E-MOTIVE: New Lifesaving Solution Dramatically Reduces Severe Bleeding After Childbirth
A trial of a set of interventions to manage postpartum hemorrhage, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found a 60% reduction in heavy…
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Depression’s Unexpected Role in Accelerating Biological Aging
Researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers. Researchers at the University of Connecticut Center on Aging have found…
Blood May Hold the Key to Reversing Aging
Researchers have demonstrated that biological aging can accelerate under stress but also decelerate when stressors are removed, using a mouse model and human stress cohorts….
Brain Food Unlocked: A Fishy Tale of Omega-3s and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Findings may aid design of targeted drug delivery into the brain and central nervous system. Researchers have developed a zebrafish model to study omega-3 fatty…
Defeating Blood Cancer: New Strategies for Effective Treatment
Multiple myeloma is a rare type of blood cancer that occurs due to the excessive proliferation of abnormal plasma cells. Plasma cells, a specific type…
Caltech’s Enzyme Discovery Enables New Mechanism for Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier
Caltech researchers discovered an enzyme that enables viral vectors to cross the blood-brain barrier, potentially aiding brain disorder drug development and research. The blood–brain barrier…
Safer Blood Thinners: Innovative Treatment Prevents Blood Clots Without Increased Bleeding Risk
Researchers have developed a new compound, MPI 8, that offers a safer and more effective blood thinner by targeting a non-essential molecule in blood clotting….
A Shot at Survival: MIT Engineers Design Clot-Forming Solution for Internal Bleeding
The technology, which mimics the body’s natural clotting process, could help keep severely injured people alive until they are treated at a hospital. MIT engineers…
A Sweet Clue to Alzheimer’s: Sugar Molecule Predicts Disease Risk
Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now discovered that a type…
New Target That May Prevent Blood Cancer Identified
A team of global biomedical researchers, co-led by Alexander Bick, MD, Ph.D. of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has found a new method for assessing the…
Researchers Have Developed a Blood Test for Anxiety
Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully created a blood test for anxiety. The test analyzes biomarkers that enable them to objectively…
Irregular Sleeping Habits May Increase Risk of Atherosclerosis
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that maintaining a consistent sleep pattern may be crucial in reducing the risk…
Your Urine Could Predict Your Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered biomarkers that can predict the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in patients who have been hospitalized for acute…
Biomarker Discovery May Lead to Blood Test for Brain Cancer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 5%. Researchers at Penn State College…
Killing Even Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A New Infection-Fighting Wound Spray
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed antibiotic resistance as a top ten global health threat, making it imperative to find new ways to combat…
The Next Level of Health Monitoring: Could Interstitial Fluid Replace Blood?
According to researchers, interstitial fluid could serve as an alternative to blood in monitoring health and wellness. The next level of continuous health monitoring may…
New Research Reveals That a Poor Diet Damages Your Blood Vessels
The research team discovered that metabolic disease has a distinct impact on the blood vessels of various organs in our body. They found that blood…
Breakthrough Test for Alzheimer’s: New Biomarker Can Detect Neurodegeneration in Blood
A group of neuroscientists developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample. A study on their results,…