by University of California, Los Angeles Harmful microbes grow freely on implanted medical devices. A new method to apply a surface coating treatment to medical devices is likely to improve their safety, reducing patient complications and deaths. Credit: Amir Sheikhi/Penn State A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you’d expect to pick...
by Mark Gokavi, Colorado State University Sarah Johnson (second from left) presented findings at an international conference in London that show consuming blueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women with high blood pressure. Also pictured are Nancy Ghanem (left), Emily Woolf and Sylvia Lee (right). Credit: Colorado State University Consuming blueberries...
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that causes the heart to beat rapidly and irregularly. This can lead to heart failure, which develops when the heart is not pumping blood efficiently around the body properly. AFib is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, meaning it causes an irregular heartbeat. It also causes tachyarrhythmia, which...
New research helps identify better treatments for specific types of brain tumors. Vera Lair/Stocksy Improved scientific techniques have given researchers greater insight into how the human genome works. By looking at the genome and epigenome of brain cancer tumors, researchers have now been able to predict outcomes for patients. This information could also be used...
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY IMAGE: EMER MCGRATH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY (NUI GALWAY) AND CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST AT SAOLTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. CREDIT: NUI GALWAY International research led by NUI Galway has identified the most important risk factors for dementia in middle-aged...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: SULA MAZIMBA, MD, MPH, IS A HEART FAILURE EXPERT AT UVA HEALTH AND THE UVA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. CREDIT: UVA HEALTH A common gout medication, colchicine, significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure, a UVA Health study found. The researchers believe colchicine could also reduce...
by University of East Anglia Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK). A new study published today highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries. The research team studied the benefits of consuming the...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Encapsulated stem cells (green) tracking and killing GBM tumor cells (red). Credit: Shah lab (CSTI) Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive cancerous tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Brain cancers like GBM are challenging to treat because many cancer therapeutics cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, and more than 90...
by Mari-Len de Guzman and Max Martin, University of Western Ontario Visual Abstract. Effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy on depression among adults. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2022). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46716 A new international collaborative study, involving multiple institutions including Western University, has found computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) has significantly greater impact in treating depression among adults than...
The characteristics of acceptable preapproval evidence were more flexible for novel drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020, according to a research letter published online May 17 in JAMA Network Open. Mayookha Mitra-Majumdar, M.P.H., from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues characterized the state of...
