Category Archives: Blood

Atos ‘is left with blood on its hands’ after DWP calls time on its 20 years of assessments

Two disabled campaigners whose brothers’ deaths were closely linked to the actions of the outsourcing company Atos have welcomed the announcement that its 20 years of carrying out disability assessments for the government will end next year. From September next year, Atos will no longer deliver disability benefit assessments on behalf of the Department for […]

Autopsy shows WPB Police Sgt. blood-alcohol was over three times the legal limit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — We’re learning startling new details about a deadly traffic crash in July in Boynton Beach that killed a West Palm Beach Police Sergeant. The new details of the fatal single-vehicle crash involving a member of the West Palm Beach Police Department are contained in a report from the Palm […]

With COVID windfall in rearview mirror, Roche starts to flesh out blood cancer ambitions

After a boom during the pandemic, sales from COVID-19 drugs are now nonexistent at Roche. But the Swiss pharma’s blood cancer portfolio is enjoying a rejuvenation. Roche now expects its antibody-drug conjugate Polivy to take over roughly 65% of the market in front-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), Roche Pharmaceuticals CEO Teresa Graham said during the […]

$6 million grant from the Department of Defense awarded to UAB to study the use of whole blood resuscitation in trauma patien

Grant will further investigate the recent evidence from military and civilian medicine that suggests outcomes may be better when trauma patients receive whole blood, instead of previously separated blood products. Written by: Allie HulcherMedia contact: Anna Jones Jillian Richter, Ph.D., and John Holcomb, M.D., from UAB’s Center for Injury Science will use this grant to […]

Netflix’s Captain Laserhawk is a postmodern acid trip through Ubisoft history

TV Show Reviews Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix plays like a joyride through Ubisoft’s vast library of classic video game IP. By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. a:hover]:text-gray-63 […]

Hypertension: These 2 Probiotics May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Share on PinterestA promising new study suggests that two strains of probiotics found in foods like yogurt and cheese may help reduce high blood pressure. Grace Cary/Getty Images Nearly half of U.S. adults have hypertension, which carries health risks, including an increased likelihood of other cardiac issues. A new study suggests two strains of probiotics […]

Prediction of Amyloid PET Positivity from Blood-Based Biomarkers, Proteomics, and Clinical Data Discovered through Aitia’s Digital Twins to be Presented at CTAD 2023

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Aitia, the leader in the application of Causal AI and Digital Twins to discover and develop new drugs, announced today that data from its Alzheimer’s Disease Digital Twins will be presented at the upcoming Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), being held from October 24-27,2023 in Boston, MA. Aitia’s […]

CAR T-cell therapy effective in patients with blood cancer regardless of race: Study

Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Patients with multiple myeloma treated with idecabtagene vicleucel, known as “ide-cel,” a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, had no difference in overall survival outcomes regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a study published in Blood Advances. “With […]

Hypertension: 2 probiotics could help control blood pressure

Share on PinterestTaking probiotic supplements may help with controlling hypertension, research suggests. Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images Risk factors for high blood pressure, or hypertension, include eating an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, smoking or drinking excessive alcohol, and having obesity or overweight. Evidence is increasing that probiotics, whether taken as supplements or as […]