Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant...
‘Danger’ molecules may increase cardiovascular risk from early life stress
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2018) - The release of "danger" molecules in response...
Back pain is associated with mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also...
Critically ill patients supported by respirators in ICUs may develop weakness from drug treatment, not illness
Credit: CHEST® Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation...
MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The...
Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition
Evidence of malnutrition - marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients" - can...
UNM study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions
Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found...
Kessler Foundation receives grant to study outcomes of new stroke treatment
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The...
Study identifies key features of interventions to help patients in need find jobs
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, September 10, 2018 - Health care organizations can play a key role in supporting unemployed...
Modern antiplatelet therapy: When is clopidogrel the right choice?
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0049 Punag Divanji and...
Use of bivalirudin for anticoagulation in interventional cardiovascular procedures
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0045 Zhen Ge, Jaya...
The current state of transradial access
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 149-162(14); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0032 Jennifer A. Rymer...
The role of cardiac catheterization after cardiac arrest
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 137-148(12); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0026 Ahmed Harhash, Prashant...
Intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: An updated review
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3, Number 2, 2018, pp. 127-136(10); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0029, Dhruv Mahtta, Ahmed...
Internists tell CMS not to proceed with changes to payments for E/M services
Washington, D.C. September 10, 2018 - Proposed changes to payments for evaluation and management (E/M) codes do not appropriately recognize...
Breakthrough in understanding Warsaw breakage syndrome
Credit: Takuya Abe Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy have uncovered...
Cryptosporidiosis worsened in mice on probiotics
Washington, DC - August 31, 2018 - In an unexpected research finding infections with the intestinal parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, worsened...
Printing with sound
Credit: Credits: Daniele Foresti, Leah Burrows, Jennifer A. Lewis, Harvard University. Harvard University researchers have developed a new printing method...
Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy; image by Xiahan Sang and Andy Sproles. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug....
UTA doctoral student in biology earns prestigious AAUW fellowship
Credit: UT Arlington Shannon Beston, a doctoral student in biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a...
