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Researchers discover cells responsible for resistance to T-ALL treatment

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a cancer of the blood that affects mainly children, but also less frequently adults. In adults, although the response to treatment might be initially positive, relapses are common and have a poor prognosis.

17 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, United States of America, recently demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alone triggered innate cell activity and the interferon signaling pathway.

17 Dec 2020

FAT1 mutations act as tumor suppressor and prevent cancer development, indicates study

Cancer metastasis, which is the dissemination of tumor cells into distant organs, is the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients. To undergo metastasis, cells must leave the primary tumor, circulate into the blood, colonize distant organs, and form distant metastasis.

17 Dec 2020

Intensive interventions in type 2 diabetes reduce risk of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy

Intensive interventions to reduce blood glucose and blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetes reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), a frequent but underdiagnosed complication of diabetes that can be life-threatening.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers identify neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice

At some point, everyone experiences nausea. Whether it occurs after unwisely eating a week-old slice of pizza or as an accompaniment to a serious infection, that queasy, unsettling sensation centered around the stomach is a signal that something is amiss within the body and typically portends a bout of vomiting.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers examine proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Like all viruses, the novel coronavirus is dependent on help from the human host cell. Proteins are the functional units of the cell and enable the virus to enter the host cell or help the virus to replicate.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers use noninvasive imaging to show variations in renal blood flow

Renal blood flow changes throughout the day in tandem with the body's circadian clock, with the increasing flow during daytime hours and decreasing flow in the evening and into the night.

17 Dec 2020

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

The bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the nasopharynx and can cause pneumonia. Then, it can spread from the lungs to the bloodstream and cause organ damage.

16 Dec 2020

New study to evaluate health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and to characterize the immunologic pathways associated with different disease presentations and outcomes. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Dec 2020

Scientists demonstrate a promising strategy for treating lymphomas

Scientists at Scripps Research have demonstrated a promising new strategy for treating lymphomas, a group of cancers that begin in infection-fighting cells of the immune system called lymphocytes.

16 Dec 2020

Oral hormone therapy significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women

Groundbreaking research led by a team of scientists including a University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician shows that oral hormone therapy (HT) significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women.

16 Dec 2020

Penn State engineers find link between nitric oxide expressing neurons and arterial dilation

Neurons control blood flow in tiny vessels in the brain, but researchers know little about this relationship.

16 Dec 2020

$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

For over ten years, Ali Yanik has been working to develop novel biosensor technology to provide rapid, low-cost testing for disease diagnostics and precision medicine.

16 Dec 2020

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Women face a 20 per cent higher risk than men of dying or having heart failure during the five years following a heart attack, according to a new study from University of Alberta cardiology researchers.

16 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure.

16 Dec 2020

LRA survey: Two-thirds of people with lupus are willing to take COVID-19 vaccine

Two out of three people with lupus (64%) are willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine if it is free and determined safe by scientists according to results of a survey conducted by the Lupus Research Alliance.

16 Dec 2020

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies

A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborn's in the West Midlands has shown, highlighting potential shortfalls in the current UK antenatal supplementation program.

16 Dec 2020

Blood News and Research

Researchers discover cells responsible for resistance to T-ALL treatment

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

FAT1 mutations act as tumor suppressor and prevent cancer development, indicates study

Intensive interventions in type 2 diabetes reduce risk of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy

Researchers identify neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice

Researchers examine proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers use noninvasive imaging to show variations in renal blood flow

Researchers use bacterial strains to measure host gene expression in mouse model

New study to evaluate health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

Scientists demonstrate a promising strategy for treating lymphomas

Oral hormone therapy significantly alters the metabolome of postmenopausal women

Penn State engineers find link between nitric oxide expressing neurons and arterial dilation

$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

Study: Women remain at higher risk of dying or developing heart failure after a heart attack

Researchers identify new biomarkers associated with incident heart failure

LRA survey: Two-thirds of people with lupus are willing to take COVID-19 vaccine

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies

FDA grants marketing authorization for new ACL implant

Scientists identify new Salmonella proteins

Chemical found in cigarettes could increase severity of COVID-19, new study finds

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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