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Scientists based in Zürich, Switzerland, announce the development of a new type of magnetic nanoparticle, which is more than capable of attaching itself to harmful molecules in the blood. Through this approach, it may become possible to purge the blood of all contaminants.
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28 November 2011
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A new report comes to add even more edge to Lady Gaga’s public persona: apparently, while in London, the singer took baths in blood in what is believed to have been some sort of satanic ritual. Gaga has been tied to the Illuminati before but, so far, nothing has emerged in the press about the weird rituals she ... |
28 September 2011
11:54 GMT |
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In a new study, experts decided to use the evolutionary “lens” in order to understand the complex process of blood clotting. Gaining new insight into what happens at this time could help scientists develop new cures for bleeding disorders.Whenever people cut themselves, even if the wound is minor, the bod... |
21 July 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Detecting the early onset of conditions such as heart diseases, diabetes and atherosclerosis is about to become a lot easier, thanks to investigation methods pioneered by an international group of scientists.The researchers were able to develop a technique of determining which persons are at risk of developing these ... |
30 May 2011
07:36 GMT |
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In an interesting study, experts demonstrated that people who think specifically about their own death are more likely to be willing to help society, such as for instance through blood donations. Those who thought about dying in a more abstract manner were less likely to do so. As such, the main conclusion of the new... |
20 May 2011
06:01 GMT |
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Harvard University investigators announce the development of a non-invasive imaging technique that can be used to capture images of living tissues at the molecular level. The group reports that it was able to observe the passing of red blood cells through the capillaries of the vascular system.The researchers made th... |
6 December 2010
08:28 GMT |
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A group of investigators announces the development of a new blood-analysis techniques, that allows doctors to use dried-up blood for their analysis, rather than vials of the stuff in its liquid form.The discovery could have significant repercussions, since it could be used to advance research into infant pharmacology... |
9 November 2010
09:17 GMT |
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Future transfusions made in case of an emergency could use blood that is derived from the patients themselves, eliminating the risks of infections and incompatibilities. A research team managed to develop a way of turning adult skin cells into blood cells. The blood obtained through this mechanism could have tremendo... |
8 November 2010
04:15 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United Kingdom has recently demonstrated that scientists seeking to analyze the way tumor cells create their own vascular networks have been looking at the wrong things.Many research groups the world over have attempted to develop methods of preventing the formation of capillaries arou... |
14 October 2010
09:50 GMT |
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Two “vampires” have been arrested after they stabbed a man who refused to let them drink his blood and mocked their “religion,” Arizona police say. As the New York Daily News can confirm, the two, who had lived with their victim at some point, lost their temper when he refused to let them drin... |
11 October 2010
08:44 GMT |
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A team of investigators form the University of Michigan managed to gain new insight into how the substance niacin works in the human body, reducing the risk people have of developing heart diseases.This type of investigation is extremely important, given the high number of people suffering from this array of conditio... |
8 October 2010
05:07 GMT |
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Experts manage to develop a new type of gel that could in the near future be used to reduce, or even stop blood flow to a wound entirely.Stopping blood flow to an injury site is extremely important in emergency situations, and whether or not this happens could mean the difference between life and death. For years, em... |
25 August 2010
03:07 GMT |
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Scientists are fully aware of the growing incidence that heart diseases have among the general population, and are therefore taking steps to address the issue. One such measure is a series of studies conducted by researchers in Japan, which shows that analyzing snake venom may provide the necessary clues towards deve... |
30 July 2010
11:10 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking new study, scientists at the University of Bristol, in the UK, managed to create the first ever, highly-concentrated liquid that does not contain water at all. The accomplishment was made possible only through the use of one of the blood's most important proteins, called myoglobin. This chemi... |
7 June 2010
10:19 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists from the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology), the Katholieke Universiteit (K.U.) Leuven, both in Belgium, and the Hopital Saint-Louis, in Paris, France, has recently determined the nature of one of the most important factors determining the onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemi... |
18 May 2010
07:09 GMT |
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Two undergraduate students from the Rice University have recently created an innovative medical device, which they say could help save some lives starting this summer. The students explain that they basically derived a fully-fledged centrifuge for blood separation using nothing more than a salad mixer. If their plan ... |
4 May 2010
08:53 GMT |
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Prehistoric mammoths are renowned for living mainly in Siberia and North America, in climates with freezing temperatures, which lingered below the freezing point of water for most of the year. Researchers have always been curious as to how these animals' blood adapted to these challenging conditions, especially ... |
