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·May 4, 2020·3 min read

Early Predictor of Severe Respiratory Failure in Patients With COVID-19 Identified

Very high levels of the suPAR protein in blood samples of coronavirus patients could be a new biomarker to predict those who will develop severe respiratory failure. Researchers say, the higher the suPAR level, the shorter the time before a patient needs intubation.

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·March 30, 2020·4 min read

FDA approves Houston Methodist for COVID-19 plasma therapy

On Saturday, the FDA approved Houston Methodist to conduct transfused plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19. The plasma will be donated from recovered COVID-19 patients and transfused into those critically ill with the virus. Researchers have already begun recruiting donors in the Houston area who have recovered from coronavirus. The first donor was a patient in the Houston Metropolitan area who has been in good health for two weeks following COVID-19 infection.

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·September 6, 2018·5 min read

Metabolic Blood Test Could Accelerate ASD Diagnosis

According to a new study, a new metabolic blood test can detect about 17% of children on the autism spectrum

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·November 5, 2017·5 min read

Clinical Trial Finds Blood-Plasma Infusions for Alzheimer’s Safe and Promising

A small group of people with Alzheimer's who received an experimental blood plasma infusion from young donors showed some improvements in their condition, researchers report.