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The complex relationship between obesity and male reproductive function

Authors have analyzed current evidence on the impact of obesity on the male reproduction system.

9 Apr 2024

Beta-blockers show no benefit for heart attack patients with normal heart function

The REDUCE-AMI trial found that long-term beta-blocker therapy does not reduce mortality risk in acute myocardial infarction patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction compared to no beta-blocker treatment.

8 Apr 2024

Nirmatrelvir fails to shorten COVID-19 symptoms in latest trial

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine evaluates the combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir against COVID-19, finding it does not significantly reduce symptom duration in vaccinated or unvaccinated adult outpatients.

8 Apr 2024

Pregnancy speeds up biological aging in women, study suggests

Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 Apr 2024

TAVR demonstrates lower risk and improved outcomes compared to SAVR in low-risk patients

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates of death or stroke at one year in low-risk patients, compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), according to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.

8 Apr 2024

Chronic low-level inflammation may be a contributor to both depression and heart disease

Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for cardiomyopathy, a degenerative heart muscle disease, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital have found.

8 Apr 2024

Personalized anti-tumor vaccine enhances immunotherapy for liver cancer

Adding a personalized anti-tumor vaccine to standard immunotherapy is safe and about twice as likely to shrink cancer as standard immunotherapy alone for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, according to a clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Convergence Institute.

8 Apr 2024

Preventive PCI reduces cardiac event risks in patients with high-risk plaque

People with a buildup of fatty atherosclerotic plaque in the heart's arteries considered at risk of rupturing were far less likely to suffer a serious cardiac event if they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure to open blocked arteries, compared with those who took medications alone but did not undergo PCI, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.

8 Apr 2024

Revolutionary therapeutic shows promise for pancreatic cancer treatment

A new type of investigational therapeutic in development for pancreatic cancer has shown unprecedented tumor-fighting abilities in preclinical models of the disease, suggesting it has the potential to offer novel treatment options for nearly all pancreatic tumors, a comprehensive study has found.

8 Apr 2024

Treating early-stage heart failure in diabetic patients: Insights from ARISE-HF trial

One of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary endpoint, but a preplanned subgroup analysis found a statistically significant effect of treatment in patients who were not taking SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP-1 RAs, which are antidiabetic medications that also have benefits for the heart.

8 Apr 2024

Preventive ventricular tachycardia ablation cuts down ICD shocks and hospitalizations

The first randomized trial to investigate preventive ablation of a potential arrhythmogenic substrate associated with coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) in patients at high risk of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) reduces the risk of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy and unplanned hospitalization in patients with no previously recorded VAs.

8 Apr 2024

Novel therapeutic approach identified for overcoming resistance in B-cell leukemia

Despite having an overall survival rate of 94%, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common childhood cancer, can prove challenging to treat, with survival among relapsed or resistant cases falling between 30-50%.

8 Apr 2024

Study finds racial disparities in chemical sedation rates for psychiatric patients in the EDs

Black patients presenting at Emergency Departments (EDs) across the country with psychiatric complaints are 63 percent more likely to be chemically sedated than their white counterparts.

8 Apr 2024

Poor oral health linked to negative long-term systemic health outcomes

Those who report having poor oral health are as likely to have negative long-term systemic health outcomes as those previously diagnosed with periodontal disease, or gum disease, according to a new Tufts University School of Dental Medicine study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association.

8 Apr 2024

Immersive VR may be a useful non-medication strategy to improve cancer pain

A 10-minute virtual reality (VR) session significantly lessened pain in hospitalized patients with cancer in a recent clinical trial published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Even a day later, participants experienced sustained benefits.

8 Apr 2024

Depression impacts survival rates and quality of life for women with breast cancer

A new study presented at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2024 sheds light on the significant impact of depression on the survival rates and quality of life for women diagnosed with breast cancer.

8 Apr 2024

New technology uses a smartphone to analyze heart movement, detect heart failure

The new technology, which was created at the University of Turku and developed by the company CardioSignal, uses a smartphone to analyze heart movement and detect heart failure.

8 Apr 2024

Remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients shows no benefit from pulse oximetry

Using a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels is no better than just regularly asking patients with COVID-19 if they are short of breath, according to new research at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Apr 2024

New cryoablation technique eliminates ventricular tachycardia in 94% of patients

A new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC) has eliminated clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 94% of patients. The late-breaking science is presented at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

8 Apr 2024

SMART trial shows comparable outcomes of two common TAVR devices in small aortic annulus patients

People with a small aortic annulus, a part of the heart's anatomy where the left ventricle meets the aorta, who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a supra-annular self-expanding valve saw similar clinical outcomes and superior valve performance at one year compared with those who underwent TAVR with a balloon-expandable valve, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session.

8 Apr 2024

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Medicine News and Research

The complex relationship between obesity and male reproductive function

Beta-blockers show no benefit for heart attack patients with normal heart function

Nirmatrelvir fails to shorten COVID-19 symptoms in latest trial

Pregnancy speeds up biological aging in women, study suggests

TAVR demonstrates lower risk and improved outcomes compared to SAVR in low-risk patients

Chronic low-level inflammation may be a contributor to both depression and heart disease

Personalized anti-tumor vaccine enhances immunotherapy for liver cancer

Preventive PCI reduces cardiac event risks in patients with high-risk plaque

Revolutionary therapeutic shows promise for pancreatic cancer treatment

Treating early-stage heart failure in diabetic patients: Insights from ARISE-HF trial

Preventive ventricular tachycardia ablation cuts down ICD shocks and hospitalizations

Novel therapeutic approach identified for overcoming resistance in B-cell leukemia

Study finds racial disparities in chemical sedation rates for psychiatric patients in the EDs

Poor oral health linked to negative long-term systemic health outcomes

Immersive VR may be a useful non-medication strategy to improve cancer pain

Depression impacts survival rates and quality of life for women with breast cancer

New technology uses a smartphone to analyze heart movement, detect heart failure

Remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients shows no benefit from pulse oximetry

New cryoablation technique eliminates ventricular tachycardia in 94% of patients

SMART trial shows comparable outcomes of two common TAVR devices in small aortic annulus patients

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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