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Use of RAAS inhibitors reduced aneurysm rupture risk by 18%, finds study

A multi-center study of more than 3,000 people with high blood pressure and brain aneurysms found that the use of RAAS inhibitors, a class of blood pressure lowering medications, reduced the risk of an aneurysm rupture by 18%, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

3 Jun 2022

Study finds socio-economic disparities in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

A study conducted by Assistant Professor KYAN Akira (Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment) and Professor TAKAKURA Minoru (Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus) has identified socio-economic disparities in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Jun 2022

Women are seldom informed about contraceptive failure following common anesthetic use

Women undergoing operations are not being routinely informed that a common anesthetics may make their contraception less effective, putting them at risk of an unplanned pregnancy, new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests.

3 Jun 2022

Preoperative BMI and weight play a key role in bariatric surgery outcomes

New research being presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests that preoperative body mass index (BMI) and weight play an important role in outcomes following bariatric (obesity) surgery.

3 Jun 2022

Study finds holocaust survivors may be at lower risk of developing post-operative delirium

Holocaust survivors may be at reduced risk of developing post-operative delirium, Israeli research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), suggests.

3 Jun 2022

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

Mount Sinai researchers have validated for the first time that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy could be a better predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for a patient with lung cancer than an invasive tumor biopsy procedure.

3 Jun 2022

New study seeks to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health visiting services

A new £265,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK, with a view to improving them in the future.

3 Jun 2022

Marine organism compounds may have potential to help human fertility

Zinc-filled oysters are often linked to improved libido and sexual activity, and now scientists at Flinders University are calling for more serious investigations into how marine organism compounds can help human fertility.

3 Jun 2022

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

An article published in the journal Nature Medicine examines the unpredictable evolution of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2022

Study: Halting in-person postoperative visits due to Covid-19 did not affect knee replacement outcomes

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery found that halting in-person postoperative visits in March 2020 due to COVID-19 did not lead to a higher complication rate, nor did it affect patient-reported outcomes after knee replacement surgery.

2 Jun 2022

Brain motor and fear circuits orchestrate the immune response to acute stress

A new study explores how acute stressors affected mice in terms of their immune responses in specific regions of the brain.

2 Jun 2022

Millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, finds study

A University of Queensland-led study has found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI).

2 Jun 2022

Counting metastatic lymph nodes is better for determining prognoses of solid tumors

Patients newly diagnosed with cancer typically focus on one question, eclipsing all others: "What is my prognosis?"

2 Jun 2022

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a recent study by Penn State College of Medicine scientists.

2 Jun 2022

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

A recent research paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids analyzed the overdispersion in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) airborne transmission.

2 Jun 2022

Smokers hide cigarette packs with graphic warning labels in public, study finds

Smokers in the United States who received cigarette packs with graphic warning labels hid their packs 38% more often. However, smokers stopped hiding their cigarettes when they returned to regular packs without the graphic labels, reports a multi-institutional group of public health experts led by University of California San Diego.

2 Jun 2022

New compound shows promise to kill a range of hard-to-treat cancer types

A compound, developed by a team including scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, kills a range of hard-to-treat cancer types in petri dishes and animal models by targeting a previously unexploited vulnerability, a new study reports.

2 Jun 2022

Multidisciplinary medical team needed to provide care for pregnant women with lupus, study says

A study that includes researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary medical team to counsel and provide care for women with systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common form of lupus, who become pregnant.

2 Jun 2022

Benefits and limitations of non-invasive tests for diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is among the most prevalent chronic liver disorders worldwide and can sometimes lead to severe conditions like cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

2 Jun 2022

Study shows the two-way association between IBD and depression in siblings

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition involving inflammation of the digestive tract, affecting some 1.6 million Americans. Depression affects more than 16 million Americans.

2 Jun 2022

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Use of RAAS inhibitors reduced aneurysm rupture risk by 18%, finds study

Study finds socio-economic disparities in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Women are seldom informed about contraceptive failure following common anesthetic use

Preoperative BMI and weight play a key role in bariatric surgery outcomes

Study finds holocaust survivors may be at lower risk of developing post-operative delirium

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

New study seeks to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health visiting services

Marine organism compounds may have potential to help human fertility

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study: Halting in-person postoperative visits due to Covid-19 did not affect knee replacement outcomes

Brain motor and fear circuits orchestrate the immune response to acute stress

Millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, finds study

Counting metastatic lymph nodes is better for determining prognoses of solid tumors

Vaccine-induced immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months

COVID-19 superspreader events typically originate from few carriers

Smokers hide cigarette packs with graphic warning labels in public, study finds

New compound shows promise to kill a range of hard-to-treat cancer types

Multidisciplinary medical team needed to provide care for pregnant women with lupus, study says

Benefits and limitations of non-invasive tests for diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Study shows the two-way association between IBD and depression in siblings

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