'Type 1 diabetes breakthrough as new T-cell study may lead to improved treatment'
Dr Miriam Stoppard on the news that a white blood cell, involved in battling infections, could cause type 1 diabetes, but ...
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Blood Cells vs Freezer: What the Microscope Shows
The Kharkovchanka: a mobile fortress that braved the icy extremes of Antarctica. Built by the USSR to outdo American efforts, ...
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Interstellar dreams: Bat blood may enable human hibernation for long space travels
By learning from bats' hibernating abilities, scientists may pave the way for humans to traverse the cosmos. In the future, ...
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Red Alert: How Malaria Parasites Stick to Your Blood Vessels
A novel research tool uncovers the mechanisms behind how malaria-infected red blood cells adhere to blood vessel walls, ...
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Epigenetic profiles of blood cancer cells could aid in diagnosis and treatment
Research in biomedical laboratories has been changing significantly in recent years, to the point that test tubes have given ...
A Study Says Human Hibernation Could Be Possible—If We Can Harness the Power of Bat Blood
Unlocking the mystery of hibernation could improve medicine and support our ambitions for deep-space travel. A new study analyzes the blood cells of bats (of both the hibernating and non-hibernating ...
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Stanford team uses natural cell death mechanism to kill cancer cells
Our bodies divest themselves of 60 billion cells every day through a natural process of cell culling and turnover called apoptosis.
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Blood transfusion is a lifesaving part of my sickle cell management
Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye addresses some of the myths about blood transfusion and explains why it's important in managing ...
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5 Surprising Things You May Not Know About Stem Cells
Most cells in the body are ‘specialized’, which means they can perform different functions, for example, red blood cells are specialized to carry oxygen around the body. 2 In medicine, stem cells can ...
Extensive epigenetic database of malignant cells can aid blood cancer diagnosis
Research in biomedical laboratories has been changing significantly in recent years, to the point that test tubes have given ...
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Faith Over Fear: How an Infant’s Family Treated Her Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease occurs when a child inherits two sickle cell genes—one from each parent. Lillian knew she carried the ...
Therapy using donor T cells stops deadly inflammation in rare brain infection
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue ...