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A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown real promise in a major NHS trial, researchers say. The test correctly revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptom...
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Stargazers have been treated overnight to a stunning and unusual sight - a super blood Moon. Shortly after 03:30 GMT on Monday, Earth's orbit meant that for several minutes our planet was positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon....
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Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The team - in Cardiff and the US - have shown in exquisite detail how a protein in th...
Is there a blood test that can tell when we might need a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose?...
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine is on hold in the U.S. as experts investigate cases of rare blood clots that affected six women....
The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting. Six cases were detected in more than 6.8 million doses of the vacci...
Director of the Maine CDC, Dr. Nirav Shah, discusses the advantages of the J&J shot, not needing ultra-cold storage and how the dosage drop-off will affect the vaccination push....
Unusual blood clots in the brain have been detected in a handful of people after they were injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. These "cerebral venous sinus thromboses" or CVSTs have led some countries - includ...
Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid-19. The trial, funded by the British Heart Foundation, will test the theory the clots are caused by a hormone imbalance trig...
Find out how a potentially life-saving treatment known as blood plasma can allow doctors to use the antibodies of coronavirus survivors to treat COVID-19 patients....
A colourful image of blood vessel cells has won this year's Reflections of Research competition, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF)....
Researchers say they can accurately identify people on track to develop Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear, which could help the progress of drug trials. US scientists were able to use levels of a protein in the blood to help predict...
Scientists have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer. A team at Johns Hopkins University has trialled a method that detects eight common forms of the disease. Their vision is an annua...
These days, blood transfusion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in U.S. hospita These days, blood transfusion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in U.S. hospitals. It's a procedure we've all but perfected, b...
Every year on Valentine’s Day, romantics present that special someone in their lives with roses, chocolates, greeting cards, among any number of gifts. But did you know the heart-felt holiday has a bloody history?...
Second chances like this don't come around too often. If you missed the blood moon earlier this year, be sure to set your alarm because another total lunar eclipse will return to the sky early Wednesday morning. Insomniacs and early risers will h...
A new study from reseachers at the MD Anderson Cance Center examined 300 women with early stage, untreated breast cancers and drew blood to search for the presence of circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream....