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Study Shows How Even Small Movements Can Help Clear Brain Waste
Functions of the cerebrospinal fluid include removing waste, cushioning the central nervous system from shocks, and delivering nutrients. The colourless fluid is part of the glymphatic system.
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Brain Region That Controls Breathing May Influence Blood Pressure Levels: Study
The pFL region -- located in the brainstem, which connects the cerebrum in the brain to the spinal cord -- controls automatic functions, including digestion, breathing, and heart rate.
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Testicular Torsion: Why Tilak Varma Needed Emergency Surgery And Signs Men Should Look Out For
Testicular torsion, the painful twisting of the spermatic cord cutting blood supply to a testicle, recently sidelined cricketer Tilak Varma. This medical emergency, most common in young men, requires rapid diagnosis and surgery to save the testicle.
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Woman Holds Blood Bag For Transfusion As Daughter Sits On Hospital Floor
A woman stands with a blood bag in her hand, its cord attached to her daughter's arm, who was seen sitting on the ground, in a scene of sheer medical apathy from Madhya Pradesh.
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Cord Blood Banking: Myths And Facts You Should Be Aware Of, As Per Expert
Cord blood collection process is the easiest and safest for both mother and the baby in normal and C-Section delivery. Cord blood is collected after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Read here to know more.
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Cord Blood Bank To Be Used For Treating COVID-19 Patients: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the cord blood bank in the city will be used for treating COVID-19 patients in addition to the plasma bank at the state-run Calcutta Medical College Hospital.
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Iraqi Girl With Rare Spinal Disease Treated In Delhi Hospital
A 19-year-old Iraqi girl, suffering from a rare spinal disease, which affects blood supply in the spinal cord, got a new lease of life after undergoing surgery at a hospital in the city.
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Iraqi Girl Gets New Life After Spinal Surgery At City Hospital
A 19-year-old Iraqi girl, suffering from a rare spinal disease, which affects blood supply in the spinal cord, got a new lease of life after undergoing surgery at a hospital in Delhi
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Mothers' Smoking Alters Fetal DNA: Major Study Confirms
The DNA changes were documented in samples of umbilical cord blood drawn after birth. Such changes were less apparent in mothers who smoked less frequently during pregnancy.
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First Trial to Use Umbilical Cord Stem Cells to Cure HIV
The world's first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.
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Umbilical cord blood can prevent metabolic disorders
Umbilical cord blood transplants can help save the lives of babies born with inherited metabolic disorders.
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Cord-blood predicts allergies in children
High levels of IgE in the umbilical cord blood of a newborn indicate an increased risk of allergies and asthma during childhood.
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Study Shows How Even Small Movements Can Help Clear Brain Waste
Functions of the cerebrospinal fluid include removing waste, cushioning the central nervous system from shocks, and delivering nutrients. The colourless fluid is part of the glymphatic system.
-
Brain Region That Controls Breathing May Influence Blood Pressure Levels: Study
The pFL region -- located in the brainstem, which connects the cerebrum in the brain to the spinal cord -- controls automatic functions, including digestion, breathing, and heart rate.
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Testicular Torsion: Why Tilak Varma Needed Emergency Surgery And Signs Men Should Look Out For
Testicular torsion, the painful twisting of the spermatic cord cutting blood supply to a testicle, recently sidelined cricketer Tilak Varma. This medical emergency, most common in young men, requires rapid diagnosis and surgery to save the testicle.
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Woman Holds Blood Bag For Transfusion As Daughter Sits On Hospital Floor
A woman stands with a blood bag in her hand, its cord attached to her daughter's arm, who was seen sitting on the ground, in a scene of sheer medical apathy from Madhya Pradesh.
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Cord Blood Banking: Myths And Facts You Should Be Aware Of, As Per Expert
Cord blood collection process is the easiest and safest for both mother and the baby in normal and C-Section delivery. Cord blood is collected after the baby is born and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. Read here to know more.
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Cord Blood Bank To Be Used For Treating COVID-19 Patients: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the cord blood bank in the city will be used for treating COVID-19 patients in addition to the plasma bank at the state-run Calcutta Medical College Hospital.
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Iraqi Girl With Rare Spinal Disease Treated In Delhi Hospital
A 19-year-old Iraqi girl, suffering from a rare spinal disease, which affects blood supply in the spinal cord, got a new lease of life after undergoing surgery at a hospital in the city.
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Iraqi Girl Gets New Life After Spinal Surgery At City Hospital
A 19-year-old Iraqi girl, suffering from a rare spinal disease, which affects blood supply in the spinal cord, got a new lease of life after undergoing surgery at a hospital in Delhi
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Mothers' Smoking Alters Fetal DNA: Major Study Confirms
The DNA changes were documented in samples of umbilical cord blood drawn after birth. Such changes were less apparent in mothers who smoked less frequently during pregnancy.
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First Trial to Use Umbilical Cord Stem Cells to Cure HIV
The world's first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.
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Umbilical cord blood can prevent metabolic disorders
Umbilical cord blood transplants can help save the lives of babies born with inherited metabolic disorders.
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Cord-blood predicts allergies in children
High levels of IgE in the umbilical cord blood of a newborn indicate an increased risk of allergies and asthma during childhood.
