Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have demonstrated for the first time that the brain is a key player in regulating glucose (sugar) metabolism in humans. The findings, published today in the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest...
In some kidney diseases, patients have high blood levels of a protein that blocks blood vessel repair, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Inhibiting the protein may reduce patients' risk of developing kidney failure...
According to investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Centocor R&D, a group of blood proteins can foresee which patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) - a progressive lung disease - are more likely to die within two years or live at least five years. The...
My daughter is 15 and had a routine blood work done on everything and her ALT (SGPT) level came back out of range. It was 20. It said the normal range was 6-19 U/L What does this mean and should I be concerned?
The newer contraceptive birth control pills appear to double the risk of blood clots says new research. One of the largest studies to look at the link better "the pill" and blood clots, showed the older formulas to have a lower risk, but the newer versions to perform better in regards to venous...
A commonly prescribed blood pressure-lowering medication appears to kick start recovery in the unaffected brain hemisphere after a stroke by boosting blood vessel growth, a new University of Georgia study has found. The discovery, based on a study using rats and published recently in the online...
New research has found that stem cells derived from human cord blood could be an effective alternative in repairing heart attacks. At least 20 million people survive every year, according to World Health Organisation estimates, but many have poor life expectancy and require continual costly...
I donated 8 days ago and there is severe tightness in my arm a little bit above where blood was drawn. it feels as if the vein or muscle has been shortened (i know that's not the real reason I'm just using it for description). there is mild bruising but I am not concerned about that. I had...
In Nature, VIB-K.U.Leuven researchers describe a new mechanism to enhance the restoration of the blood flow in ischemic diseases, which are among the leading causes of death worldwide. The team of Massimiliano Mazzone demonstrates that blocking the protein PhD2 in white blood cells accelerates...
PLEASE NO SPOILERS AS I HAVE NOT READ THE MANGA SINCE THE EDOLAS ARC! (Although I am up to date with the anime).
Why did the Fairy Tail animators leave blood out, yet leave in some nudity? If it was a censorship reason or something to do with child audiences then shouldn't they have taken out...
After Pontious Pilate washed his hands of Jesus' condemnation, saying that he was innocent, the Jews, given a choice between freeing Christ or Barabbas, said "Give us Barrabas! and then, regarding Christ, "Crucify him! Crucify him! HIS BLOOD BE UPON US AND UPON OUR CHILDREN."
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A team of scientists, led by Johns Hopkins researchers, say they may have found a way to predict how quickly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) will lose cognitive function by looking at ratios of two fatty compounds in their blood. The finding, they say, could provide useful information to...
I have an 8 month old Border collie cross jack russell bitch, she is fairly well natured, a little boisterous and playful but never aggressive. She often plays rough which I have no problems with, she nibbles my fingers and if she's in range my ears, she never shows aggression and never hurts...
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline...