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Chemistry World
October 2010 |
Artificial blood Synthetic alternatives to donor blood have been stuck in development for decades. Nina Notman reports on recent promising progress   |
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February 2005
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The Body Shops Part human, part machine, replacement organs may one day extend your life |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2011
Adams & Tolich |
Original Research: Blood Transfusion: The Patient's Experience This study therefore sought to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether it causes them discomfort. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
Jason Moser |
A Bloody Good Stock for Investors Haemonetics' business might be a little messy, but it's the kind of company you should invest in. Haemonetics is in the business of management; blood management, that is. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Bloodshed for blood substitute makers The synthetic blood business has taken a hit as regulators pan products and two major players are brought to the brink of collapse. |
Popular Mechanics
January 28, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic. |
Chemistry World
October 8, 2007
Michael Gross |
Blood Transfusion Risk Explained Two research groups have discovered that nitric oxide disappears rapidly from banked blood -- a finding that may explain recent medical studies showing that blood transfusions can sometimes increase a patient's chances of dying from a lack of oxygen. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2008
Michael Milstein |
Bringing Stem Cells to War: Meet the Blood Pharmers Fresher blood is better than stale: It carries more oxygen and, when transfused into patients, speeds recovery. |
Chemistry World
December 18, 2013
Sarah Kenwright |
Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success Reducing the level of glucose in solutions used to process blood donations could benefit patients receiving blood transfusions, new research shows. |
Nursing Management
July 2010
Lois Welden |
Transfusion confusion Over the past decade, literature has indicated that liberal use of blood transfusions results in poor clinical outcomes in the majority of critically ill patients. |
Nursing
October 2010
Jeff Strickler |
Traumatic hypovolemic shock: Halt the downward spiral This article discusses the causes, treatments, and nursing care for patients with traumatic hypovolemic shock. |
Reason
July 2004
Caroline Waters |
Bloody Shame Unnecessary regulations are making American blood banks run dry. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
April 10, 2014
Ben Comer |
Sickle Cell Disease In Three Acts Is there a happy ending in store for sickle cell patients? |
Chemistry World
May 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
Blood Substitutes Pose Worrying Risks Oxygen-carrying blood substitutes currently in clinical trials are associated with a much higher likelihood of serious adverse events such as heart attack and death. |
Chemistry World
May 4, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Blood type testing for a few pence 'Our technique prints a microfluidic circuit containing the three antibodies (A, B and D) directly onto paper,' says Gil Garnier, who led the research at Monash University in Melbourne. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
When Your Child Has Sickle Cell Disease A patient's guide: What is sickle cell disease?... What problems can sickle cell disease cause?... What should I do if my child with sickle cell disease is in pain?... etc. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
Chemistry World
July 14, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
No More Oxygen for Artificial Lung US scientists have mimicked the structure of a lung to make a device that can use air as a ventilating gas instead of pure oxygen. The invention could mean that implantable devices could be a step closer. |
National Defense
March 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Creating the Body's Microenvironment to Grow Artificial Organs Scientists are using micro-electromechanical systems to grow artificial organs. |
Wired
August 2008
Katharine Gammon |
Updata: Dire Prognosis for Once-Promising Artificial Blood Promising artificial blood Hemopure has been found to increase chances of heart attack and death. |
AskMen.com
Joshua Levine |
Preventing A Heart Attack: Part I The warnings signs of a stroke, types of strokes, prevention, and rehabilitation. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
How To: Sell Your Body For Cash The modern world offers men various ways to sell their body and its resources, and most of them won't leave you feeling desperate for a fix and a shower. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2008
Mark Peplow |
vCJD filter for blood could be in use 'by summer' ProMetic's prion filter, attached to a blood pack, is being marketed by French medical equipment company MacoPharma to clean blood of the proteins responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2014
Kirsty Muirhead |
