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Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives exhibit immune system alterations compared with mentally healthy individuals, researchers report.

10 Jul 2012

BP variability link to stroke risk reinforced

Analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative supports the contention that variability in a person’s blood pressure affects their risk for stroke.

10 Jul 2012

One-quarter of ITP patients achieve 5-year treatment-free response

Approximately 25% of patients with immune thrombocytopenia purpura who receive treatment with rituximab maintain a treatment-free response lasting for at least 5 years, study findings suggest.

10 Jul 2012

Ozone concerns aired over effect on cardiac biomarkers

Exposure to ozone for as little as 2 hours could induce physiologic changes associated with cardiovascular disease, say US researchers.

10 Jul 2012

TNF-α levels linked to lithium response in BD patients

Patients with bipolar disorder who have a poor response to lithium treatment have significantly higher serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α than those with a good response, researchers report.

10 Jul 2012

Relaxin key to improved stroke rehabilitation outcomes

Treatment with the reproductive hormone relaxin during physical rehabilitative therapy appears to improve long-term outcomes in stroke patients over rehabilitative therapy alone, say researchers.

10 Jul 2012

Shear forces cause vessel identity crisis

Lymphatic vessels exposed to fast-flowing blood take on characteristics associated with blood vessels, report researchers.

10 Jul 2012

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ beliefs do not necessarily put them at risk

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have a significantly increased risk for complications or long-term mortality after cardiac surgery, researchers say.

10 Jul 2012

Scientists identify novel strategy to target Taspase1 enzyme

Scientists at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany identified a novel strategy to target the oncologically relevant protein-cleaving enzyme Taspase1.

10 Jul 2012

Abbott announces CE Marking for ARCHITECT HbA1c assay

More than 346 million people worldwide are living with diabetes, and the World Diabetes Foundation estimates that number will increase by nearly 27 percent by 2030. In order to help physicians appropriately monitor treatment efficacy for these patients, Abbott announced today CE Marking (Conformite Europeenne) for the Abbott ARCHITECT HbA1c (IA) Assay.

10 Jul 2012

New devices effectively monitor and control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes

Newer technologies designed to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels daily work better than traditional methods and require fewer painful needle sticks, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

10 Jul 2012

New blood sugar monitor works better than conventional methods

10 Jul 2012

Glycemic index varies from one type of rice to another

Research analysing 235 types of rice from around the world has found its glycemic index (GI) varies from one type of rice to another with most varieties scoring a low to medium GI. This finding is good news because it not only means rice can be part of a healthy diet for the average consumer, it also means people with diabetes, or at risk of diabetes, can select the right rice to help maintain a healthy, low GI diet.

10 Jul 2012

Scientists develop novel anticancer drug designed to travel through the bloodstream

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working with Danish researchers, have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel -- undetected by normal cells -- through the bloodstream until activated by specific cancer proteins.

10 Jul 2012

Methylation provides signal of unique mix of leukocytes

When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered a way to determine that mix from the DNA in archival or fresh blood samples, potentially providing a practical new technology not only for medical research but also for clinical diagnosis and treatment monitoring of ailments including some cancers.

10 Jul 2012

RA patients do not receive fewer cancer screening tests than general population: Study

New research reveals that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients do not receive fewer cancer screening tests than the general population. Results of the study, funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), found that RA and non-RA patients receive routine screening for breast, cervical, and colon cancer at similar rates.

10 Jul 2012

Federal government commits $11B to expand operating capacity of FQHC and look-alike clinics

The federal government has committed $11 billion to expand the operating capacity of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), which receive federal funding and enhanced Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and "look-alike" clinics that receive enhanced reimbursement but no federal grants.

10 Jul 2012

Measuring creatinine and cystatin C more accurately estimates kidney function

Measuring creatinine and cystatin C - two markers for chronic kidney disease (CKD) - more precisely estimates kidney function than either marker alone, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results appear in the July 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

10 Jul 2012

U-M to receive CTSA grant renewal in support of clinical and translational research

University of Michigan scientists and doctors do some of the most advanced medical research in the world. But much of it wouldn't be possible without the thousands of people a year who volunteer their time, health information, blood, saliva, DNA or other samples to help those researchers better understand diseases and improve health outcomes.

10 Jul 2012

Overproduction of hepcidin appears to impair maternal-fetal iron transfer

A growing number of studies imply that children born to obese mothers face health problems stemming from the womb.

10 Jul 2012

Blood News and Research

Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients

BP variability link to stroke risk reinforced

One-quarter of ITP patients achieve 5-year treatment-free response

Ozone concerns aired over effect on cardiac biomarkers

TNF-α levels linked to lithium response in BD patients

Relaxin key to improved stroke rehabilitation outcomes

Shear forces cause vessel identity crisis

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ beliefs do not necessarily put them at risk

Scientists identify novel strategy to target Taspase1 enzyme

Abbott announces CE Marking for ARCHITECT HbA1c assay

New devices effectively monitor and control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes

New blood sugar monitor works better than conventional methods

Glycemic index varies from one type of rice to another

Scientists develop novel anticancer drug designed to travel through the bloodstream

Methylation provides signal of unique mix of leukocytes

RA patients do not receive fewer cancer screening tests than general population: Study

Federal government commits $11B to expand operating capacity of FQHC and look-alike clinics

Measuring creatinine and cystatin C more accurately estimates kidney function

U-M to receive CTSA grant renewal in support of clinical and translational research

Overproduction of hepcidin appears to impair maternal-fetal iron transfer

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