APRIL 15TH, 2021 MEDGADGET EDITORS GI Medtronic won FDA de novo clearance for its GI Genius endoscopy technology that can spot suspicious lesions during routine colonoscopy exams. The system works with any video colonoscope and can even process pre-recorded colonoscopies. Even highly experienced gastroenterologists can miss a polyp while navigating through the colon. Computer vision technology can carefully process...
by Cat Fergusonarchive page April 15, 2021 PAUL HENNESSY, SIPA USA VIA AP IMAGES The future of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine remains in limbo after an advisory panel recommended taking a deeper look into reports of rare—and sometimes fatal—side effects. The US Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration advised...
KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY IMAGE: LOW DOSE METFORMIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A NEPHROPROTECTIVE EFFECT SIMILAR TO LOSARTAN. CREDIT: PROFESSOR HIROFUMI KAI Researchers from Kumamoto University(Japan) have found that the anti-diabetic drug metformin significantly prolongs the survival of mice in a model that simulates the pathology of non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD) by ameliorating pathological conditions like reduced...
Christina Aungst, PharmDChristina Aungst, PharmD March 31, 2021, 3:35PM (PT) Key takeaways: Ponvory is a once-daily oral tablet that was recently approved by the FDA to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Ponvory’s most common side effect is a higher risk of infections, especially upper respiratory infections. In studies, Ponvory was better at preventing multiple sclerosis...
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY High intensity interval training has become increasingly popular as it’s a quick and effective way to improve health. This is all the more important as countries around the world emerge from lockdowns due to coronavirus and are looking for quick and easy way to exercise again. Recently, researchers have been studying whether...
(HealthDay)—Worse atopic dermatitis (AD) severity is associated with increased odds of learning disorders in pediatric patients, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Dermatology. Joy Wan, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and colleagues used data from 2,074 participants (aged 2 to 17 years) in the Pediatric...
by BIH at Charité Retinal vessels of a mouse in which S-2-hydroxyglutarate levels are selectively increased in the endothelium. Blood vessels (blue), nuclei of dividing endothelial cells (yellow), resting endothelial cells (green), other cells dividing (red). Credit: BIH/Michael Potente The inner surface of blood vessels is lined by a wafer-thin layer of cells known as...
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Early and accurate diagnosis leads to optimal recovery from concussion. Over the past year across a series of studies, the Minds Matter Concussion Program research team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has systematically evaluated the use of the visio-vestibular examination (VVE) and its ability to enhance...
By Nick Paul Taylor Dive Brief: Available evidence “mostly does not support” a link between continuous positive airway pressure therapy and long-term, clinically important outcomes for obstructive sleep apnea, according to a U.S. government agency report. Officials working for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reviewed 47 CPAP studies to try to learn if the devices affect all-cause mortality, cardiovascular...
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO IMAGE: A STUDY REINFORCES THE NEED FOR PREVENTION AND FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT STARTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD TO AVOID DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF THE GUMS CREDIT: MABELLE DE FREITAS MONTEIRO By Luciana Constantino | Agência FAPESP– Adults with periodontitis transmit bacteria that can cause the...
