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Factores condicionantes da dádiva benévola de sangue em estudantes universitários em Luanda [PDF]

, 2010
A proporção de colheitas de dadores voluntários pode ser usada como indicador não só do potencial de disponibilidade de sangue mas também da sua segurança. Em Luanda, Angola, a dádiva voluntária correspondeu a cerca de 23% das dádivas em 2004.
Condeço, Jorge, Ferreira, José, Sousa, C., Sousa, Maria Manuela Amorim de Silva e   +3 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices Related to Blood Donation Among the Healthcare Support Staff of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Gujarat, India [PDF]

, 2013
Background: There is a serious mismatch between demand and availability of blood in our country. One of the important factors motivating people for donating blood is their interaction with staff of health facilities including support staff. The knowledge
Antani, Dhara, Gupta, Monica, Kumar, Dinesh, Mullah, Faruq   +3 more
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Fluid and Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Microgliopathy Colony‐Stimulating Factor‐1 Receptor‐Related Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to identify both fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers for CSF1R‐RD that can inform the optimal timing of treatment administration to maximize therapeutic benefit, while also providing sensitive quantitative measurements to monitor disease progression.
Tomasz Chmiela, Madison Reeves, Karen Jansen‐West, Judith Dunmore, Yuping Song, Audrey Strongosky, Sunil Gandhi, Gilana Pikover, Matt Blurton‐Jones, Robert C. Spitale, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Leonard Petrucelli, Mercedes Prudencio, Zbigniew K. Wszolek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Donate Blood? A Vermont Perspective [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: Supplying adequate blood for transfusions is an ongoing challenge for blood collection agencies. One potential source of increased Whole Blood (WB) supply is among 16-17 year-olds, whose donation rates are still quite low.
Carney, Jan, Crowl, Gabriel, Daud, Anees, Dembeck, Carol, Franz, Vanessa, Frenette, Chris, Fung, Mark K, Phillips, Nicholas, Pinsky, Maia, Pons, Jennifer, Zingiryan, Areg   +10 more
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Ethics, organ donation and tax: a proposal [PDF]

, 2011
Five arguments are presented in favour of the proposal that people who opt in as organ donors should receive a tax break. These arguments appeal to welfare, autonomy, fairness, distributive justice and self-ownership, respectively.
Lippert-Rasmussen, Kasper, Petersen, Thomas Søbirk   +1 more
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The McCance Brain Care Score and Mortality: Evidence From a Large‐Scale Population‐Based Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to examine the relationship between the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) and mortality in the general population. Methods We conducted a prospective, population‐based cohort study using data from the UK Biobank. Participants with complete data enabling calculation of BCS and full mortality information were included ...
Zhiqiang Xu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Nan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery and Targeted Proteomic Studies Reveal Striatal Markers Validated for Huntington's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical trials for Huntington's disease (HD) enrolling persons before clinical motor diagnosis (CMD) lack validated biomarkers. This study aimed to conduct an unbiased discovery analysis and a targeted examination of proteomic biomarkers scrutinized by clinical validation. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from PREDICT‐HD and
Daniel Chelsky, Cara Joyce, H. Jeremy Bockholt, Paul A. Rudnick, William H. Adams, Fiona McAllister, Justin W. Smock, Michael A. Newton, Jane S. Paulsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer, Simon Faissner, Ralf Gold, Aiden Haghikia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A scoping review of sociology of voluntary blood donation

Vox Sanguinis
AbstractBackground and ObjectivesMaintaining stable blood supplies presents an increasing challenge for blood collection agencies (BCAs). Novel and multidisciplinary approaches and research have been called for to understand the mechanisms underlying the trends.
Vera Raivola, Rachel Thorpe
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