Two randomized controlled studies [1, 2] show: SGLT2 inhibitors can slow CKD progression in all patients, not only in patients with diabetes 850 million people worldwide are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) – a worrying figure, and one that continues to rise. Treatment options for patients with CKD are multiple and often determined by...
Month: <span>September 2020</span>
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Common medicine used to treat gout found to prevent progression of coronary disease
International study published in New England Journal of Medicine by Perth researchers HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH LEAD RESEARCHERS IN THE GROUNDBREAKING TRIAL. view more CREDIT: HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH An Australian-Dutch trial led by Perth GenesisCare cardiologists, Professor Peter Thompson and Dr Mark Nidorf, in collaboration with the Dutch Network for...
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Study examines the heart risks and benefits of today’s most popular fad diets
Researchers examine claims associated with keto and intermittent fasting ANDREW M. FREEMAN, MD, IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH. DR. FREEMAN IS IN THE DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. view more CREDIT: NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH In a review of existing scientific studies on trendy ketogenic and intermittent fasting diets, researchers at National...
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How antibiotics interact with each other
by University of Cologne It is usually difficult to predict how well drugs will work when they are combined. Sometimes, two antibiotics increase their effect and inhibit the growth of bacteria more efficiently than expected. In other cases, the combined effect is weaker. Since there are many different ways of combining drugs—such as antibiotics—it is...
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Which OCD Treatment Works Best? New Brain Study Could Lead to More Personalized Choices
New research could improve the odds that people with the obsessive-compulsive disorder will receive a therapy that really works for them – something that eludes more than a third of those who currently get OCD treatment. The study, performed at the University of Michigan, suggests the possibility of predicting which of two types of therapy...
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LG Air Purifier Mask Makes Breathing Easy
AUGUST 28TH, 2020 MEDGADGET EDITORS OTC, PUBLIC HEALTH Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, companies around the world have been working on solutions to improve how the world responds to the crisis. LG, the giant South Korean electronics manufacturer, has just announced that it has developed a face mask that is an air purifier that cleans...
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People with increased risk of Alzheimer’s have deficits in navigating
by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Animals and humans have the ability to follow their own position in space through self-motion cues, even in the absence of any other sensory information. “If you get up at night and want to find your way to the bathroom in the dark, you need—in addition to knowing the arrangement of your own...
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Women with diabetes and high levels of coronary artery calcium at greater risk of death than men
A new study finds women with diabetes and significant levels of calcium in their coronary arteries have higher rates of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes than their male counterparts. Published in the American Diabetes Association journal, Diabetes Care, researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center compared...
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Small particles in the blood can reveal early-stage cancer
Small particles released by cancer cells contain specific proteins that may be used in a blood test to detect cancer at an early stage, according to a study published in the scientific journal Cell by a group of investigators from US institutions, and including a principal author from LiU. Early detection of cancer increases the...
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Risk of heart attacks halves in patients with diabetes in 15 years
Sophia Antipolis, France – 29 Aug 2020: Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That’s the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 “Our results suggest that when patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, starting...