Total LLS grants and research investments now top a quarter of a billion dollars Learn more about LLS’s research Rye Brook, NY (November 1, 2023) – The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the largest private funder of blood cancer research, today announced $65 million in new grants to 78 research teams across seven countries. This […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many antibiotics long used to treat common childhood infections are no longer effective because of antibiotic resistance. The authors of a new study say global guidelines on antibiotic use need to be updated to reflect this, and they called for an increased focus on developing new antibiotics for […]
This study focuses on the dangerous Marburg and Ebola viruses, which have caused deadly outbreaks in recent years. While we know about some factors that help these viruses enter our cells, there’s still a lot we don’t understand. In a recent study published in Nature Communications, scientists from Karolinska Institutet and the Institute of Molecular […]
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Blood pressure and heart rate go hand-in-hand in most people’s minds. After all, these two vital signs usually are measured at the same time at the doctor’s office. Advertising Policy Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. […]
Enlarge this image Sand flies carry the protozoan parasites that spread leishmaniasis. It was thought to be a disease of tropical climates, but leishmaniasis-causing parasites have now been found living and circulating in the United States. Science Photo Library Science Photo Library Back in 2014, dermatologist Bridget McIlwee saw a 3-year-old patient in central Texas […]
Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring and sleep apnea detection to an Apple Watch with an updated design in 2024, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In a report covering the arc of Apple’s heath-related ambitions, Gurman outlines the first iteration of the company’s “pathbreaking” blood pressure sensor technology coming next year that will include […]
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday released a video on X, showing Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of one of Hamas’ founding leaders, who said, “Israel is not thirsty for Palestinian blood’. IDF shared the video with a caption which read, “Born and raised into the horrors of Hamas. After years on the inside, he escaped […]
University of Gothenburg Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infection, even at very low levels of gastrointestinal inflammation. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with a population prevalence of around 0.5%. The main types […]
An urgent call out for Australians to donate blood matching a very rare blood type has resulted in thousands of donors coming forward – with 13 who matched the blood type. Amira Soliman and her husband Ahmed El Hayes today thanked those that came forward, and urged people to continue to donate. “I honestly did […]