If not caught quickly, cancer cells often spread to other organs in a process called metastasis. Lymph nodes (LNs) are the organs with the highest risk of metastasis. Metastasis in the LNs also influences cancer staging and treatment planning, and…
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Blood plasma protein fibrinogen interacts directly with nerve cells to cause brain inflammation
Neuroinflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, have been linked to deposits of a tough protein known as fibrin, derived from the blood clotting factor fibrinogen. These mesh-like fibrin deposits occur outside blood vessels in the brain, contributing…
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Women born with heart defects can safely become pregnant and give birth to healthy babies
Most women who are born with heart defects can safely become pregnant and give birth to healthy babies with few or minor problems if they are supported by expert medical care and counselling, according to research published in the European…
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Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery
About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. People with cardiovascular risk factors…
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How blood and immune systems form in developing bone marrow
Researchers have found that in the space of just a few weeks, numerous blood and immune cell types emerge from developing bone marrow, including key white blood cells that protect against bacteria. The first comprehensive analysis of how the blood…
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Infections impact blood vessel repair within the meninges following TBI or other cerebrovascular injuries
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death. Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes…
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Study finds spousal similarities in the incidences of some diseases
A couple's health is surprisingly intertwined according to a recent cohort study that looked at Dutch and Japanese marriages. The study discovered that spouses have a high degree of commonality in not only lifestyle habits, but body shape, blood pressure,…
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Researchers disprove natural antioxidant urate for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease
The hypothesis that raising the brain levels of the natural antioxidant urate could slow the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) has been disproven by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Still, the rigor of the clinical study and some of…
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HORIBA UK launches new generation Microsemi CRP near-patient haematology analyser
Northampton, UK, 14th September 2021 – HORIBA UK Limited has launched its new generation Microsemi CRP point-of-care haematology analyser. HORIBA’s new generation Microsemi CRP LC-767G haematology analyser simultaneously measures Full Blood Count with CRP at the point-of-care. Image Credit: Horiba…
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Simple, non-invasive tool obviates unnecessary surgery in patients with colorectal cancer
A blood RNA test predicts whether residual tumor cells remain in early-stage colon cancer patients and obviates unnecessary surgery. The joint finding by the UPV/EHU and an international interdisciplinary group has made it to the cover and an editorial in…
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