By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Scientists have discovered that blood circulating around the body contains bone-like particles. They found the particles in blood samples from healthy humans and rats. They suggest that the bone-like particles could be evidence of ossification in bone marrow vessels. The team also proposes that the particles...
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FDA approves mavenclad for treating multiple sclerosis
(HealthDay)—Mavenclad (cladribine) tablets were approved to treat adult patients with relapsing-remitting and active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) who have inadequately responded to or cannot tolerate an alternate drug for MS, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The approval was based on efficacy data from a clinical trial of 1,326 patients with relapsing forms of MS who...
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Two Ways to Reduce Blood Thinner Risks That Lead to GI Bleeding
For some patients on blood thinners, gastrointestinal bleeding caused by those medications is an adverse event that can be disabling or even fatal. New research highlights two strategies to potentially reduce the risk. Some patients are simply taking too many blood-thinning drugs that increase their bleeding risk, while others could start another medication to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, Michigan Medicine investigators say. And those takeaways build on...
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New diagnostic clues found for life limiting lung condition
A new biomarker that could be used to provide earlier diagnosis for a life limiting lung condition has been identified by researchers at the University of Bradford. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects around 6,500 people in the UK and is caused by a narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the lungs. This leads to high blood pressure and, eventually, to heart...
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FDA approves drugs for treatment of two rare blood diseases
(HealthDay)—Two drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of rare blood diseases, the agency announced Friday. Elzonris (tagraxofusp-erzs) infusion was granted the first approval for the treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) in adults and children aged 2 years and older. Researchers investigated the efficacy of...
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Exercise makes the blood of obese people healthier
Exercise can reduce inflammation in obese people by changing the characteristics of their blood, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. Obesity is a global health challenge, with approximately one-third of adults affected. Obesity increases the risk of health problems, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Many of the health problems...
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Dyslipidemia: Everything you need to know
Dyslipidemia is defined as having blood lipid levels that are too high or low. Blood lipids are fatty substances, such as triglycerides and cholesterol. Many people achieve healthy levels by eating a balanced diet and through other aspects of their lifestyle. However, some require medication to prevent additional health problems. What is dyslipidemia? Dyslipidemia is...
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Origin of Blood
Summary: Scientists have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition from endothelial cells to form blood cells of different types. Scientists at Lund University, Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human embryogenesis as they show transition from...
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How blood can be rejuvenated
Our blood stem cells generate around a thousand billion new blood cells every day. But the blood stem cells’ capacity to produce blood changes as we age. This leads to older people being more susceptible to anemia, lowered immunity and a greater risk of developing certain kinds of blood cancer. Now for the first time,...
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Artificial BLOOD
Artificial BLOOD stored as powder could be used in life-saving transfusions within the next 10 years It is based on synthetic nanocells which mimic red blood cells in the body Trials have shown it can keep animals alive as well as normal blood transfusions The ‘just add water’ approach could prove vital to medics working in...