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Radial and femoral approach for PCI achieve similar results in terms of survival

Doctors can use either an artery in the arm or in the groin to safely perform percutaneous coronary intervention on patients presenting with a heart attack, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

Less invasive valve replacement can be safe and effective alternative for healthier patients

A new study by a team of cardiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center led by senior and corresponding author Jeffrey Popma, MD, suggests that a minimally invasive procedure currently reserved for patients too frail to undergo surgery may in fact be a safe and effective alternative for healthier patients.

19 Mar 2019

Study indicates the benefits of stopping aspirin in heart attack patients

Patients who stopped taking aspirin three months after receiving a stent to open the heart's arteries but continued taking a P2Y12inhibitor—clopidogrel, prasugrel or ticagrelor—did not experience higher rates of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke after a year compared with those receiving standard therapy, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

Adolescent daily users more likely to obtain electronic cigarettes from commercial sources

University of Cincinnati research on adolescent use of electronic cigarettes was featured prominently at the American Academy of Health Behavior 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting on Monday, March 11, in Greenville, South Carolina.

19 Mar 2019

Two-drug combinations containing calcium channel blocker significantly lowers BP

In the largest randomized controlled trial of treatment for high blood pressure ever conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, two frontline two-drug combinations that included the long-acting calcium channel blocker, amlodipine, were able to drive down blood pressure levels more than a third two-drug combination that did not include amlodipine, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

Prophylactic cranial irradiation used as standard approach for patients with NSCLC

Prophylactic cranial irradiation, a technique used to prevent the clinical development of brain metastases, is established as a standard approach for many patients with small cell lung cancer after initial therapy.

19 Mar 2019

Latest advances and perspectives of all AI types used in pharmaceutical R&D

The advances in Artificial intelligence have successfully propagated into the many areas such as computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language processing.

19 Mar 2019

New research aims to find how asthma symptoms are aggravated

America's 26 million asthmatics may be able to breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to Dr. Sailaja Paruchuri, a University of Akron researcher who has received a $1.9 million Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

19 Mar 2019

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

In a new case study, researchers at North Carolina State University describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with rapid onset schizophrenia who was found instead to have a Bartonella henselae infection.

19 Mar 2019

Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer's disease

Low levels of amyloid-β and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, in eye fluid were significantly associated with low cognitive scores, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

19 Mar 2019

Use of synthetic psychedelic linked to improvements in depression and anxiety

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that use of the synthetic psychedelic 5-methocy-N,-N-dimethyltryptamine appears to be associated with unintended improvements in self-reported depression and anxiety when given in a ceremonial group setting.

19 Mar 2019

Ultrasound offers precise, minimally invasive way to measure cardiac output in children

Currently, a practical, precise, minimally invasive way to measure cardiac output or heart function in children undergoing surgery does not exist.

18 Mar 2019

New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

Two residents of Elmcroft Senior Living sat side-by-side facing a large screen, raising their hands in tandem as the watch-style devices on their wrists controlled the avatars in front of them.

18 Mar 2019

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

Favorable views on aging promote a general sense of wellbeing, increase self-efficacy, and motivate older adults to maintain a healthy lifestyle, ultimately influencing their own physical and biological aging. But exposure to trauma, directly or indirectly, may significantly impact these views, according to a new study.

18 Mar 2019

One-off surgery could offer hope to patients with high blood pressure

A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least six months, according to the results of a clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, and supported by the National Institute for Health Research.

18 Mar 2019

CDC study shows modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy

A new study from the CDC showed modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy from 2009 to 2015, with more than 2 times as many hospitals having a model breastfeeding policy and increases in early initiation of breastfeeding and limitation of non-breast milk feeds of breastfed infants.

18 Mar 2019

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

The more sugar-sweetened beverages people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women.

18 Mar 2019

Researchers use big data to gain better understanding of hepatitis E virus

As far as research is concerned, hepatitis E had long led a shadowy existence - even though it is the main cause for acute viral inflammation of the liver.

18 Mar 2019

Cardiovascular benefits of diabetes drug extend across a wide spectrum of patients, shows study

The cardiovascular benefits of the diabetes drug dapagliflozin extend across a wide spectrum of patients and are especially pronounced in those with reduced ejection fraction, a measure of the heart's pumping ability indicative of poor heart functioning, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2019

Study demonstrates effective way to slow progression of cerebrovascular disease in older adults

Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130 mm Hg for three years showed significantly less accumulation of harmful brain lesions compared with those taking medicine to maintain a systolic blood pressure around 145 mm Hg, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2019

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Radial and femoral approach for PCI achieve similar results in terms of survival

Less invasive valve replacement can be safe and effective alternative for healthier patients

Study indicates the benefits of stopping aspirin in heart attack patients

Adolescent daily users more likely to obtain electronic cigarettes from commercial sources

Two-drug combinations containing calcium channel blocker significantly lowers BP

Prophylactic cranial irradiation used as standard approach for patients with NSCLC

Latest advances and perspectives of all AI types used in pharmaceutical R&D

New research aims to find how asthma symptoms are aggravated

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer's disease

Use of synthetic psychedelic linked to improvements in depression and anxiety

Ultrasound offers precise, minimally invasive way to measure cardiac output in children

New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

One-off surgery could offer hope to patients with high blood pressure

CDC study shows modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

Researchers use big data to gain better understanding of hepatitis E virus

Cardiovascular benefits of diabetes drug extend across a wide spectrum of patients, shows study

Study demonstrates effective way to slow progression of cerebrovascular disease in older adults

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