Study finds flatfoot reconstruction effective for older patients
When someone develops adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), they are offered either a reconstruction or foot fusion depending on the severity of the flatfoot and their...
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Study tackles neuroscience claims to have disproved ‘free will’
For several decades, some researchers have argued that neuroscience studies prove human actions are driven by external stimuli -- that the brain is reactive and...
GW researcher awarded $2.4 million to study the role of the brain in obesity-induced hypertension
WASHINGTON (March 12, 2018) -- Obesity is a problem that affects about 30 percent of the population in the United States. Many obese individuals are...
Drug stops dangerous bleeding in patients taking factor Xa inhibitors
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- The experimental drug andexanet was associated with control of serious bleeding in patients taking a common class of anticoagulants known...
Study identifies 76 quality indicators essential for emergency care systems in Africa
NEW YORK (March 12, 2018)-- The need for emergency care in low-income and middle-income countries has never been greater, but until now, measurable indicators for...
Would you pay for an Ebola vaccine? Most say yes.
Credit: George Mason University The 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak was the deadliest in history, infecting more than 28,000 people and killing more than 11,000....
Critical limb ischemia treatment shows no improvement at three months
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Patients with foot ulcers or gangrene who received the experimental drug JVS-100 did not show evidence of faster wound healing,...
Trial bolsters evidence in favor of closing hole in heart after stroke
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), those who received a...
Heart attack risk increases with six-month dual antiplatelet therapy
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- The combined rate of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke within 18 months was not significantly different in...
Smoking heightens risk of psychoses
Credit: Jouko Miettunen, [email protected], tel. +358 40 716 7261 Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared...
Study identifies shortcomings young patients with type 2 diabetes transition to adult care
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is increasing globally as a result of pediatric obesity. A new study in Diabetic Medicine shows that young adults with type...
Why some older people are rejecting digital technologies
Fear of making mistakes and wider concerns about their social responsibility are among reasons why older people are rejecting digital technologies, a new study reveals....
Canakinumab doesn’t prevent prediabetes from progressing to diabetes
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- The anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab had no effect on rates of newly diagnosed diabetes in people who had prediabetes (elevated blood...
Trial for gout drug meets primary endpoint, raises safety
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Febuxostat, a gout drug that has been in use for nearly a decade, was found to significantly increase the risk...
Near infrared chemical imaging can help maintain the safety of pharmaceutical tablets
Credit: Credit: Himmat Dalvi, Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre, Jean-Maxime Guay, Nicolas Abatzoglou and Ryan Gosselin Process Analytical Technology (PAT) has been of great value to pharmaceutical manufact..
