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The image illustrates platelets, which are essential for normal blood clotting in the body. Platelets are the focus of a large, multicenter study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. The researchers want to know whether maintaining platelets in cold storage is as effective in reducing blood loss as platelets stored at room temperature and whether the shelf life of cold platelets can be safely extended to 21 days.
Patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery are at risk of excessive bleeding, a life-threatening complication that can occur during or after the operation and often requires a transfusion of platelets. Platelets help blood clot, preventing blood loss.
Liquid Biopsy Marks The Progression Of Colorectal Cancer by Karishma Abhishek on February 16, 2021 at 10:42 AM
Liquid biopsy assessing the blood or urine samples may help monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapy for the initial phase of colorectal cancer metastasis (oligometastatic) as per a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, a journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Oligometastatic colorectal cancer requires initial chemotherapy to shrink and remove the remains of the primary tumor before having surgery. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a few liquid biopsies for lung, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers, but none has been approved for colorectal cancer.
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Itâs plainly evident that many people are eating too much. But several serious eating disorders can be harder to see, especially when they deliberately hide the problem. Recent research indicates that pandemic-related stay-at-home orders have ramped up anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorders.
With COVID capturing all the headlines, itâs easy to lose sight of the looming mountain of mental health issues that are changing our healthcare horizon. Mental illnesses are the leading cause of premature death in Canada. In the U.S., Johns Hopkins University estimates that 26% of Americans ages 18 and older â about 1 in 4 adults â suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.