COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsen patient outcomes
While respiratory issues continue to be the most common symptom of a COVID-19 infection, new research indicates the disease could
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Protein in blood may predict prognosis, recovery from stroke
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida and collaborators have found that a biomarker in the blood may determine the extent
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Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons
It’s one of the world’s deadliest animals, and it has a taste for human blood: the mosquito. Mosquitoes spread diseases
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Differences in blood biomarkers in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have conducted the largest study to date on a wide range of common blood
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Study finds wild blueberry extracts influence blood vessel formation
When the human body sustains injury, cells spring into action. New blood vessels emerge through a process called angiogenesis, and
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Blood test to monitor cancer up to 10 times more sensitive than current methods
A new method of analyzing cancer patients’ blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more
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Blood clotting abnormalities reveal COVID-19 patients at risk for thrombotic events
CHICAGO (May 15, 2020): When researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, used a combination of two
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Blood thinners may improve survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants—blood thinners that slow down clotting—may improve their chances of survival, researchers from the Mount
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Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections
Researchers attempting to improve the treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections have discovered the combination of two antibiotics
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AMA, AHA support refresher training for measuring blood pressure
(HealthDay)—Health care professionals (HCPs) should receive consistent and frequent training in measuring blood pressure (BP), according to a report prepared
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