‘Molecular clock’ blood test could track spread of breast cancer
A blood test to watch breast cancer’s ‘molecular clock’ could help track the growth of multiple tumours around the body
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Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients’ cholesterol, blood pressure
Using a remotely-delivered, algorithm-driven program for disease management, patients experienced significant improvement in cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to
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Black patients less likely to receive added, higher dose meds to control blood pressure
Nearly one-third of racial disparities in treating high blood pressure may stem from inequities in treatment intensification, according to preliminary
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New experimental blood test determines which pancreatic cancers will respond to treatment
Scientists have developed a simple, experimental blood test that distinguishes pancreatic cancers that respond to treatment from those that do
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Your blood type may predict your risk for severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—There’s more evidence that blood type may affect a person’s risk for COVID-19 and severe illness from the disease. The
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More humans are growing an extra blood vessel in our arm that ‘feeds’ our hands, study shows
Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size,
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Screening UK Biobank blood samples identifies thousands of undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes
A study of approximately 200,000 blood samples from the UK Biobank has identified more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases of type
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How Dantu Blood Group protects against malaria—and how all humans could benefit
The secret of how the Dantu genetic blood variant helps to protect against malaria has been revealed for the first
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Mum lost four litres of blood and risked a hysterectomy after traumatic birth
When Emma Lambert, 26, from Chorley, Lancashire, was due her second baby in October 2017, it was agreed that she
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Genetic information can predict predisposition to rare and common blood diseases
Two large-scale genetic studies have identified the bulk of genetic variation that influences medically-important characteristics of our blood cells. Researchers
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