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Do androgens play a role in COVID-19 severity?

Researchers assess the association between the AR polyQ polymorphism with COVID-19 severity using a large cohort of 1,136 COVID-19 male patients.

5 Apr 2022

New findings cement the lymphatic system’s role in heart repair

Expression of a pro-lymphangiogenic growth factor after heart injury activates the lymphatic system, spurring leukocytes to help clear away dying cells, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

5 Apr 2022

Combining two biomarkers could help identify patients with subcortical small-vessel disease

In recent years, subcortical small-vessel disease has become an increasingly common cognitive diagnosis.

5 Apr 2022

HIV drug stops disease progression in 25% of patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer

New clinical research shows that lamivudine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor widely used in HIV therapy, stopped disease progression in 25% of patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer.

5 Apr 2022

EMA issues qualification opinion for islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D prevention trials

Critical Path Institute's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium (T1DC) today announced that the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive qualification opinion for pancreatic islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for type 1 diabetes (T1D) prevention trials.

5 Apr 2022

Patients treated with edoxaban after TAVR do not find reduction in mini strokes, blood clots in the brain

Patients treated with the blood thinner edoxaban for six months after a heart valve replacement procedure experienced fewer symptomless blood clots inside the heart valve replacement than patients who were treated with two antiplatelet drugs, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Novel transcatheter repair system for tricuspid regurgitation shows promising results at one year

Patients with tricuspid regurgitation, a common and debilitating form of valvular heart disease, who received a novel investigational device intended to repair the defective valve experienced significant improvements in blood flow through the heart and in quality of life at one year, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Sodium thiosulfate shows no benefits for reducing heart damage following a heart attack

Sodium thiosulfate showed no benefits for reducing injury to damaged areas of heart muscle following a heart attack, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Implantable heart rhythm monitor does not benefit NSTEMI patients

Patients who received an implantable heart rhythm monitor after suffering a heart attack did not have fewer subsequent cardiovascular events overall, but a subset of patients whose heart attack was classified as non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) did see strong benefits, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

In the United States, 5 out of every 1,000 children experience hearing loss. After accounting for immigrant children from Mexico and China, that figure increases by at least 7.5 percent. Hearing loss affects a child's quality of life and can delay their ability to learn a language, perform well in school, and socialize with peers.

5 Apr 2022

Losing sleep over the pandemic? Work flexibility may be a boon for night owls’ health

Many so-called night people feel that, when it comes to society's expectations about when the workday should start, they drew the short straw.

5 Apr 2022

Improving our understanding of a severe pregnancy sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum)

News-Medical talks to Dr. Marlena Fejzo about a breakthrough in the understanding of hyperemesis gravidarum, and how it could improve maternal health around the world.

5 Apr 2022

Aggressively warming patients during surgery offers no benefit, study says

Patients kept at a body temperature of 37 C during major surgery had no fewer cardiac complications than patients kept at 35.5 C, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

4 Apr 2022

Athletes' post-concussion problems originate in an injury to the vestibular nerve

Depression, dizziness, difficulty focusing the gaze and balance problems. Many professional athletes who have sustained head trauma in sports have lingering symptoms that affect everyday life. Little help has been available as the cause has been unknown.

4 Apr 2022

Firefighters with PTSD often experience interpersonal problems and relationship stress

For firefighters, every day can be an emergency, rushing into flames and disasters as others can only hope to rush out.

4 Apr 2022

Higher cereal fiber intake associated with lower inflammation

A new study assesses the association between dietary fiber intake with inflammatory markers associated with cardiovascular disease.

4 Apr 2022

Gender influences how people cope with alcohol use disorder, study suggests

A qualitative study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo's School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH-USP) in Brazil suggests that gender influences how people suffering from alcohol use disorder cope with their condition.

4 Apr 2022

What are the long-term symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers determines whether some symptoms of long-COVID are more specifically associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection than other conditions.

4 Apr 2022

ECG can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of mortality

A simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might need intensive management. That's the finding of a study presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

4 Apr 2022

Study highlights racial disparities among gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgery

African-American adult patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard gastrointestinal cancer surgery, according a large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center. The findings are reported today in the journal JAMA Network Open.

4 Apr 2022

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Do androgens play a role in COVID-19 severity?

New findings cement the lymphatic system’s role in heart repair

Combining two biomarkers could help identify patients with subcortical small-vessel disease

HIV drug stops disease progression in 25% of patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer

EMA issues qualification opinion for islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D prevention trials

Patients treated with edoxaban after TAVR do not find reduction in mini strokes, blood clots in the brain

Novel transcatheter repair system for tricuspid regurgitation shows promising results at one year

Sodium thiosulfate shows no benefits for reducing heart damage following a heart attack

Implantable heart rhythm monitor does not benefit NSTEMI patients

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

Losing sleep over the pandemic? Work flexibility may be a boon for night owls’ health

Improving our understanding of a severe pregnancy sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum)

Aggressively warming patients during surgery offers no benefit, study says

Athletes' post-concussion problems originate in an injury to the vestibular nerve

Firefighters with PTSD often experience interpersonal problems and relationship stress

Higher cereal fiber intake associated with lower inflammation

Gender influences how people cope with alcohol use disorder, study suggests

What are the long-term symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

ECG can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of mortality

Study highlights racial disparities among gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgery

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