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Drug Accelerates Blood System’s Recovery after Chemotherapy, Radiation

August 16, 2019

In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem cells

Can Dogs Accurately Sniff Out Cancer in Blood?

April 8, 2019

Canine cancer detection could lead to new noninvasive, inexpensive ways to detect cancer

Researchers Detect Age-Related Differences in DNA from Blood

December 21, 2018

Researchers have discovered age- and health-related differences in fragments of DNA found floating in the bloodstream

Skin-Like Sensor Maps Blood Oxygen Levels Anywhere in the Body

November 8, 2018

New device could track oxygenation of healing wounds in real time

New Finding Could Unmask Blood Doping in Athletes

October 19, 2018

RNA changes mark old blood cells among new ones, foiling self-transfusions

Personalized Disease Predictions for Chronic Blood Cancers

October 11, 2018

Scientists developed a successful method to make truly personalized predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with ...

A Trojan Horse Delivery for Treating a Rare, Potentially Deadly, Blood-Clotting Disorder

September 24, 2018

In this possible treatment, platelet blood cells carry an enzyme needed to prevent clots in TTP, while hiding the enzyme from...

Scientists Close in on Mystery Surrounding Dangerous Blood Syndromes

August 27, 2018

Genetically driven MDS enabled by gene linked to metabolism and oxygen in cells

Doctors May Be Able to Enlist a Mysterious Enzyme to Stop Internal Bleeding

August 21, 2018

Blood platelets are like the sand bags of the body. Got a cut? Platelets pile in to clog the hole and stop the bleeding...

Study Charts the Landscape of Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations in Blood Cells

July 19, 2018

New technique detects mutations that affect large chunks of chromosomes in people with clonal hematopoiesis

A Bloodless Revolution in Diabetes Monitoring

April 10, 2018

Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin wit...

Solution to 50-Year-Old Mystery Could Lead to Gene Therapy for Common Blood Disorders

April 3, 2018

Researchers have found that two genes switch off the fetal hemoglobin gene by binding directly to it

First Hybrid Nanotech Device Mimicking Blood-Brain Barrier Developed

February 8, 2018

The device will be fundamental for studying new strategies to overcome the blood-brain barrier and treat brain diseases...

The Harvard Apparatus Pulsatile Blood Pump

January 17, 2018

By closely mimicking the ventricular action of the heart, the pulsatile blood pump provides physiological advantages for perf...

Blueprint to Reduce Wasteful Blood Transfusions

November 22, 2017

Experts endorse recommendations for blood transfusions that reduce blood use to improve patient safety and outcomes...

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