Category Archives: Blood

Cops Follow Trail of Blood to Severed Head In Bathtub After Man Tells Them ‘I Just Killed Somebody’

Authorities found a dead dog and headless body — both with “intestines extruding from their bodies” — before the grisly discoveries continued. San Antonio Police made quite the horrific discovery after responding to a call of a suspicious person last Friday night. Authorities were initially called to investigate someone looking into parked vehicles around 10:15 […]

‘Starve a Vampire’ blood drive takes place during nationwide blood shortage

QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The community got a chance to donate blood this afternoon in Arts Quincy’s “Starve a Vampire Blood Drive”. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, donors were treated to a sweet dessert after helping replenish the blood bank during this severe nationwide blood storage. Every day the […]

ESD No. 4 now has whole blood

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! C-shift Capt. Javier Melendez, Operations/Training Capt. William Miles, board President Bill Gleeson, EMS Director David Adams, EMT Michael Peña, and Paramedic Zachary Huchin of Wilson County Emergency Services District No. 4 celebrate the receipt Oct. 11 of a unit […]

Scientists reverse drug resistance in prostate cancer by targeting ‘hijacked’ white blood cells

Scanning electron micrograph of a single prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute Prostate cancer’s resistance to treatment can be reversed in some patients by stopping hijacked white blood cells from being ‘pulled into’ tumors, according to new research published in Nature. In an early clinical trial, researchers showed that blocking the messages cancer […]

Novel blood test identifies biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Early results from PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out from The University of Manchester, shows a novel whole blood test developed by the company is able to quantify Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers. PharmaKure’s proprietary ALZmetrixTM blood test can, they find, identify blood-based biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer’s disease to provide early warning […]

Early-stage ovarian cancer: New blood test may boost detection

Share on PinterestAn experimental blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer may improve detection. Image credit: d3sign/Getty Images. Ovarian cancer was the third most common gynecological cancer globally in 2020. High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer. As there are currently no reliable screening tests for ovarian cancer, almost all cases […]

Diablo IV – Official ‘Season of Blood’ Gameplay Trailer

Diablo IV is ushering in a new season for players to enjoy called ‘Season of Blood’. Season of Blood will introduce a new questline, new vampire-themed powers, a new Blood Harvest event, new Endgame bosses, and more. Take a look at the latest gameplay trailer for Diablo IV’s Season of Blood launching on October 17 […]

‘There’s war, blood is boiling’: Settlers force Palestinians out their West Bank homes

Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, more and more Palestinians in shepherding communities in the West Bank have been fleeing from their homes because of escalating settler violence. In some cases, entire communities have been emptied. In others a number of families have left, or just the women and children.

Novel blood test identifies biomarkers in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

The study’s results confirm that using whole blood, rather than just the blood plasma fraction, can identify people who are at high risk of developing full-blown Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the machine learning software shows which biomarkers are most useful for this purpose. “We are particularly pleased to find that our ALZmetrix blood test can […]