Is misfolding of the amyloid β peptide—the primary constituent of senile plaques in Alzheimer disease and toxic cerebral vessel wall deposits in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)1—contagious? Data from experimental and clinical sources argue that prion-like transmission of amyloid β misfolding2 can indeed occur. Experimental studies as early as 1993 reported appearance of cerebral amyloid deposition […]

Abstract The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a routinely available blood marker that measures the variation of the size/volume of red blood cells. The aim of our study was to investigate the prognostic value of RDW in cardiac arrest patients and to assess whether RDW improves the prognostic value of three cardiac arrest-specific […]

Updated: 12/09/2023 – 12:30 The Gambia’s national football team players donate blood at a centre in Morocco’s Marrakesh after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country. The Gambia’s national football team players donate blood at a centre in Morocco’s Marrakesh after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country. Citizens reported to hospitals in Marrakesh and elsewhere to […]