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New model for ICU pharmacists resolves common dilemma for hospitals

A new team-based model for intensive care unit pharmacists, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, resolves a common dilemma for hospitals and improves care for critically ill patients.

6 Aug 2019

Researchers use paper-based structures to mimic layered nature of aortic valves

Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.

6 Aug 2019

Groundbreaking study reveals how transgender hormone therapy affects medical test results

Groundbreaking research presented at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo has revealed how transgender hormone therapy affects the results of common laboratory tests in the long term.

6 Aug 2019

Research findings could help identify Alzheimer's patients who will benefit from exercise

A novel study has discovered metabolites that predict which Alzheimer's patients are likely to see their symptoms improve with exercise therapy.

6 Aug 2019

Researchers investigate impact of low-salt diets and ketogenic diet

Researchers have developed a novel test that identifies individuals who are the most likely to experience negative health effects if they eat a high salt diet.

5 Aug 2019

Researchers seek to identify biomarkers that may predict suicide risk among women

A four-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health will help researchers determine how the stabilization of ovarian hormones estradiol and progesterone may help lower symptoms associated with suicidality among females with longstanding thoughts of suicide.

5 Aug 2019

Loyola Medicine and its partners are giving patients fresh vegetables to improve their health

In an innovative program to improve the health of low-income patients, Loyola Medicine and its partners are giving patients a weekly cornucopia of fresh vegetables grown on urban farms.

5 Aug 2019

Tuberculosis still looms large over a fourth of the world’s people

A new Danish study concludes that a quarter of the people on earth have the tuberculosis bacillus within their bodies. This disease preys on over 10 million people annually, and kills 2 million a year. It is Number 1 on the list of killer diseases, far above AIDS and other infections.

5 Aug 2019

Study shows urgent need for long-term follow up of Zika-exposed infants

Even as the Zika virus raged in Brazil, clinicians observed a curious phenomenon: all babies born to mothers infected with the virus during pregnancy were not affected with the characteristic birth anomalies caused by this infection.

5 Aug 2019

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability (MSI) detection into the 74-gene panel Guardant360 liquid biopsy assay showed high concordance with matched tissue samples in nearly 1,000 patients.

5 Aug 2019

Drugmakers now ‘masters’ at rolling out their own generics to stifle competition

When PDL BioPharma's $40 million blood-pressure medicine faced the threat of a generic rival this year, the company pulled out a little-known strategy that critics say helps keep drugs expensive and competition weak.

5 Aug 2019

FDA announces new policy framework for development of regenerative medicine products

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a comprehensive policy framework for the development and oversight of regenerative medicine products, including novel cellular therapies.

5 Aug 2019

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Previous infection with either Zika virus or dengue virus has no apparent effect on the clinical course of subsequent infection with the other virus, according to a study published August 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David O'Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and colleagues.

5 Aug 2019

Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures

Baseball superstar Max Scherzer — whose back injury has prevented him from pitching for the Washington Nationals since he last played on July 25 — is the latest in a long list of professional athletes to embrace unproven stem cell injections in an attempt to accelerate their recovery.

5 Aug 2019

Whole body vibration adjusts the microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation in diabetes

In the face of diabetes, a common condition in which glucose and levels of destructive inflammation soar, whole body vibration appears to improve how well our body uses glucose as an energy source and adjust our microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation, investigators report.

5 Aug 2019

Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Eating rye comes with a variety of health benefits. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland now shows that both lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to the health benefits of rye.

5 Aug 2019

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Human breath carries a breadth of information, and KAUST research scientist Osama Amin has partnered with KAUST's Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Basem Shihada and colleagues Maryam Khliad and Said Ahmed at Information Technology University, Pakistan, to harness that information.

5 Aug 2019

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

One of the most dangerous risks expectant mothers face as their delivery date approaches is a surprisingly common condition with a little-known name: placental accreta.

5 Aug 2019

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

For decades, immunologists have been trying to train the transplant recipient's immune system to accept transplanted cells and organs without the long-term use of anti-rejection drugs. New University of Minnesota preclinical research shows that this is now possible.

5 Aug 2019

Cardiovascular disease mortality rates have almost stopped declining, research finds

Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing in some countries, according to new research.

5 Aug 2019

Blood News and Research

New model for ICU pharmacists resolves common dilemma for hospitals

Researchers use paper-based structures to mimic layered nature of aortic valves

Groundbreaking study reveals how transgender hormone therapy affects medical test results

Research findings could help identify Alzheimer's patients who will benefit from exercise

Researchers investigate impact of low-salt diets and ketogenic diet

Researchers seek to identify biomarkers that may predict suicide risk among women

Loyola Medicine and its partners are giving patients fresh vegetables to improve their health

Tuberculosis still looms large over a fourth of the world’s people

Study shows urgent need for long-term follow up of Zika-exposed infants

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Drugmakers now ‘masters’ at rolling out their own generics to stifle competition

FDA announces new policy framework for development of regenerative medicine products

Primary DENV or ZIKV infection has no effect on course of secondary infection in macaques

Superstar athletes popularize unproven stem cell procedures

Whole body vibration adjusts the microbiome and immune cells to deter inflammation in diabetes

Lactic acid bacteria and gut bacteria contribute to health benefits of rye, study shows

Human breath carries information that may aid in diagnosis

Study shows how 'natural-killer' cells may help women avoid placental accreta

Study could open a new era in transplantation medicine

Cardiovascular disease mortality rates have almost stopped declining, research 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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