Blood on the lab bench
Scientists in Qatar have taken research into organ development one more step into the future by expanding the potential for creating personalized blood and heart tissue in the lab. Read more
Scientists in Qatar have taken research into organ development one more step into the future by expanding the potential for creating personalized blood and heart tissue in the lab. Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the number of suspected cholera cases in war-battered Yemen this year hit the half a million mark. Read more
It turns out that, in the Middle East, getting access to prescription medications for serious ailments, in the absence of supervision, can sometimes be as easy as picking up an over-the-counter medicine for a headache or the common cold, or so claims a new review published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. Read more
Conflict and wars have continued to bend the region out of shape in 2016, with health infrastructure in Syria and Yemen continuing to crumble and fall, and the exodus of people out of dangerous zones affecting neighboring populations. The following are some of the most critical situations borne out of the flow of people as a result of infighting in 2016. Read more
Staphylococcus or Staph aureus is a type of infectious bacteria that commonly causes skin and respiratory infections in addition to food poisoning. In some cases, it can lead to life-threatening diseases including pneumonia, and brain, bone or heart infections. It’s a common hospital acquired infection. Read more
Scientists swap metallic coils, classically used to treat aneurysms and uncontrolled hemorrhaging, with a a hydrogel that can hold its shape within a blood vessel to prevent bleeding. Read more
Researchers from Qatar have developed biomarkers for plasma volume and red cell mass, which are used to monitor numerous disease states, such as heart failure, kidney disease or sepsis. The markers provide an applicable method to measure absolute plasma or red cell volumes, via a simple blood test, in a clinical set-up. Read more
Cancers infect different tissues, and so they manifest differently, in various types, and require different treatments or sometimes a combination of treatments. Throw in variability among patients as a factor, and it’s even more complicated. It’s the reason why numerous studies are carried out every year to try and gauge the most effective therapy for different cancer types. Read more
Scientists from Qatar and USA have managed to validate an Arabic version of the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) among patients with schizophrenia. Read more
A few months after a flesh-eating disease has resurfaced in the Middle East, a research team from Saudi Arabia and Egypt has released a new study which claims that allicin, a sulfur compound found in garlic, can hold the key to a cure. Read more
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