A combination treatment has shown promise for treating a rare blood disease, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Blood.

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Blood pressure and heart rate (pulse) are two important vital signs measured during a healthcare visit. Blood pressure (BP) is a measure of the force of blood on the blood vessel walls. Blood vessels ...

The moon is expected to turn an eerie blood-red above the skies of the U.S. in the coming months, due to a rare total lunar eclipse. Late on March 13 and in the early hours of March 14 this year ...

A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse when Earth's shadow casts a reddish tint on the moon. This intriguing visual phenomenon arises due to Rayleigh scattering of sunlight. The next ...

When it comes to norovirus, more commonly known as the stomach bug or 24-hour flu, your ability to fight the virus could be in your blood. “Blood type has been long established as having a role ...

Colin Smith died at the age of seven after being infected with HIV and hepatitis C The father of a seven-year-old who died of Aids after being given infected blood has described the compensation ...

Growth detection of manual blood culture bottles depends on visible changes in the broth such as turbidity, hemolysis, puff balls, and gas production (see Figure 4). Inspection of the blood culture ...

When is the next blood moon? The next blood moon will occur on March 13/14, 2025. It will be visible from start to finish across the U.S. Parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, South America ...

In this valuable study, the authors studied a novel Zn2+- and NAD+-independent KDAC protein, AhCobQ, in Aeromonas hydrophila, which lacks homology with eukaryotic counterparts, thus underscoring its ...

However, most people with high blood pressure have no symptoms. For this reason, it is important to know your blood pressure numbers. To figure out your blood pressure rate, your health care provider ...