News tagged with hemoglobin concentration

Research team tests bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism in stroke victims

A University of Pennsylvania team has completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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First identification of nicotine as main culprit in diabetes complications among smokers

Scientists today reported the first strong evidence implicating nicotine as the main culprit responsible for persistently elevated blood sugar levels — and the resulting increased risk of serious health complications ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Investigating sickle cell disease

Until recently, the pairing of molecular biology and mechanical engineering would have been viewed as highly unusual. But thanks to an explosion of imaging and simulation techniques over the past few decades, ...

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created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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 ...

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

Acute anemia linked to silent strokes in children

Silent strokes, which have no immediate symptoms but could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits, occur in a significant number of severely anemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, according to ...

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created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hemodynamic responses to the mother's face in infants by near-infrared spectroscopy

A Japanese research group led by Prof. Ryusuke Kakigi and Dr. Emi Nakato (National Institute for Physiological Sciences: NIPS) and Prof. Masami K Yamaguchi (Chuo University) found that there was the different hemodynamic ...

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Don't trouble your heart: Naturally high hemoglobin OK in dialysis patients

Naturally occurring high hemoglobin levels are safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results sugge ...

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Two studies provide insight into stroke risk and prevention in young sickle cell anemia patients

Monthly blood transfusions combined with daily medication to remove the resulting excess iron remains the best approach for reducing the risk of recurrent strokes in young patients with sickle cell anemia, according to a ...

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Combined imaging technologies may better identify cancerous breast lesions

By combining optical and x-ray imaging, radiologists may be better able to distinguish cancer from benign lesions in the breast, according to a new study published in the online edition and January issue of Radiology.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infants' hemodynamic responses to happy and angry facial expressions

Japanese research group led by Prof. Ryusuke Kakigi and Dr. Emi Nakato (National Institute for Physiological Sciences: NIPS) and Prof. Masami K Yamaguchi (Chuo University) found that the hemispheric differences in the temporal ...

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Prediction model may help determine risk of critical illness after out-of-hospital emergency care

A prediction score that included such factors as age, blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate for patients who received out-of-hospital emergency care was associated with the development of critical illness during hospitalization ...

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