Lehigh University bioengineering researcher Anand Ramamurthi leads team developing minimally invasive techniques to repair and regenerate tissue using actively targeted, drug-releasing nanoparticlesPeer-Reviewed Publication LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ANAND RAMAMURTHI IS P.C. ROSSIN PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE LEADS THE RAMAMURTHI LAB FOR MATRIX ENGINEERING.CREDIT: DOUGLAS BENEDICT/ACADEMIC IMAGE FOR LEHIGH...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN One disease is more common in people assigned female at birth, while the other is more common in people assigned male at birth. But a new publication details a “shared complex genetic architecture” between the cardiovascular conditions that could explain why, when one member of a family develops fibromuscular...
By SAM TONKIN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 07:16 EDT, 26 May 2021 | UPDATED: 07:16 EDT, 26 May 2021 A simple thumb test could be used to identify people at risk of a condition that can kill in minutes and has no symptoms. It will indicate if a person is harbouring an aortic aneurysm — an abnormal bulge in the wall of the...
The groin is the area of the pelvis where the genitals are located. It extends up from there to the hip. There are many potential causes of a lump in this area. Some are relatively benign, while others can be much more serious. The groin contains numerous muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves. As a...
by Deborah Kotz, University of Maryland School of Medicine A new landmark study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that patients with a vascular condition, called abdominal aortic aneurysm, received no benefits from taking a common antibiotic drug to reduce inflammation. Patients who took the antibiotic doxycycline experienced no...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A brain aneurysm is a diseased or abnormal dilatation of the cerebral arteries at a weak spot. These typically thin-walled aneurysmal sacs of blood may continue to enlarge because of the force of the arterial pulsatile flow. A ruptured aneurysm leads to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, an SAH. Skewed Gender Representation...
(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that the benefits of fluoroquinolone antibiotics do not outweigh the risks — which include aortic aneurysm — for certain patients, according to the latest research. The research is based on reports of patient problems and on studies published between 2015 and 2018. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are often...
