Category Archives: Blood

Sly CAR-T strategy evades ‘fratricide’ problem to aim at all blood cancers

The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders. Saar Gill and Carl June, cell therapy researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to make a single treatment that could tackle virtually all blood cancers. It was an audacious goal. advertisement Most cell therapies, such as CAR-T, involve removing a patients’ T […]

HIV cure on the horizon? Blood cancer drug could hold the key

MELBOURNE, Australia — A blood cancer drug could potentially be the key to curing HIV. Australian researchers found that the cancer drug venetoclax can not only attack hibernating HIV cells but also delay the virus’s resurgence. Currently, the “silent” HIV cells, medically referred to as latent infection, are the reason HIV remains in a patient’s […]

Community Blood Center facing critical blood shortage, to hold Labor Day weekend blood drive

DAYTON — The Community Blood Center in Dayton is facing a shortage of blood types O positive and negative, A negative and B positive. A blood drive will take place over the Labor Day weekend. There are six mobile blood drives scheduled on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1-2 and the Donation Center will be open […]

Clarence Thomas Enlists Lawyer to Fight ‘Political Blood Sport’

Clarence Thomas’ yearly financial disclosure came with a highly unusual letter from the justice’s private attorney defending the luxury travel, trips, and property deals he received from Republican mega donor Harlan Crow. In the letter released separately Thursday, attorney Elliot Berke called the attacks on Thomas for failing to disclose these gifts in the past […]

New blood test gives high accuracy screen for Alzheimer’s disease

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Crime alert: Woman cop with head injuries found in pool of blood inside Saryu Express at Ayodhya junction | City – Times of India Videos

Aug 31, 2023, 10:25PM ISTSource: TOI.in A woman cop was found in a pool of blood with deep cut on face and head injury inside Saryu Express at Ayodhya junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh. Passengers at Ayodhya junction alerted on duty GRP men at platform about the injured woman cop. The victim was without […]

Marijuana users have higher levels of toxic metals in blood and urine, study finds

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter People who use marijuana were found to have higher levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine, in comparison to those […]

Community Blood Center donor eligibility change to go into effect Friday

Previous coverage above: FDA changes blood donation policy DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Dayton Community Blood Center is making a change to its donor eligibility screening starting Friday, Sept. 1. The CBC will adopt the recently updated U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines that remove the decades-old restriction that deferred men who have sex with […]

New study shows antioxidants stimulate blood flow in tumors

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Vitamin C and other antioxidants stimulate the formation of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumors, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows. The discovery corroborates the idea that dietary supplements containing antioxidants can accelerate tumor growth and metastasis. “We’ve found that antioxidants activate […]