News tagged with blood plasma

Scientists learn why the flu may turn deadly

As the swine flu continues its global spread, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have discovered important clues about why influenza is more severe in some people than it is in others. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Artificial liver may extend lives

The first artificial organ for liver patients that uses immortalized human liver cells, the Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device, or ELAD®, is a bedside system that treats blood plasma, metabolizing toxins and synthesizing ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Leptin-controlled gene can reverse diabetes

Researchers have found that even a very little bit of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way when it comes to correcting diabetes. The hormone controls the activity of a gene known as IGFBP2 in the liver, which has antidiabetic ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | 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

Genetic test can scan fetus through mom's blood

Scientists have discovered a way to learn everything there is to know about a fetus's genetic make-up by taking a sample of the pregnant mother's blood, said a study released on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Targeting the molecular 'grip' of thrombosis

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at The University of Nottingham could help prevent the harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke, the single greatest cause of disease-related death worldwide.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers sequence multiple myeloma genome in landmark study

Using new genome sequencing technologies, researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center joined colleagues from 20 major North American research institutions to publish the first complete ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preventing heart problems while keeping a cool head

Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma. The opposite approach, which involves increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New data demonstrate potential for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify changes in oxidative stress (OS) levels in blood plasma, which may prove to be ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Plasma protein appears to be associated with development and severity of Alzheimer's disease

Higher concentrations of clusterin, a protein in the blood plasma, appears to be associated with the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ge ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NETs catch platelets and induce clots, linking inflammation with thrombosis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neutrophils are the innate immune system's 'first responders,' fighting infection in several distinct ways. These white blood cells can engulf foreign particles via phagocytosis, or they may release antimicrobial ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanoparticle proteomics: Characterizing protein-nanoparticle interactions in biofluids

New insights about how the human body interacts with nanoparticles at the protein level were published by an EMSL user team in the December 2011 issue 23 of Proteomics.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study identifies blood glucose levels that predict 10-year risk of retinopathy

Individuals who have higher blood glucose levels and poorer control of those levels over time appear more likely to develop eye-related complications 10 years later, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients

Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New, sought-after standard for diagnosis within neurology

For the first time, researchers from Sweden and the US have succeeded in identifying the majority of the detectable proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy human beings. The advance is expected to provide a valuable ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0