All posts; Tags Include "Hematology"
- March 8, 2016
- 12:48 AM
- 145 views
Minimalist Running Shoes and Injury Risk
by Craig Payne in Running Research Junkie
Minimalist Running Shoes and Injury Risk... Read more »
Grier, T., Canham-Chervak, M., Bushman, T., Anderson, M., North, W., & Jones, B. (2016) Minimalist Running Shoes and Injury Risk Among United States Army Soldiers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/0363546516630926
- March 4, 2016
- 11:30 AM
- 167 views
Damn Statistics!
by AG McCluskey in Zongo's Cancer Diaries
How are cancer risk factors identified? And why are they like cake?... Read more »
Pérez-Hernández,A.I., Catalán, V., Gómez-Ambrosi, J., AmaiaRodríguez, A., & Frühbeck, G. (2014) Mechanisms Linking Excess Adiposity and Carcinogenesis Promotion. Frontiers in Endocrinology. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00065
Bagnardi, V., Rota, M., Botteri, E., Tramacere, I., Islami, F., Fedirko, V., Scotti, L., Jenab, M., Turati, F., Pasquali, E.... (2012) Light alcohol drinking and cancer: a meta-analysis. Annals of Oncology, 24(2), 301-308. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds337
Bouvard, V., Loomis, D., Guyton, K., Grosse, Y., Ghissassi, F., Benbrahim-Tallaa, L., Guha, N., Mattock, H., & Straif, K. (2015) Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat. The Lancet Oncology. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00444-1
AG McCluskey. (2016) Damn Statistics. Zongo's Cancer Diaries. info:/
- January 16, 2016
- 06:37 AM
- 233 views
Genetic Testing for Autism as an Existential Question
by Neuroskeptic in Neuroskeptic_Discover
A special issue of the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics features perspectives from various people who have experience with genetic testing. Many of the articles look interesting - with titles such as I Had Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's Disease Without My Consent. But my attention was drawn to one piece in particular, called A Sister, a Father and a Son: Autism, Genetic Testing, and Impossible Decisions. The author of the article has chosen to remain anonymous.
The piece recounts how o... Read more »
Anonymous Two. (2015) A Sister, a Father and a Son: Autism, Genetic Testing, and Impossible Decisions. Narrative inquiry in bioethics, 5(3), 226-228. PMID: 26752577
- January 13, 2016
- 10:28 AM
- 243 views
Did GDF6 “gene tweak” allow humans to become upright?
by zacharoo in Lawn Chair Anthropology
The short answer is, “Not really.” But as is often the case, the real story behind so many headlines last week is a bit more complicated. What are they talking about, Willis? These headlines, each saying something slightly different, are referring to a study by Indjeian and colleagues published in Cell. Researchers identified a stretch of […]... Read more »
King, M., & Wilson, A. (1975) Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees. Science, 188(4184), 107-116. DOI: 10.1126/science.1090005
- January 11, 2016
- 12:39 PM
- 330 views
Pallor, green sickness, and blue-grey patches: The colours of broken blood
by Rosin Cerate in Rosin Cerate
Anemia is a condition where the ability of your blood to transport oxygen throughout your body is somehow compromised. People with anemia often feel tired and weak since their cells aren't getting enough of the gas to function optimally.Our blood contains red blood cells, which in turn contain a red molecule called hemoglobin. Each of the four proteins making up a hemoglobin is equipped with an atom of oxygen-binding iron. Anemia can be the result of not having enough red blood cells or these ce........ Read more »
Sheftel A, Mason A, & Ponka P. (2012) The long history of iron in the Universe and in health and disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1820(3), 161-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.08.002
- January 8, 2016
- 11:01 AM
- 291 views
Devil in a bottle?
by AG McCluskey in Zongo's Cancer Diaries
The media are on the warpath again! This time, it's alcohol. But is this new?... Read more »
Department of Health. (2016) Alcohol Guidelines Review – Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers. www.gov.uk. info:/
Bagnardi, V., Rota, M., Botteri, E., Tramacere, I., Islami, F., Fedirko, V., Scotti, L., Jenab, M., Turati, F., Pasquali, E.... (2012) Light alcohol drinking and cancer: a meta-analysis. Annals of Oncology, 24(2), 301-308. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds337
- December 21, 2015
- 09:51 AM
- 268 views
Humans vs Superbugs: Are We Losing The Battle?
