Day November 25, 2017

Medicine, Health Care Low-salt Heart-healthy Dash Diet… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Johns Hopkins Medicine   A study of more than 400 adults with prehypertension, or stage 1 high blood pressure, found that combining a low-salt diet with the heart-healthy DASH…

Medicine, Health Care Study Reveals New Mechanisms of… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by King’s College London   Researchers at King’s College London have discovered new mechanisms of cell death, which may be involved in debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease…

Medicine, Health Care Ludwig Researchers Unravel Novel Mechanism… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research   NOVEMBER 23, 2017, New York — A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mechanism by which tumors develop resistance to…

Medicine, Health Care Lung Cancer Triggers Pulmonary Hypertension… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Shortness of breath and respiratory distress often increase the suffering of advanced-stage lung cancer patients. These symptoms can be triggered by pulmonary hypertension, as scientists at…

Medicine, Health Care Increased Use of Ambulatory Surgery… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan   ANN ARBOR, Mich. – National data shows a major shift in eye surgeries from hospitals to less expensive ambulatory surgery centers…

Medicine, Health Care New Research Suggests High-intensity Exercise… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by McMaster University   The health advantages of high-intensity exercise are widely known but new research from McMaster University points to another major benefit: better memory. The findings could…

Medicine, Health Care NIH Scientists And Collaborators Find… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and collaborators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have detected abnormal prion…

Medicine, Health Care Encouraging Oxygen’s Assault on Iron… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine   Blocking the action of a key protein frees oxygen to damage iron-dependent proteins in lung and breast cancer cells,…

Medicine, Health Care Certain Popular Cigars Deliver More… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Penn State   Cigars may have a reputation for being safer than cigarettes, but they may be just as harmful and addictive, according to Penn State researchers, who…

Medicine, Health Care Intranasal Ketamine Has More Minor… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Society for Academic Emergency Medicine   DES PLAINES, IL– Minor adverse events (e.g., bad taste in the mouth and dizziness) occur more frequently with intranasal ketamine than with…

Medicine, Health Care Scientists Find Key to Regenerating… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute   Lake Nona, Fla., November 23, 2017 – A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies…

Medicine, Health Care Serious Mortuary Errors Could Be… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by SAGE   New research investigating serious incidents occurring in the management of patient remains after their death concludes that safe mortuary care may be improved by applying lessons…

Medicine, Health Care Considerable Gap Exists in US… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by The JAMA Network Journals   Bottom Line: Nearly a third of about 40 million adults in the United States who report hearing difficulties have not seen a specialist for…

Medicine, Health Care Temple Researchers Identify Genetic Factors… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Temple University Health System   (Philadelphia, PA) – Endotracheal intubation, in which a tube is inserted through the voice box (larynx) into the windpipe, and tracheotomy, in which…

Medicine, Health Care Lower Levels of MicroRNA 29… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by Technical University of Munich (TUM) Cardiac fibrosis involves an increase of connective tissue in the cardiac muscle, causing a loss of function. A team of researchers at…

Medicine, Health Care Children with Heart Disease Are… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by University of Birmingham   Less than one per cent of UK children born with congenital heart disease are enrolled in clinical trials looking to improve treatments, research funded…

Medicine, Health Care GP Online Consultations: Not the… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by University of Bristol   Online GP consultation systems may not be the silver bullet for reducing GP workload and patient waiting times that government policymakers are hoping for,…

Medicine, Health Care Radiographs of Dolly’s Skeleton Show… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by University of Nottingham Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, say experts at the University of Nottingham and the University…

Medicine, Health Care Metabolites Altered in Chronic Kidney… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 7 people in the United States, according…

Medicine, Health Care UVA Aims to Help Patients… Published: November 24, 2017.Released by University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand the potential…