Category Archives: Blood

Help Build Back The National Blood And Platelet Supply By Giving Now

As October comes to a close, the American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to make and keep donation appointments now to help hospitals restock blood products for patients ahead of the holiday season. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets to help recover from […]

New exhibit at CT museum: Venomous scorpions, exotic spiders and blood-sucking leeches

Riverside Reptiles Education Center in Enfield has some new residents on view: several different types of insects from around the world including some with hundreds of legs, deadly venom, and even a few as big as a human hand. The insects are part of the center’s Bug Cave, an impressive collection of approximately 31 exhibits […]

‘Invincible’ Season 2 Review: Back for Blood and More

Share this: Sometimes you have to wait a while for a really good thing. If you’re like me, you’re impatient, especially when it’s something that is incredibly exciting. But good things come to those who wait, and that’s where I’m at with Prime Video’s Invincible season 2. After the tooth and heart-breaking fight between Mark […]

Dementia: How blood pressure fluctuations may increase risk

Share on PinterestExperts say some variations in blood pressure is normal. PIKSEL/Getty Images Blood pressure variability in midlife be linked to an increased risk of dementia for people in their 90s. There is no consensus on whether and how to treat blood pressure variability. During a person’s 60s, 70s, and 80s, high blood pressure is […]

Concerns mount for elderly as fewer Japanese under-40s donate blood

The number of under-40s who have donated blood in Japan in the last decade has declined 33 percent, according to data from the Japanese Red Cross Society, posing a concern as the country’s population rapidly ages. Despite a partial recovery in donations by teens since the coronavirus pandemic, the Red Cross and health ministry are […]

Blood On Hands: PK Can’t Wash So Easily!

Jagan Mohan Reddy Government in Andhra Pradesh is under severe criticism for Distribution of Freebies without focus on creating wealth. Now, Political Strategist Prashant Kishor also found fault with this strategy of Jagan. “You have cited the example of Andhra Pradesh. That is taking things little too far. How can Governments give freebies if they […]

New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

In a study published in Cancer Discovery, researchers from Canada tested the use of a multimodal liquid biopsy assay based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for early cancer detection in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Study: Early Cancer Detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome with Cell-Free DNA. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com The researchers found that the assay showed increased […]