July 31, 2024 by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMillions of Americans take anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners. These medications work to prevent blood clots that cause heart attack and stroke. More than two-thirds of those people take a type of blood thinner called a direct oral anticoagulant. DOACs, such as rivaroxaban (brand...
KFF Health News Arthur Allen; Amy Maxmen July 29, 2024 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn’t harmed the agency’s outbreak response. But it has ignited scrutiny of its go-it-alone approach in testing for emerging pathogens. The agency has quietly worked since April to resolve a...
July 30, 2024 by Sharon Theimer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWearables measure several aspects of health, and heart rate variability might be one of those. It may be surprising when your device informs you that your heart rate variability is high or low, but what does it mean? Elijah Behr, M.D., a cardiologist at...
Medscape Medical News David Brzostowicki July 29, 2024 Paxlovid, an antiviral approved last year to treat acute infections of COVID-19, is showing great potential as a new treatment for long COVID and may be the most promising experimental therapy now being studied for treating the condition. New research offers strong evidence that Paxlovid provides significant...
July 29, 2024 by Chris Kocher, Binghamton University New research on wound care at Binghamton University combines ideas about biodegradable papertronics and bacteria-fueled biobatteries. Credit: Binghamton UniversityWhen wounds happen, we want them to heal quickly and without complications, but sometimes infections and other complications prevent it. Chronic wounds are a significant health concern that affects...
Health & Wellbeing By Paul McClureJuly 28, 2024 Trials of an off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and functionDepositphotos A single injection of a new, off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of participants involved in a clinical trial. The...
News Release 29-Jul-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationImperial College London The new technology, which is in the early stages of development, has the potential to significantly enhance the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of drugs and vaccines. Drugs and vaccines can be delivered to the body using tiny packages called nanoparticles. The structures of these delivery particles...
News Release 29-Jul-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationXia & He Publishing Inc. image: Saturation of TfR1 leads to the dissociation of Hfe and the binding of the alter to the TfR2, which in turn influences the binding of BMP6 to its receptors on the membrane. Increased liver iron concentration induces the expression of the BMP6 gene, forming BMP6...
News Release 29-Jul-2024 Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes as fewer people become eligible for cholesterol and blood pressure meds under new risk score tool Peer-Reviewed PublicationHarvard Medical School A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient’s risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its...
July 29, 2024 by Fujita Health University This study by Fujita Health University researchers revealed that kidney function, considered in terms of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), can be used as a predictor for SCD in patients with congestive heart failure. Credit: Yoshihiro Sobue from Fujita Health UniversityPatients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a...