by Elisabeth Buhl Thubron in United Academics
Bacteria are gaining resistance to our last-resort group of antibiotics. Agriculture and ignorance. If we are playing the blame game then those two factors are key players.... Read more »
Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Walsh, T., Yi, L., Zhang, R., Spencer, J., Doi, Y., Tian, G., Dong, B., Huang, X.... (2015) Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism MCR-1 in animals and human beings in China: a microbiological and molecular biological study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00424-7
- December 14, 2015
- 04:46 AM
- 292 views
Exercise as medicine by diagnostic label
by Paul Whiteley in Questioning Answers
I consider the paper by Pedersen & Saltin [1] (open-access available here) to be pretty good scientific value insofar as their providing the reader "with the up-to-date evidence-based basis for prescribing exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases."Including various psychiatric labels - "depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia" - as an addition to their previous review in this area [2], the authors have quite comprehensively trawled through the available peer-reviewed........ Read more »
Pedersen BK, & Saltin B. (2015) Exercise as medicine - evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases. Scandinavian journal of medicine , 1-72. PMID: 26606383
- December 7, 2015
- 01:50 PM
- 104 views
Stored Blood For Transfusions Works As Well As Fresh Blood
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Walter H. Dzik MD Associate Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Pathology Harvard Medical School Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Dzik: Millions of Red Blood … Continue reading →
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Dr. Walter H. Dzik MD. (2015) Stored Blood For Transfusions Works As Well As Fresh Blood. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- November 29, 2015
- 01:41 PM
- 327 views
It is possible to develop successful HIV vaccine
by B V Waghmare in HIV virus and antiretroviral drugs and antiAIDS vaccine research and developmets
Antibodies developed in HIV infected individuals do not protect them against further proliferation of HIV, but protect proliferation of HIV in animals.
That means it is possible to develop a vaccine which will completely protect human from HIV infection.... Read more »
B V Waghmare. (2015) HIV Vaccine heading toward success. Combination of HIV neutralizing antibodies and Nanoparticle protien eOD-GT8 60mer are good hope for getting a effective anti HIV vaccine. http://bvwaghmare.blogspot.com. info:/
- October 14, 2015
- 08:10 AM
- 504 views
Blood --- Not Just For Vampires Anymore
by Mark Lasbury in As Many Exceptions As Rules
Halloween brings talk of vampires, but is consuming blood what makes a person a vampire? If so, almost everyone is a vampire. The vampire bat is an amazing biological exception, and it’s biology saves lives and has inspired a new drone. But not ever person who looks like a vampire sucks blood; several diseases mimic vampirism.... Read more »
Medcalf RL. (2012) Desmoteplase: discovery, insights and opportunities for ischaemic stroke. Br J Pharmacol. . DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01514.x
Amy T. Gilbert, Brett W. Petersen, Sergio Recuenco, Michael Niezgoda, Jorge Gómez, V. Alberto Laguna-Torres and Charles Rupprecht. (2012) Evidence of Rabies Virus Exposure among Humans in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0689
- October 1, 2015
- 06:52 AM
- 299 views
It’s A Water Full World: World Water Week 2015
by Kate Blanchfield in United Academics
Three big ideas from World Water Week 2015
World Water Week is an annual conference organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute that discusses global issues concerning water. Held in August 2015, World Water Week attracted over 3,000 participants, including government ministers, scientists and economists, from 130 different countries. To celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, here are 3 big ideas from World Water Week 2015.... Read more »
World Energy Outlook. (2012) World Energy Outlook 2012. International Energy Agency. DOI: 10.1787/weo-2012-en
- August 1, 2015
- 07:25 AM
- 231 views
Patients With Blood Cancers May Need More Support At End Of Life
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof David C Currow Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services Flinders University Adelaide, SA, Australia Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Prof. Currow: This study grew out of a desire to better understand the … Continue reading →
The post Patients With Blood Cancers May Need More Support At End Of Life appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News.
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Prof David C Currow. (2015) Patients With Blood Cancers May Need More Support At End Of Life. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- July 1, 2015
- 02:16 PM
- 453 views
Ethics in research: how to improve the integrity of scientists in their work
by SciELO in SciELO in Perspective
Scientific activity as a social enterprise must maintain its credibility. The Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines are presented as a recent and innovative initiative for scientific journals, and as one of the ways to guard this social value. … Read More →... Read more »
Alberts, B., Cicerone, R., Fienberg, S., Kamb, A., McNutt, M., Nerem, R., Schekman, R., Shiffrin, R., Stodden, V., Suresh, S.... (2015) Self-correction in science at work. Science, 348(6242), 1420-1422. DOI: 10.1126/science.aab3847
Nosek, B., Alter, G., Banks, G., Borsboom, D., Bowman, S., Breckler, S., Buck, S., Chambers, C., Chin, G., Christensen, G.... (2015) Promoting an open research culture. Science, 348(6242), 1422-1425. DOI: 10.1126/science.aab2374
- April 28, 2015
- 05:59 PM
- 201 views
Major Disease States Cause Slowdown in Red Blood Cell Production and Destruction
by Marie Benz in MedicalResearch.com
MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and News
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: John M. Higgins, MD MGH Center for Systems Biology Boston, MA Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Higgins: Hundreds of studies over the past 8 years have shown … Continue reading →
The post Major Disease States Cause Slowdown in Red Blood Cell Production and Destruction appeared first on MedicalResearch.com Medical Research Interviews and N........ Read more »
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: John M. Higgins, MD. (2015) Major Disease States Cause Slowdown in Red Blood Cell Production and Destruction. MedicalResearch.com. info:/
- March 9, 2015
- 03:44 AM
- 506 views
Mercury, autism and mitochondrial dysfunction?
