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Study finds genes influence cats' response to disease medication
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cats develop hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, which causes the heart muscle to thicken. As the illness progresses, cats can develop blood clots in their hearts, which can dislodge and cause excruciating pain, anxiety, or even death.
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Research: Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A. Anna Ioannidou of Imperial College London, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in t
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Study: Lab results don't always paint full picture for antiphospholipid sy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Patients with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS0, an autoimmune disease that preferentially affects women, are typically given different medications to reduce their risk of blood clotting and help normalize lab values such as platelet count. Despite this, patients sometimes internally feel that
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of canc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Neutropenia--low levels of white blood cells called neutrophils, which fight infection--develops in more than 80 per cent of patients who receive chemotherapy for blood cancer. It occurs because chemotherapy destroys neutrophils along with tumour cells.
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Green veggies good for blood vessel health: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study in the 'British Journal of Nutrition', older women who consume more green leafy vegetables including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage have less severe blood vessel damage.
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New biomarker test can identify Alzheimer's neurodegeneration in blood: St
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a blood test to detect a new marker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration.
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Cameron Green's addition to injury list depletes bowling attack for Austra
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Anrich Nortje's delivery at 144 kph struck Green on the glove late on day two, drawing blood from his right index finger. He first left the field and was sent for a scan
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China's DNA profiling campaigns attract global opposition: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The report said that one campaign is about the mass scanning of the irises of people in the Qinghai province and the other is about mass blood sampling of Tibetan people for their DNA profiling.
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New study compares cost-effectiveness of blood clot treatments in cancer p
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Direct oral anti-coagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for treating cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), shows research conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati.
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TAVI or TAVR is a Boon for Patients with Critical Heart Valve-Related Cond
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): In the field of Cardiac science, a relatively new but safe and successful non-surgical technique (TAVI/TAVR) is advocated, giving new hope for life to patients with specific heart-valve-related conditions. Patients who have Aortic
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Women burn fat even after menopause: Research
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women's ability to use fat as an energy source. A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyvaskyla shows that menopausal state or blood estrogen levels do not clearly determine the rate
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Researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding of the mechanisms of blinding diseases. The research team from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, printed a combination of cells that form the
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