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AACC’s journal highlights new clinical tests that could improve care for concussions

In a special brain health collection, AACC's The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine highlights the innovative clinical tests that laboratory medicine experts are developing to improve care for concussions.

6 Jan 2020

Body clock gene impairs defense against pneumonia

Most living things have an internal body clock which regulates when they sleep and when they wake up. A complex set of genes turning on and off, make this body clock run over roughly 24 hours, and a gene known by the acronym BMAL1 is one of the master regulators of this clock, controlling many other body clock genes and pathways.

6 Jan 2020

Discovery of cellular 'hands' could have implications in the fields of cell, developmental biology

The protein, called syndecan-4, combines with fellow cell membrane proteins, called integrins, to form protruding 'hands' that sense the environment outside the cell.

6 Jan 2020

Ultra-processed food consumption linked to rising obesity epidemic in the U.S.

As food consumed in the U.S. becomes more and more processed, obesity may become more prevalent.

6 Jan 2020

Review reveals difference in heart disease between men and women

More women than men die of heart failure. The reason is that only 50 per cent of the heart failure cases among women are caused by having a heart attack, which can be treated with modern methods.

6 Jan 2020

Researchers develop new way to fight late-stage sepsis

Researchers have developed a way to prop up a struggling immune system to enable its fight against sepsis, a deadly condition resulting from the body's extreme reaction to infection.

6 Jan 2020

Aspirin’s benefits may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment

The benefits of a daily aspirin may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment, say City of Hope researchers who have found aspirin appears to reduce tumor growth and inhibit recurrence of the disease.

6 Jan 2020

New scientific statement outlines the resources needed to treat fulminant myocarditis

The resources needed to treat fulminant myocarditis - severe, inflammation of the heart that develops rapidly - are outlined in a new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association on how best to reduce fatalities from this rare condition.

6 Jan 2020

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

India Hardy has lived with pain since she was a toddler — ranging from dull persistent aches to acute flare-ups that interrupt the flow of her normal life.

6 Jan 2020

Researchers show new potential path to improve bone-repair procedures

Researchers are moving closer to a new approach for improving spinal fusion procedures and repairing broken or defective bones that avoids an over-production of bone that commonly occurs in current treatments.

3 Jan 2020

Radical procedures to treat oral infections are not necessary before stem cell transplantation

A recently published study indicates that oral infections seem to have no association with the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure.

3 Jan 2020

Long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure, study finds

An experimental study found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels.

3 Jan 2020

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Research suggests that regular exercise not only improves heart health but can also slow down cognitive decline and potentially delay the onset of dementia.

3 Jan 2020

Drug trial seeking treatment option for hyperphagia in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

One in every 15,000 children is affected by Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a complex, genetic endocrine condition caused by a disorder of chromosome 15. It's non-inheritable, meaning the condition isn't passed down from a family member.

3 Jan 2020

DNA tests to provide rapid diagnosis of rare diseases in critically ill infants

NHS England is will now provide new DNA testing that can rapidly diagnose rare diseases in critically ill babies and children.

3 Jan 2020

Study reveals new way to predict risk of death for people with stable heart failure

A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with "stable" heart failure - those who have heart injury but do not require hospitalization - have a higher risk of dying within one to three years.

3 Jan 2020

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

Because early detection of autism is linked to significantly improved outcomes, the discovery of early predictors could make all the difference in a child's development.

2 Jan 2020

High cost of insulin has life-threatening implications for patients with Type 1 diabetes

The most commonly used forms of insulin cost 10 times more in the U.S. than in any other developed country, according to a commentary in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

2 Jan 2020

First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the lead author of a paper describing a previously unrecognized risk of spaceflight discovered during a study of astronauts involved in long-duration missions.

2 Jan 2020

Study finds health as top concern for veterans after separating from military service

In the months after separating from military service, most veterans are less satisfied with their health than with their work or social relationships, found a study by Veterans Affairs researchers.

2 Jan 2020

Blood News and Research

AACC’s journal highlights new clinical tests that could improve care for concussions

Body clock gene impairs defense against pneumonia

Discovery of cellular 'hands' could have implications in the fields of cell, developmental biology

Ultra-processed food consumption linked to rising obesity epidemic in the U.S.

Review reveals difference in heart disease between men and women

Researchers develop new way to fight late-stage sepsis

Aspirin’s benefits may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment

New scientific statement outlines the resources needed to treat fulminant myocarditis

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

Researchers show new potential path to improve bone-repair procedures

Radical procedures to treat oral infections are not necessary before stem cell transplantation

Long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure, study finds

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Drug trial seeking treatment option for hyperphagia in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

DNA tests to provide rapid diagnosis of rare diseases in critically ill infants

Study reveals new way to predict risk of death for people with stable heart failure

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

High cost of insulin has life-threatening implications for patients with Type 1 diabetes

First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

Study finds health as top concern for veterans after separating from military service

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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