by Paul Whiteley in Questioning Answers
Appreciating that to mention the words 'mercury and autism' in the same sentence can lead to furrowed brows and invoke eye-rolling in some quarters, I don't want to shy away from the results reported by Shannon Rose and colleagues [1] (open-access here) and their suggestion that: "the epidemiological link between environmental mercury exposure and an increased risk of developing autism may be mediated through mitochondrial dysfunction". Further that their result: "support the notion that a subse........ Read more »
Rose, S., Wynne, R., Frye, R., Melnyk, S., & James, S. (2015) Increased Susceptibility to Ethylmercury-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Subset of Autism Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines. Journal of Toxicology, 1-13. DOI: 10.1155/2015/573701
- February 10, 2015
- 07:00 AM
- 995 views
Sometimes Warped Thinking Is A Good Thing
by Mark E. Lasbury in The 'Scope
As Star Trek’s 50th anniversary approaches, are we getting closer to traveling at light speed? Believe it or not – yes, we are. We have begun to understand and harness the power of antimatter, and the plasma bubble-driven warp drive has moved from silly idea to serious consideration – so much so that NASA has designed a warp drive ship, the IXS Enterprise, of course.... Read more »
S. Beghella-Bartoli, P.M. Bhujbal, A. Nas. (2015) Confirmation of Santilli's detection of antimatter galaxies via a telescope with concave lens. America Journal of Modern Physics, 4(1), 34. info:/
Alcubierre, M. (1994) The warp drive: hyper-fast travel within general relativity. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 11(5). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/11/5/001
Ganiev, Y., Gordeev, V., Krasilnikov, A., Lagutin, V., Otmennikov, V., & Panasenko, A. (2000) Aerodynamic Drag Reduction by Plasma and Hot-Gas Injection. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 14(1), 10-17. DOI: 10.2514/2.6504
Ronan Keane, & Wei-Ming Zhang. (2012) Beamed Core Antimatter Propulsion: Engine Design and Optimization. J.Br.Interplanet.Soc. arXiv: 1205.2281v2
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- February 8, 2015
- 12:18 PM
- 547 views
Satisfying the nitrogen fix: new way to make environmentally-friendly ammonia
by Jonathan Trinastic in Goodnight Earth
Converting nitrogen to ammonia is the critical industrial process for providing fertilizer to farmers. A new process using a metal cluster and porous sponge-like material has opened the door to use solar energy to achieve this process.... Read more »
Banerjee, A., Yuhas, B., Margulies, E., Zhang, Y., Shim, Y., Wasielewski, M., & Kanatzidis, M. (2015) Photochemical Nitrogen Conversion to Ammonia in Ambient Conditions with FeMoS-Chalcogels. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1021/ja512491v
- January 7, 2015
- 12:21 AM
- 765 views
Did Jane Austen die from (a) Addison’s disease, (b) cancer, or (c) disseminated bovine tuberculosis?
by Megan Cartwright in Science-Based Writing
Jane Austen, writer extraordinaire, died in July 1817 at the age of 41. Amazingly for her time, she had survived childhood and-by remaining a spinster-avoided childbirth, which killed off four of her sisters-in-law. But despite this early good luck, good … Continue reading →... Read more »
COPE Z. (1964) JANE AUSTEN'S LAST ILLNESS. British medical journal, 2(5402), 182-3. PMID: 14150900
- September 22, 2014
- 09:00 AM
- 493 views
Do we really prefer shocks to thoughts?
by Katharine Blackwell in Contemplating Cognition
If you found yourself left in a bland room for 15 minutes, with instructions to remain in a chair and just think, and the only alternative to just sitting and thinking was to deliver a mild electric shock to your ankle…would you shock yourself? Does the thought of being alone with your thoughts for just 15 minutes bother you enough that you’d willingly subject yourself to pain just to have some form of distraction?... Read more »
Wilson, T., Reinhard, D., Westgate, E., Gilbert, D., Ellerbeck, N., Hahn, C., Brown, C., & Shaked, A. (2014) Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind. Science, 345(6192), 75-77. DOI: 10.1126/science.1250830
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