3 May 2010
06:41 GMT |
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One of the most important components of chromosomes are telomeres, structures located at their ends that look like caps, and whose role is to protect the genes inside. These formations become shorter with each cellular division, and eventually force the cell to either remain in a vegetative, elderly state for a long ... |
27 April 2010
05:51 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Lund, in Sweden, announce a major breakthrough in the field of medical observations techniques. They have devised a way of keeping track of blood flow in patients heads in real-time, a feat that will eliminate the numerous inconveniences related to already-existing imaging methods suc... |
23 March 2010
11:53 GMT |
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One of the most dangerous things about any major surgery is when a doctor inadvertently cuts through a large blood vessel, or when one ruptures. As this happens, the risk of the patient dying on the operating table becomes very large. This is a very dangerous time, and experts doing the surgery must act fast, wit... |
13 March 2010
04:54 GMT |
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When an individual gets sick, or suffers from clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions, he or she is very likely to experience the action of blood cells in their own veins. That is to say, in case of the body “malfunctioning,” these cellular agents take it upon themselves to change the way genes ... |
12 March 2010
20:01 GMT |
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Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine develop a new class of software algorithms that allow for regular laboratory instruments to exceed their own limitations. They essentially enable the machines to separate a blood sample into the various types of cells that make up the stuff, and then to identif... |
8 March 2010
06:58 GMT |
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Artificial Life and Starz Digital Media are proud to announce that Apple has approved their latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The title takes players into the world of gladiators where blood and brutality bring honor. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is based on the new, original series p... |
19 January 2010
05:48 GMT |
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The quest for artificial blood is not something that can only be seen in vampire movies. Over the past two decades or so, researchers around the world have been engaged in a desperate effort to produce a viable alternative to human blood. A breakthrough in this field could see medicine taking a giant leap forward. At... |
16 January 2010
06:04 GMT |
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced yesterday that they managed to create a special gel to promote blood vessel growth. The substance is very rich in enzymes and growth agents, and encourages new circulatory systems to form around an affected area, its creators say. The work, wh... |
22 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Scientists working with small particles at the nanoscale have recently revealed that they have developed a new type of synthetic blood platelets, which have twice the clotting capabilities of the standard variety. In the experiments they conducted on lab mice, the science group, which are based at the Case Western Un... |
18 December 2009
21:01 GMT |
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A team of experts at the Yale University has recently announced that it has developed a new series of nanosensors, a class of devices that is able to analyze whole blood samples, and detect the presence of cancer biomarkers in them. The latter are chemical agents that tumors and cancer cells produce, and their existe... |
14 December 2009
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There is no question that vampires are one of the hottest topics today. They can be seen everywhere, in the make-up teenagers wear, on the T-shirts they have, in bookstores, movie theaters, posters, notebooks and so on. They have always remained hidden somewhere in the public mind, but from time to time, they spring ... |
1 December 2009
03:08 GMT |
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You know what rules in the Dragon Age game world? A party made up of three mages and just one warrior specializing as a tank. There are mages, Morrigan and Wynne, that you can recruit in the game and can concentrate on damage dealing and on healing and buffs. The player can also create a mage character and specialize... |
24 November 2009
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Hulk Hogan is finally touring Australia for the first time, in what is a joyous event both for his fans and for the wrestler himself, as he made it a point of saying in recent interviews. However, during a press conference the other day, things were far from joyous, as Hulk and ring rival Ric Flair got into a very vi... |
19 November 2009
10:56 GMT |
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A team of German scientists has recently announced the development of a new, blood-analysis instrument, which is able to detect pathogens without the use of markers. The technology is very compact, and can be used in hospital settings, as well as in mobile transfusion units and blood-donation clinics. Results from th... |
1 October 2009
06:43 GMT |
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According to a new report by experts from the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, in Hartford, Connecticut, severe-trauma patients who receive blood transfusions containing red blood cells older than one month have a twice as large chance of dying than similar patients who receive fresh blood. In keeping cons... |
22 September 2009
17:01 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it appears that traveling more than doubles the risk of passengers developing blood clots, on account of the inactivity in their limbs. The legs are the worst affected, especially in the case of long flights, where people stay crammed in their seats for ten to 12 hours, or even mo... |
8 July 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Researchers are currently trying to determine if it's feasible and possible to produce synthetic blood from embryonic stem cells. While stem cell research is heavily criticized by some and strongly supported by others, doctors say that obtaining such blood is absolutely necessary, given the fact that less and le... |
