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Scientists discover reason high altitude protects against diabetes: Study
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Living at high altitude appears to protect against diabetes, and scientists have finally discovered the reason. When oxygen levels drop, red blood cells switch into a new metabolic mode and absorb large amounts of glucose from the blood.
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New Delhi: A team of 6 doctors and 20 nurses gives new life to rare blood
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
In a rare and historic neonatal survival, doctors at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, saved the life of a baby born at just 27 weeks and 4 days with immune hydrops fetalis--an extremely rare now a days, severe condition where the mother's immune system attacks the baby's red blood cells, leadin
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Which Blood Test Can Help Detect Infections?
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25: By examining different elements in your blood, such as white blood cells, antibodies, and proteins, blood tests play a vital role in identifying and diagnosing infections, offering crucial insights into the body's immune response.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital's Expert Hematologists Decode The Critical Role o
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2: The hematology experts at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital share insights to the cells of the human body, their roles, and how its imbalance can impact overall functioning, while debunking a few common myths about blood cancers.
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Why is a Hemogram Test Prescribed?
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21: The hemogram test, commonly known as the complete hemogram or HMG, is a diagnostic test that offers important details about a person's blood health. This test evaluates general health and helps diagnose several diseases, such as anaemia, infections, and leukaemia.
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Researchers develop simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study has created a tool for rapidly and inexpensively diagnosing sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by the formation of tiny lumps known as granulomas in the lungs and other organs.
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Signs You Require a CBC Test
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27: Whenever there is any irregularity in your blood cells, which ultimately emerges in the form of various chronic health conditions, your doctor or medical expert will suggest a CBC test to monitor your overall health.
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Discovery of haemoglobin in epidermis throws light on skin's protective fe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have discovered that haemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that binds oxygen, is also present in the epidermis, our skin's outermost bodily tissue
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Researchers find new approach for treating autoimmune brain inflammation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers from Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin and DZNE have developed a cutting-edge therapy for the most prevalent kind of autoimmune encephalitis. Reprogramming white blood cells to identify and eradicate disease-causing cells is an innovative strategy that provides unprecedented a
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Research reveals senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Macrophages are white blood cells that serve as the body's first line of defence against infection. Macrophages can launch a reaction against tumours in addition to destroying dangerous germs. However, macrophages, like other cells, can reach a state known as senescence, which is associated
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Study reveals red blood cells exposed to oxygen deficiency help to fight a
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new KI study, red blood cells exposed to oxygen shortage protect against myocardial infarction.
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T-cells enter brain, induce respiratory discomfort in immunocompromised pa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
When an immunocompromised person's system starts to heal and create more white blood cells, it's usually a healthy sign - unless they acquire a potentially fatal inflammatory condition. According to new research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the pulmonary distress commonl
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