Chip ditches blood test snapshots for real-time checks
A new lab-on-a-chip device called real-time ELISA combines blood tests to provide something more like a movie than a photo.
Dec. 24, 2020 • ~7 min
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Secondary blood infection linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes
People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, research finds.
Dec. 23, 2020 • ~4 min
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To find chronic lead exposure, map out the risk
A more precise screening index could monitor chronic lead exposure, say researchers. They started with Atlanta, but say the approach could work elsewhere.
Nov. 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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Smoothie time? Pig blood becomes protein powder
An enzyme from papayas can turn pig blood into protein powder, report researchers. Right now, the blood ends up in animal feed.
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~4 min
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Early trauma leads to changes in the blood
Early trauma changes metabolites in the blood, researchers find. Those changes can be passed down to the next generation, too, experiments with mice reveal.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
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Mosquito neurons for tasting blood ‘break the rules’
A unique group of neurons lights up in female mosquitoes only when they're eating the combined ingredients of blood, researchers report.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~6 min
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Smart wearable could better measure blood loss
A wearable device could one day help EMTs, medics, and ER doctors assess blood loss to better treat victims of accidents, gunshots, and battle injuries.
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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Blood test could signal Alzheimer’s in advance
Detecting a specific kind of protein in a blood test could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease far before symptoms begin to appear, reasearchers say.
July 31, 2020 • ~7 min
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Thin tissue flutter can damage replacement heart valves
Thinner tissues in replacement heart valves can create a problematic and even damaging flutter, new research shows.
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min
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1 in 100 blood donations in Canada have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Fewer than 1% of the 10,000 samples from Canadian blood donors tested positive for antibodies to the novel coronavirus, initial results show.
July 28, 2020 • ~5 min
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