23 March 2009
11:03 GMT |
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This may not be the first time such a piece of news reaches us, but it is the first time it can be regarded as more than wishful thinking. Creating such a blood analyzing cell phone seems to be possible in the very near future since scientists at UCLA have already come up with the necessary solution.The development o... |
22 December 2008
07:11 GMT |
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There is a tendency to reject vampirism by associating it to fictional movies and books, even though vampiric habits are part of everyday life. Take, for example, the case of the Christian religion, where the practice of communion translates into receiving the blood and flesh of Christ. Or, think of blood brothers, w... |
3 November 2008
05:12 GMT |
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Entomologists have recently discovered a variety of bloodsucking moths in Siberia, strikingly similar to the common species that feeds on fruits. The only thing that differentiates this moth species from the regular Calyptra thalictri one is a hardly noticeable variation in the wing patterns. And, of course, the fact... |
29 October 2008
05:49 GMT |
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New medical statistics show that the number of infections post-transfusion patients develop after receiving new blood is constantly rising, directly proportional to the "age" of the blood. Packets containing blood that was more than 30 days old were associated with significantly increased risks of developing complica... |
28 October 2008
12:03 GMT |
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An Apple Discussions user has revealed that Apple's new MacBook Pros are prone to injuring whoever might be using them. In an attempt to read the on-screen information from a closer distance, this particular user lifted the base of the Pro towards his face when, all of the sudden, the heavy display fell on his n... |
28 October 2008
02:25 GMT |
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Andres, the older son of a Spanish family, has a rare hereditary disease called Beta Thalassaemia, which prevents his body from producing the required amount of red cells that carry oxygen. His little brother, who was born only three days ago, has been genetically adapted in order to provide him a cure.The family tha... |
15 October 2008
07:33 GMT |
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A recent study related to hypertension indicates that a possible cure may be obtained from honeybee venom. Hypertension is among the most frequently-encountered diseases worldwide.Based on the estimations made by The American Heart Association, genetic inheritance, as well as high-fat and salt-saturated diets cause 7... |
20 September 2008
06:23 GMT |
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I'm going to make this easy and simply say that a breathalyzer is a drunk driver's worst nightmare. You might have seen one on television, used on a person or even on you, but how does it work? A breathalyzer is a simple device used by law enforcements to determine whether or not a person driving a certain ... |
9 July 2008
07:36 GMT |
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Luminol is mostly known to us as a chemiluminescent compound used by law enforcements in crime scene investigations to detect traces of blood, even after the crime scene has been thoroughly cleaned in order to conceal the violent events that took place in a particular location. What is not usually told in various sho... |
7 July 2008
08:48 GMT |
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Aside from being very unreliable when it comes to retaining an electric charge for long periods of time, typical batteries sometimes also have problems with excessive heating that can make them either explode and start fires, or leak toxic fluids when left unused for long periods of time. Additionally, most of the ti... |
5 June 2008
10:11 GMT |
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A new study investigating the relation between lead exposure during childhood and later antisocial behavior showed that lead contamination can be used to predict whether or not an individual will get in trouble with the law during adulthood. The investigation was led by Kim Dietrich from the University of Cincinnati ... |
28 May 2008
06:24 GMT |
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Blood supply (or lack thereof) is a real medical issue today, as there are never enough donors. A new research carried out at by a team led by Joseph DeSimone, a chemical engineer the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, could partially solve the problem, as NewScientist notes. Red blood cells transport oxyge... |
8 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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A breakthrough in testing for HIV has been achieved: no more blood analysis is required, since a new saliva-based test comes with results in just 20 minutes, as described in the PLoS Medicine journal. The new technique uses the oral mucosal transudate (OMT), a liquid released at the base of the gums that later turns ... |
7 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Before World War II, researchers were puzzled by the eritroblastosis fetalis, a severe disease that affected newborn children and manifested through the decomposition of red blood cells. However, the disease affected certain families and only the first child (but not always) was born healthy. Researches found that th... |
5 May 2008
10:19 GMT |
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Every woman has her own biological clock, that tic-tac that signals to her that time has come for her to become a mom. That's because sooner or later - and this means from her 30s to her 60 - she will enter menopause, turning sterile. The age at which menopause will set in can be forecast realistically now, as r... |
30 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Scientists are looking for stem cell sources in hybrid cow-human embryos or bones, skin and fat tissue, and the solution could be simpler that ever thought. Menstrual blood could be an unlimited, noncontroversial, easily collectable, and inexpensive source of stem cells, as pointed out by a new research published in ... |
24 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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