Doug Brunk April 29, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Combining radiofrequency and targeted ultrasound demonstrated significantly better improvements in the quality of wrinkles and skin laxity in the facial region compared with radiofrequency alone at 3 months, results from a multicenter blinded trial showed. “We’ve done a lot of work with radiofrequency, and we’ve done a lot of work with ultrasound,” Suneel Chilukuri,...
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For Optimal Results, Fractional RF Microneedling Requires Multiple Treatments
Doug Brunk December 21, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Proper patient selection and setting realistic expectations are the keys to enhancing results with fractional radiofrequency (RF) microneedling devices, according to Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MD. Dr Catherine DiGiorgio Most core fractional RF microneedling indications – acne scars, rhytides, skin tightening – require multiple treatments, DiGiorgio, a laser and cosmetic dermatologist who practices in Boston, said at...
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Metformin Monotherapy Not Always Best Start in Type 2 Diabetes
Miriam E. Tucker January 16, 2023 Metformin failure in people with type 2 diabetes is very common, particularly among those with high A1c levels at the time of diagnosis, new findings suggest. An analysis of electronic health record data for more than 22,000 patients starting metformin at three US clinical sites found that over 40% experienced metformin failure. This was defined as either failure...
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New Pyk2-derived peptide inhibits breast cancer metastasis
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 17 2023 An estimated ninety percent of deaths from breast cancer are due to complications resulting from metastasis, a process in which cancer cells break away from where they first formed, travel through the blood or lymph circulatory system, and form new, metastatic tumors in other parts of the...
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Study explores effects of resistance training in older adults at the cellular level
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN IN SPAIN, EXAMINED WHETHER AN EIGHT-WEEK RESISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM WOULD MODULATE THE OXIDATIVE STATUS, THE UPR ACTIVATION AND KEY INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN OLDER ADULTS. CREDIT: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Aging involves a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation and a...
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Comparison of diuretics shows no difference in heart failure survival
NIH/NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE Comparison of diuretics shows no difference in heart failure survivalNIH-funded clinical trial underscores need for better treatments for deadly condition Two drugs widely used to treat adults with heart failure – furosemide and torsemide – showed no difference in their ability to improve patient survival when compared, according to findings from...
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Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure
by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Doctors at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new type of CT scan to light up tiny nodules in a hormone gland and cure high blood pressure by their removal. The nodules are discovered...
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Super-contagious new omicron subvariant will spark another wave, experts say
by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading so fast that the World Health Organization on Friday advised people to wear masks in certain situations, including in crowded, enclosed and poorly ventilated spaces, regardless of local infection rates. The announcement came three days after the WHO recommended...
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Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A cohort study of more than 3,000 persons who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years with guideline-recommended serial retinopathy screening found that the overall risk for incident retinopathy was low, with most documented cases being mild. Higher hydroxychloroquine dose was associated with progressively greater risk....
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Smartphone app can significantly improve memory recall
by Josslyn Johnstone and Sean Bettam, University of Toronto With an easy-to-use interface, HippoCamera is a personalized way to boost recall of daily experiences and enhance activity in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that plays a key role in memory. Credit: Dynamic Memory Solutions Inc. Researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated...