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Meet Casper, the homeless dog now being trained to sniff out cancer by a medical charity (Daily Mail)

A spirited dog which was left at an animal welfare centre is now being trained to sniff out cancer. Casper, a two-year-old spaniel, was a resident at The Blue Cross centre in Burford, Oxfordshire, for three months but failed to find a new home because of his boundless energy.

Discovery of new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (News-Medical-Net)

A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic cause of the syndrome: mutations in the gene Glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit 3 (G6PC3).

New Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome And Causative Gene Mutation Identified By Scientists (Medical News Today)

A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic cause of the syndrome: mutations in the gene Glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit 3 (G6PC3). The findings, which are published in the Jan.

New congenital neutropenia syndrome and genetic mutation behind it found (New Kerala)

London, January 4 : An international team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells.

Lung Cancer Cells Activate Inflammation To Induce Metastasis (Medical News Today)

A research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a protein produced by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the activity of inflammatory cells.

Thought for food (BBC News)

Donating vital blood platelets means lean times

Replacing Old Blood With New Increases The Odds For Survival, TAU Researchers Find (Medical News Today)

"New blood" can revitalize a company or a sports team. Recent research by Tel Aviv University finds that young blood does a body good as well, especially when it comes to fighting cancer. The TAU researchers, led by Prof.

Holidays present difficulties in sustaining Red Cross blood supply (The Wilmington Star-News)

Wilmington resident Kim Peddie has donated her red blood cells, plasma and platelets every 56 days since 1996.She knows the drill.Sign in, health check, needle in, needle out, done.Each appointment at Carolina Blood Services takes her about half an hour, Peddie said, and she considers it worth every minute.

New blood fights cancer (News-Medical-Net)

"New blood" can revitalize a company or a sports team. Recent research by Tel Aviv University finds that young blood does a body good as well, especially when it comes to fighting cancer.

Bay Area blood banks calling all donors (San Jose Mercury News)

During the holiday season, donors like Turner are more in need than ever. Donations typically drop during the winter months as the blood center's regulars go on vacation, get sick, are tied up with holiday plans or are discouraged by the rainy season.