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Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower than normal blood levels of vitamin D were linked to increased risk of early signs of interstitial lung disease.

19 Jun 2018

Improving the quality of biomedical research samples

IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) announces the launch of Findmyassay.com, a new online tool allowing scientists to check the quality of their biological samples and improve the reproducibility of their biomedical research.

19 Jun 2018

If you’ve got hep C, spitting can be a felony

Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced to 18 months in prison for spitting at Cleveland police and medics.

19 Jun 2018

Single blood sample can provide adequate confirmation of diabetes

The study, published June 19 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found evidence that a positive result for two standard diabetes markers in a single blood sample is a highly accurate predictor of diabetes and of major diabetes complications such as kidney disease and heart disease.

19 Jun 2018

Microglia play protective role in response to retinal detachment, shows study

A research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear has shown that microglia, the primary immune cells of the brain and retina, play a protective role in response to retinal detachment.

19 Jun 2018

Scientists develop novel computational framework to support personalized cancer treatment

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have developed a highly innovative computational framework that can support personalized cancer treatment by matching individual tumors with the drugs or drug combinations that are most likely to kill them.

19 Jun 2018

Scientists point to potentially promising treatment target for deadly brain cancers

Scientists report finding a potentially promising treatment target for aggressive and deadly high-grade brain cancers like glioblastoma. But they also say the current lack of a drug that hits the molecular target keeps it from being advanced for testing as a therapeutic strategy for patients with few treatment options.

18 Jun 2018

Novel app teaches users how to stop life-threatening bleeding and save lives

Knowing what to do to save a life in the aftermath of a mass trauma event -- natural disaster, vehicle accident, or violent attack – is now right at the touch of a button.

18 Jun 2018

New study examines how the brain plays role in rheumatoid arthritis inflammation

In patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, there has been limited understanding of how this inflammation affects the brain.

18 Jun 2018

Researchers discover new defense mechanism against oxygen radicals

Oxygen radicals occur as a by-product when living beings burn carbohydrates or fat. They are suspected of accelerating the ageing process in humans and animals, and to be partly responsible for severe illnesses such as Alzheimer's or certain types of cancer.

18 Jun 2018

Novel chip can be used to identify rhinovirus strains as cause of asthma

MedUni Vienna has developed a method that can be used to identify individual rhinovirus strains ("cold viruses") as a cause of asthma.

18 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new approach to assess effectiveness of Men B vaccine

Researchers at the University of Leicester and Meningococcal Reference Unit have developed a new approach to assess the effectiveness of the Men B vaccine, Bexsero, against different strains that cause meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia.

18 Jun 2018

Research explores role of autopsy in cardiovascular medicine

Autopsy is often an overlooked source of medical insight which may be hindering advances in cardiovascular medicine, according to new research published in a special issue of the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

18 Jun 2018

Study combines gene editing and stem cell technologies to predict person’s risk for heart disease

Scientists may now be able to predict whether carrying a specific genetic variant increases a person's risk for disease using gene editing and stem cell technologies, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

18 Jun 2018

Study finds increased risk of mortality in people with cold agglutinin disease in five years after diagnosis

Bioverativ Inc., a Sanofi company dedicated to transforming the lives of people with rare blood disorders, today announced results from a new, population-based retrospective study that found a greater than twofold increased risk of mortality in people with cold agglutinin disease within the first five years after diagnosis.

18 Jun 2018

Scientists to focus on big data and genetics to identify risk factors for dementia

Physical activity plays an important part in dementia prevention. In order to identify risk factors for this neurological disease more effectively, scientists will increasingly focus on big data and genetic research, experts reported at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Lisbon.

18 Jun 2018

Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be important therapy for acute stroke in very old patients

The mechanical removal of blood clots in acute stroke is highly effective but not suitable for all patients.

18 Jun 2018

Drug used to treat myelofibrosis can awaken ‘dormant’ lymphomas in the bone marrow

Most patients with myelofibrosis, a rare chronic disorder of the haematopoietic cells of the bone marrow, benefit from drugs from the JAK2 inhibitor class: symptoms are relieved, survival extended and general quality-of-life enhanced.

18 Jun 2018

Gene editing technology predicts heart disease risk

Scientists could now use gene editing and stem cell technologies to predict whether carrying a specific gene variant increases the risk of heart disease.

18 Jun 2018

Studies provide insight into molecular changes prior to onset of arthritis

The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) provide insight into molecular changes prior to the onset of arthritis which could inform future novel diagnostics and early therapeutic interventions.

18 Jun 2018

Blood News and Research

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

Improving the quality of biomedical research samples

If you’ve got hep C, spitting can be a felony

Single blood sample can provide adequate confirmation of diabetes

Microglia play protective role in response to retinal detachment, shows study

Scientists develop novel computational framework to support personalized cancer treatment

Scientists point to potentially promising treatment target for deadly brain cancers

Novel app teaches users how to stop life-threatening bleeding and save lives

New study examines how the brain plays role in rheumatoid arthritis inflammation

Researchers discover new defense mechanism against oxygen radicals

Novel chip can be used to identify rhinovirus strains as cause of asthma

Researchers develop new approach to assess effectiveness of Men B vaccine

Research explores role of autopsy in cardiovascular medicine

Study combines gene editing and stem cell technologies to predict person’s risk for heart disease

Study finds increased risk of mortality in people with cold agglutinin disease in five years after diagnosis

Scientists to focus on big data and genetics to identify risk factors for dementia

Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be important therapy for acute stroke in very old patients

Drug used to treat myelofibrosis can awaken ‘dormant’ lymphomas in the bone marrow

Gene editing technology predicts heart disease risk

Studies provide insight into molecular changes prior to onset of arthritis

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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