Blood

Delhi govt to give pulse oximeters to all COVID-19 patients in home isolation: What the device does and how to operate it

The alarms on a pulse oximeter will alert you if your blood oxygen levels drop below 90 percent, if you have low or high pulse rate or if the oximeter cannot detect your pulse.

Genetic analysis of COVID-19 patient's blood show people with type A might be severely infected compared to Type O

However, the evidence of the role of blood type is “tentative ... it isn’t enough of a signal to be sure,” said Dr Eric Topol, head of the Scripps Research Institute.

Diet and adult acne: New study shows how they’re connected and which food to avoid

A new study published in JAMA Dermatology in June 2020 indicates that consuming certain foods has a higher likelihood of causing adult acne.

Unregulated use of plasma therapy for COVID-19 can be harmful, writes expert; can expose patients to serious transfusion-related risks

It is a promising solution at the present gloomy situation, but till we have reliable evidence on utility unregulated use is to be avoided

Phase 3 results on Gilead coronavirus drug encouraging; a look at other potential COVID-19 treatments under trial

California-based biotech company Gilead Sciences and the US government reported that in a major study, remdesivir shortened the time it takes for COVID-19 patients to recover by four days on average

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kerala to start clinical trial of plasma therapy by April-end, awaits approval from Drug Controller of India

Kerala is set to commence convalescent plasma therapy, which uses antibodies from the blood of cured patients, to treat critically ill coronavirus cases on a trial basis

Novel study finds exercising allows the blood to carry more oxygen to reach the brain

People change their breathing patterns when doing cognitive tasks like exercising.

National Cancer Awareness Day: How pancreas are vulnerable to this deadly disease, its causes, symptoms and why it is hard to detect

Exact cause of pancreatic cancer is not known yet, though doctors suggest that factors like family history, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, overweight, alcohol consumption, smoking might increase risk

How women astronauts are dealing with Aunt Flow in zero gravity environs of space

Women can get periods in space was once used as an argument that they shouldn’t be astronauts.

Jonas Brothers announce memoir, Blood, co-written with Neil Straus; book to release in November

Jonas Brothers have written their memoir Blood along with author Neil Strauss.