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Willingness To Donate Blood During the Summer [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction. Each year donation rates fall in the summer months straining blood banks’ capacities to meet local demands. In hopes of identifying factors to increase summer donations, our study investigated donor reported barriers which influence summer ...
Bernard, Christopher, Brown, Taylor, Carney, Jan, Fung, Mark K., Ghantasala, Ramya, Hazarika, Obhijit, Heleba, Michelle, Leonard, Nicole, Polonski, Cori, Wunrow, Zachary   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Changing epidemiology of parvovirus B19 in the Netherlands since 1990, including its re-emergence after the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports
Parvovirus B19V (B19V) infection during pregnancy can be complicated by potentially life-threatening fetal hydrops, which can be managed by intrauterine transfusion (IUT).
Anne Russcher, Michiel van Boven, Elisa Benincà, E. J. T. (Joanne) Verweij, Marijke W. A. Molenaar-de Backer, Hans L. Zaaijer, Ann C. T. M. Vossen, Aloys C. M. Kroes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voluntary blood donation in a rural block of Vellore, South India: A knowledge, attitude and practice study

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2016
Context: There is a shortage of voluntary blood donors in developing countries which are, therefore, more dependent on replacement donors. Aim: To study the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding voluntary blood donation in a rural block in Vellore,
Akhil Kurup, Avanish Jha, Shalini Sahu, K. N. C. Sindhu, Arun Bhatt, Anu Mary Oommen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccination to blood donors

Medicina Clínica (English Edition), 2022
Rodríguez García, Juan, Domingo Morera, José M, García-Erce, José Antonio   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis E virus among the voluntary blood donors in the coastal region of Karnataka, India

, 2023
S Sangthang, Shamee Shastry, N Sudheesh, Kiran Chawla, Mridula Madiyal, Dhivya Kandasamy   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

The Charitable Habits of Blood Donors [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: There is a need for a constant supply of blood and blood products (e.g. plasma and platelets) in the American health care system. Common recipients of blood include: patients at risk for major hemorrhage, patients with sickle cell anemia ...
Colelli, Kathryn, Correll, Alyssa, Frenette, Chris, Fung, Mark, Li, Shannon, Loyal, Jameson, Sofka, Ryan, Taylor, Jordan, Tranmer, Andrew   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proteomics to predict relapse in patients with myelodysplastic neoplasms undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

Biomarker Research
Disease relapse remains a major barrier to success after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS). While certain high risk genomic alterations are associated with increased risk of relapse, there is a ...
Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, Tao Zhang, Yung-Tsi Bolon, Stephen Spellman, Jing Dong, Paul Auer, Wael Saber   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Strategies for Developing Next-Generation Vaccines to Combat Infectious Viral Diseases

Vaccines
The development of viral vaccines faces persistent scientific and logistical challenges, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This review critically examines emerging strategies to overcome key barriers in viral vaccine design and ...
Fangfeng Yuan, Martin H. Bluth
doaj   +1 more source