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Donors urged to give blood across the UK
People across the UK are being urged to give blood as the NHS believes the country's stock will be hit by major events such as...
Thursday 5th January 2012
Blood tests can spot Parkinson's disease before...
Scientists in the UK have developed a simple blood test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease before symptoms are visible. New...
Thursday 1st December 2011
Protein targeting could treat sickle cell disease
A study at the University of Michigan's Health System laboratory has revealed a key trigger for producing normal red blood...
Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Blood test 'could measure smokers' heart risk'
A blood test could be used to measure a smoker's danger of heart disease, researchers have found. Levels of a lung protein...
Tuesday 25th October 2011
NHSBT 'must continue to improve services'
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) must continue its work to improve services, a Department of Health report has stipulated. The...
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Blood donation ban for gay men lifted
The lifetime blood donation ban for gay men has been lifted, meaning that homosexuals will soon be able to give blood. Men whose...
Tuesday 13th September 2011
Cell responses 'may explain ethnic differences in...
Differences in cell response may explain why African-Americans are more vulnerable to hypertension than Caucasians. Research...
Tuesday 30th August 2011
UK blood pressure diagnosis and treatment to...
The way blood pressure is diagnosed and treated is to be revolutionised due to new guidelines for the medical profession issued by...
Wednesday 24th August 2011
Blood-cleaning procedure pioneered in kidney...
A new blood-cleaning procedure for a kidney transplant has been used at St Michael's Hospital. The procedure, called...
Wednesday 27th July 2011
Research needed to combat stored red blood cell...
The longer red blood cells are stored, the lower their lifesaving power, a new study has revealed. A Duke University Medical...
Monday 18th July 2011
Transfused blood 'should be stored differently'
Transfused blood may need to be stored differently to avoid complications such as infection, organ failure and death, according to...
Thursday 14th July 2011
Rogue blood cells 'cause post-surgery damage'
Rogue blood cells may contribute to post-surgery organ damage, new findings suggest. Some super-activated neutrophils were found...
Monday 27th June 2011
Magnets 'could prevent heart attacks'
Magnets could be utilised to prevent heart attacks, according to new research. A Temple University team have found that exposure...
Wednesday 8th June 2011
Blood plasma lipids to be used to detect diabetes?...
Studying the lipids in blood plasma could lead to more efficient and improved prediction of major conditions including diabetes,...
Tuesday 31st May 2011
New technique 'could monitor ageing of blood'
New research could lead to a cheap and efficient way of monitoring blood supplies. Using older blood has raised concerns in the...
Friday 20th May 2011
Blood test to detect lung cancer?
New research could pave the way for a blood test which could detect lung cancer, it has been revealed. A study, published in...
Friday 13th May 2011
Blood test to predict Alzheimer's
A blood test could in future be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, new findings have indicated. According to a study...
Thursday 5th May 2011
Blood test 'predicts premature birth'
Premature birth can be predicted through a blood test taken during the second trimester of pregnancy, research has found. A study...
Tuesday 19th April 2011
Biological factor 'aids regeneration of blood...
The production of highly functional new blood cells could be stimulated in oxygen-starved tissues, research has revealed. A study,...
Monday 18th April 2011
Blood test 'can predict metastasis in melanoma...
A blood test could be used to predict metastasis in patients with melanoma, findings have indicated. Scientists have identified a...
Friday 15th April 2011
Safety of stored blood undergoing tests
Following a host of recent studies querying the use of stored blood in transfusions, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
Friday 15th April 2011
Metabolite measurement could enhance diabetes...
Measuring the levels of metabolites in the blood could improve the accuracy of diabetes risk prediction as much as ten years...
Monday 21st March 2011
'Lab on a chip' could improve diagnoses
A new device developed by a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Dublin City University and Universidad...
Friday 18th March 2011
Blood test 'could cut hospital heart readmissions'
A simple blood test carried out when a patient is being discharged from hospital could cut hospital readmissions for those with...
Tuesday 1st March 2011
Blood test 'to identify Alzheimer's'
A new blood test that focuses on biomarkers could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's along with other hard-to-identify conditions...
Tuesday 15th February 2011
Scientists discover potential Alzheimer's blood...
Researchers from Scripps Research Institute used synthetic compounds to 'fish' for antibodies in the blood that...
Friday 7th January 2011
Blood stocks dropping due to bad weather
The health secretary has called for more people to donate their blood due as stocks are running out due to transportation...
Tuesday 21st December 2010
Anti-cancer vaccine created using patients' blood
Phlebotomists in UK medical jobs could soon find themselves involved in developing an anti-cancer vaccine, tailored to enhance a...
Friday 26th November 2010
New cholesterol genes discovered
Scientists have discovered 95 new genes that affect the level of cholesterol found in the bloodstream. The news could pave the way...
Thursday 5th August 2010
Phlebotomists to begin working in new centre
A number of people with phlebotomy jobs are to start work in a new facility next month. In July, they will join other medical...
Wednesday 16th June 2010
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