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Certain mouth bacteria signal pancreatic cancer

Particular types of mouth bacteria, some of which are found in gum disease, are associated with the development of pancreatic cancer, indicates a small study published online in the journal Gut.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers unveil new method for detecting lung cancer

When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists at the ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Test measuring blood glucose control may help predict risk of CVD events in patients with diabetes

Measuring hemoglobin A 1c (HbA 1c ) levels in patients with diabetes is associated with improvement in models for predicting risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a report published Online First today by Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting lung cancer early

A person's blood reveals whether he or she has lung cancer: this has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bonn. In collaboration with colleagues at the Cologne University Hospital, they are developing a blood ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Insulin may reduce several inflammatory factors induced by bacterial infection

Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection, if results of a new preliminary study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A cell detective on the trail

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering professor pursues a cancer breakthrough -- an innovative device that would allow researchers to track rare cells in the bloodstream.

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Providing free drug samples to patients risks harm to public health

The tradition of American physicians handing out free drug samples to their patients "has many serious disadvantages and is as anachronistic as bloodletting and high colonic irrigations," say two academics in an essay in ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

National study to identify genetic variants in schizophrenia

The Medical College of Georgia is part of a large national study examining the genes of 10,000 patients with schizophrenia and 10,000 healthy individuals in an effort to pinpoint variations that can improve disease diagnosis ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insight into Rett syndrome severity

A research collaboration between Australia and Israel has identified a genetic variation that influences the severity of symptoms in Rett syndrome.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using hair to manage HIV/AIDS and predict treatment success

UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0