Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition. Surprisingly, their kidneys...
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Industry-certified masks offer better protection from volcanic ash exposure
Credit: Tri Wahyudi Industry-certified particle masks are most effective at protecting people from volcanic ash, whilst commonly used surgical masks offer less protection. A first...
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring genetic changes in the HOXB13...
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 in intensive care units (ICUs)...
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 more likely to smoke cigarettes,...
‘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 to significant periods of mental...
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 arteries than their lower fit...
Scientists develop new drug treatment for TB
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team hope the compound -developed after...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: How muscle cells journey to the dark side
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Sept. 11, 2018 - Promoting repair of dystrophic muscles is a major goal in the treatment...
Adolescents whose religious mothers die are likely to be less religious as young adults
Credit: Sarah Cochran Bereaved children whose late mothers were very religious are likely to be less religious after their mother dies than youths who did...
Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement
Credit: UBC Okanagan Naturally-derived anti-oxidants have become the 'it' health ingredient to look for in food. But researchers from UBC Okanagan and the University of...
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 the value of cognitive care...
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 N. Mahmoud, Mohammad K. ..
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 Rao, and Karl B. Ker..
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 and Sunil V. Rao from...