Immunocamouflage lets donor blood cells go undetected Chinese scientists are developing a new approach to create "universal" blood: red blood cells that can be transfused into any patient, regardless of the patient's or recipient's blood group. |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Nucleic Acid Aids Clotting Researchers say they may have solved one of biochemistry's bloodier conundrums - the physiological reason why blood coagulates in the presence of 'foreign' surfaces such as glass. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Jim Schnabel |
Oxygen on the Brain An ancient cellular program to protect cells when oxygen is low seems crucial for the production of new brain cells. |
Chemistry World
September 20, 2006
Victoria Gill |
`Silent Killer' as Treatment for Heart and Lung Disease Carbon Monoxide (CO), a gas once dubbed the `silent killer' by the UK's health and safety executive, could provide a life-saving treatment for an incurable lung and heart condition, report researchers. |
Outside
March 2006
Lindsay Yaw |
Clearing the Air Oxygen chambers allow you to simulate the world's altitude extremes. But should you? Depends on what you're after. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
Chemistry World
November 27, 2013
Michael Gross |
MEDIC to kick-start personalised medicine revolution A sensor that can continuously monitor the concentration of a drug in the bloodstream is set to help personalized medicine take off. |
AskMen.com
Jen Woodward |
Men's Health Red Flags There are plenty of men's health red flags that should not be ignored. Read on for some common ailments that often start out as minor issues. |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Mt. Everest Climbers Measure Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels on Record--Their Own How low can your blood oxygen level go? To find out, you might need to climb a mountain. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2014
Katrina Kramer |
Smartphone delivers rapid blood group test The test is simple enough to be used by non-experts and the smartphone link could help users at remote medical facilities. |
ifeminists
February 14, 2007
Wendy McElroy |
China Can No Longer Hide AIDS Crisis 80-year old Gao Yaojie, prints and circulates educational AIDS brochures at her own expense, and is a source of chronic embarrassment for the government. She is also exposing the corruption of officials who misappropriate money and resources intended for the AIDS victims. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
Billy Fisher |
Northfield Shares Head South Anemic results for a blood substitute leave shares run down. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005 |
Chronic Kidney Disease A patient hand out on kidney disorders and illnesses, their diagnosis and treatment options. |
Outside
August 2007
Gina Demillo Wagner |
Stay in Circulation Sorry, abs: One muscle trumps all others. Keep your ticker in top shape with our complete guide to cardio health. |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2008
Victoria Gill |
Diabetic Sugar Highs Trigger Heart Disease A new study by researchers in the US and Australia could explain why diabetics are at higher risk of heart disease. |
Wired
April 24, 2007
Josh McHugh |
Drug Test Cowboys: The Secret World of Pharmaceutical Trial Subjects A full-time medical test subject, Nick F. has earned $80,000 participating in some two dozen studies. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Maybe Not a Blockbuster, But We'll Take It Novartis' newest addition, blood pressure medication Tekamlo, isn't going to rocket to the top of the 2020 best seller list, but it's still a nice addition nonetheless. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Designing safer stents for heart patients A study by UK researchers provides insights into how the body reacts to the metal stents used to wedge open blocked blood vessels in heart patients. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |
Scientific American
July 2009
Kate Wilcox |
Yanking Pathogens Out of Blood with Magnets Germ-grabbing magnetic beads that can be pulled from the blood |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2013
Rowan Frame |
Nanomagnets clean blood Nanoparticles that never have to enter the body can capture harmful components in blood, scientists in Switzerland have shown. |
Scientific American
June 2006
Philip Yam |
The Ultimate Blood Test A pricey way to determine health risks: the Biophysical 250 assessment, a series of 250 blood tests done at one time. |
Chemistry World
July 22, 2013
Kirsty Muirhead |
Circulating cancer cells spiral towards separation A new biochip developed by researchers in Singapore can isolate tumor cells from blood samples, and may one day be an alternative to more invasive methods for tracking later stage cancers. |
Chemistry World
October 11, 2011
Andrew Turley |
A Polymer Plug for Blood Vessels A polymer product that can temporarily block blood vessels during surgery has been approved in the US. The product, called LeGoo, is liquid at room temperature, but rapidly forms a gel when warmed by the body, creating a firm plug and halting blood flow. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006 |
Type 1 Diabetes: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is type 1 diabetes?... What should I do if I have type 1 diabetes?... How do I control my blood sugar level?... What if my blood sugar level gets too low or too high?... etc. |
