News tagged with blood serum
Digital microfluidics opening the way for revolution in blood sampling
The days of the blood sample routine - arm out, tie tube, make a fist, find a vein and tap in -- may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method developed at U of T by Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Higher levels of compound in blood associated with lower risk of respiratory disease
An analysis of data including more than 500,000 adults indicates that levels in the blood of bilirubin (a compound produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells) in the normal range but relatively higher were ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Researchers develop real-time method to detect kidney damage
(PhysOrg.com) -- The current check for kidney disease is a simple blood test for serum creatinine, but it can take longer than two days for this metabolite to accumulate to levels that are significant enough ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease
A set of proteins found in blood serum shows promise as a sensitive and accurate way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found as part of a statewide study.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Protein-based biomarkers in blood serum could classify individuals with Alzheimer's disease
An initial analysis suggests that biomarkers in blood serum can be combined with clinical information to accurately classify patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ne ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Initial trials on new ovarian cancer tests exhibit extremely high accuracy
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new test for ovarian cancer. Using a new technique involving mass spectrometry of a single drop of ...
Aug 11, 2010 |
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After 40 years, Researchers identify possible new treatment for severe vasculitis
Investigators have made a major advance in treating people with a severe form of vasculitis, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, a rare but devastating disease of blood vessels. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2010 |
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2009 H1N1 vaccine protects against 1918 influenza virus
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have determined people who were vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may also be protected against the lethal 1918 Spanish influenza virus, which killed more than ...
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Jun 15, 2010 |
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A century-old puzzle comes together: Scientists ID potential protein trigger in lung disease sarcoidosis
Lung researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a possible protein trigger responsible for sarcoidosis, a potentially fatal inflammatory disease marked by tiny clumps of inflammatory cells that each year leave deep, grainy ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 03, 2010 |
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Anemia following surgery for morbid obesity
A research team from United States evaluated the long-term heath issues of patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery. They found menstruating females and patients with peptic ulcer disease are at greatest risk of developing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Further doubt cast on virus link to chronic fatigue
Researchers investigating UK samples have found no association between the controversial xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Their study, published in BioMed Central's ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure
Both blood pressure and serum lipid levels have improved in Swedish middle-aged women during the past 30 years. Levels of perceived mental stress, however, have increased significantly. These are the of a thesis presented ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Study finds iron levels not predictive of survival for form of blood cancer
Iron chelating drugs have been heavily promoted for use in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF), a form of blood cancer often treated with blood transfusion. These drugs, however, which withhold available iron in the ...
May 11, 2009 |
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Protein effects of hormone replacement therapy uncovered
An in-depth proteomic analysis of the sera of 50 participants from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone replacement therapy trial provides some explanations for the trial's clinical results. The study, published in ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Blood test for brain injuries gains momentum
A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving University of Rochester ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 31, 2009 |
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