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Stents as good as surgery for unclogging carotid arteries

Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid ar

Induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with premature ageing bring surprises

In a study that ties stem cell research together with research on ageing and cancer, investigators at Children's Hospital Boston have used genetic reprogramming to create cells from patients with a ra

Total fat, trans fat linked to higher incidence of ischaemic stroke

Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research prese

Intracranial stenting, injecting clot-busting drugs directly to brain better for urgent ischaemic strokes

Techniques that keep brain arteries open (intracranial stenting) or inject clot-busting drugs directly to the brain (intra-arterial tPA) may be more effective than other urgent ischaemic stroke treatm

Bleeding risk associated with image-guided biopsies is low

Even among patients who have taken aspirin in proximity to an image-guided percutaneous biopsy, risk of major bleeding associated with the procedure is low, according to a study in the March issue

Genetic link to leukaemias of unknown origin

Although leukaemia is one of the best studied cancers, the cause of some types is still poorly understood. Now, a newly found mutation in acute myeloid leukaemia patients could account for half of

Blood clotting finding may lead to new treatments

A key protein that causes the blood to clot is produced by blood vessels in the lungs and not just the liver, according to new research published in the journal PLoS One, led by scientists at

Bowel disease link to blood clots

People living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are known to be at high risk of blood clots when admitted to hospital during a flare-up of their disease but now new research by scientists at The U

Time to think about vaccinations again

Vaccinations are usually associated with young children or travelling overseas, but immunisations given at childhood can wear off and leave adults exposed to debilitating diseases.

Yoga reduces cytokine levels known to promote inflammation

Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal ageing and stress, a new study has show

Blood protein offers help against anaemia

A new study shows that a protein found in blood alleviates anaemia, a condition in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen from the blood. In this animal study, injections of the protein, kno

Leukaemia cells metabolise fat to avoid cell death

Leukaemia cells, like most cancers, are addicted to glucose to generate their energy, but new research shows for the first time that these cells also rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and to ev

Treating diabetes

Uncontrolled high blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes (hyperglycaemia) is known to increase mortality, but new research led by the University shows that intensive treatment to control blood

First successful use of expanded umbilical-cord blood units to treat leukaemia

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have cleared a major technical hurdle to making umbilical-cord-blood transplants a more widely-used method for treating leukaemia and other blood c

Promising candidates for malaria vaccine revealed

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a group of proteins that could form the basis of an effective vaccine against malaria.