Science Just Figured Out Why Mosquitoes Love Human Blood

MEDICINE & HEALTH 10.31.2020 20:00 PM

Scientists from the US discovered the compound in human blood that attracts mosquitoes. A new study published in the journal Neuron by researchers from The Rockefeller University in New York City figured out the compounds in the human blood that attract mosquitoes and how they can detect it.

When Ventilators Fail, NYC Hospital Extract Blood from COVID-19 Patients, Enriches It, Then Pumps It Back to Save Them

04.11.2020 09:30 AM

Doctors in Brooklyn are using a method called the 'ECMO' to keep patients alive when ventilators do not help

COVID-19 Surviving Blood Donors Pouring to Aid Millions Recover Through Convalescent Therapy

04.08.2020 23:44 PM

Are you a survivor of COVID-19? OneBlood is now collecting plasma from coronavirus survivors to transfuse to patients still fighting the battle against COVID-19. Help our brothers and sisters defeat the virus with the help of your own blood. Read on to find out more.

Breakthrough: Coronavirus Victims' Blood Help Patients Come Off Ventilator In Just Two Days!

04.07.2020 22:17 PM

In a remarkable breakthrough, researchers found out that antibodies of people who recovered from coronavirus revealed to help patients to recover quickly.

Your Blood Type Might Influence Your Risk of Getting the Stomach Flu

01.25.2020 10:33 AM

The way you react to norovirus exposure might have something to do with the blood type you were born with.

Sharing is Caring: Vampire Bats Regurgitates their Blood Meals and Shares them with their Neighbors

11.06.2019 07:47 AM

Scientists recently observed that vampire bats would regurgitate their blood meals to share it with their neighbors, no strings attached.

Cold Weather Triggers A Woman’s Rare Blood Disease

09.27.2019 09:20 AM

A woman woke up with her body covered with purply rashes only to find out that her red blood cells had clumped together.

Scientists May Be Able to Predict Mortality with Blood Samples

08.24.2019 08:33 AM

Scientists claim to have identified several biomarkers that coincide with mortality. Scientists may have discovered a way to predict the future via biomarkers in human blood.

Scientists Can Now Recreate Blood-Brain Barrier Defect Outside the Body

06.06.2019 14:41 PM

The study further advanced the science by using induced pluripotent stem cells to generate a functioning blood-brain barrier inside an Organ-Chip that displayed a characteristic defect of the individual patient’s disease

New Device Could Shorten Patients’ Waiting Times to Just 30 Minutes for Blood Test Results

05.08.2019 08:49 AM

A new approach allows clinicians to determine in as little as 30 minutes whether bacteria is present in the blood.

Alzheimer’s Disease May Now Be Detected Years Before Symptoms Arise

05.06.2019 08:06 AM

A new two-step diagnosis process may help detect Alzheimer’s disease. A new two-step diagnostic process is maintaining to firmly detect Alzheimer's disease nearly 10 years before clinical symptoms appear.

Angiotensin 2 May Be The Solution To Person's Life-Threatening Low Blood Pressure

05.22.2017 19:07 PM

Researchers discovered that Angiotensin 2 may raise the blood pressure of those with low blood pressure.

Bone Marrow Disorder: Possible Cause Identified, Advanced Discovery On Disease Process

04.13.2017 02:11 AM

A new discovery has flourished in determining the cause of bone marrow disorder. How could this discovery help in developing the treatment for the disorder?

Blood’s Origin: New Discovery In The Transition Of Endothelial Cells

04.10.2017 13:57 PM

A new research has provided a new understanding of how blood cells are formed during human development.

Google Submits Patent For 'Needle-Free Blood Draw'

12.08.2015 00:26 AM

Possible designs could be a wrist-worn wearable or just a handheld device that draws blood from different parts of the body.

HIV & AIDS Awareness In-Print—Not In A Blood Bag

05.02.2015 16:23 PM

In the age of the slow death of the print industry, book authors and magazines must become a bit more avant garde and push their boundaries if they expect to survive. But with a bit of blood and creative marketing one German magazine may keep its face in the headlines, and its reader’s aware in the process.

Stem Cell Research and Findings: New Insights into Adult Blood Stem Cells

03.24.2015 19:39 PM

New Insights into Adult Blood Stem Cells If you follow medical news at all, you probably hear a lot about stem cells. Usually it's embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells that get most of the attention.

Can the Blood of Survivors Help Cure Ebola? The Limitations and Expectations of a New Vaccine

12.24.2014 13:19 PM

The antibodies from the blood of survivors of the deadly disease may finally enable researchers to create a treatment that is effective against all the strains of the virus and stop its spread across Africa and the rest of the world.

Gay and Bisexual Men in the U.S.May Be Allowed to Donate Blood

11.15.2014 19:21 PM

Panel considers lifting FDA ban on blood donations by gay men. The vestiges of homophobia from the earlier times may have been felt lately when the government put to vote whether to uphold or lift a certain ban against accepting blood donations from gay and bisexual men.

WHO Predicts Ebola Outbreak Could Worsen by 1000% as Soon as December

10.14.2014 22:54 PM

While health officials are attempting to isolate the spread of the disease, fear and ignorance of the disease have allowed for major setbacks to propagate across the West African nations, leading to further casualties of the disease. Now, after months of assessing the situation in the field, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday, Oct. 14, that the rate of infection may increase by ten-fold, to 10,000 new cases per week as early as this December.