News tagged with blood group

Solving the puzzle of Henry VIII

Blood group incompatibility between Henry VIII and his wives could have driven the Tudor king's reproductive woes, and a genetic condition related to his suspected blood group could also explain Henry's dramatic ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Blood group may affect woman's fertility

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the US have for the first time demonstrated that having type O blood may have a negative effect on fertility through a lower egg count and poor egg quality. Women with type A blood appeared ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Bacteria use caffeine as food source

A new bacterium that uses caffeine for food has been discovered by a doctoral student at the University of Iowa. The bacterium uses newly discovered digestive enzymes to break down the caffeine, which allows it to live and ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

High red blood cell folate levels linked to silenced tumor-suppressors

People with higher levels of folate in their red blood cells were more likely to have two tumor-suppressing genes shut down by methylation, a chemical off switch for genes, researchers report in the December issue of Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Single-molecule imaging reveals how cells prepare to interact with the world

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that structural elements in the cell play a crucial role in organizing the motion of cell-surface receptors, proteins that enable cells to receive signals from other parts ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Defect in transport system causes DNA chaos in red blood cells

Within all our cells lies two meters of DNA, highly ordered in a structure of less than 10 micro meters in diameter. Special proteins called histones act as small building bricks, organising our DNA in this structure. Preservation ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify potential new weapon in battle against HIV infection

Researchers have discovered a potentially important new resistance factor in the battle against HIV: blood types. An international team of researchers from Canadian Blood Services, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists show how hematopoietic stem cell development is regulated

During cell division, whether hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) will develop into new stem cells (self-renewal) or differentiate into other blood cells depends on a chemical process called DNA methylation. These were the findings ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health and well-being in old age: It's still money that counts

The impact that wealth and social class has on people's well-being in old age is far greater than is often assumed. New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals just how great the difference really is ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0