Ammonia levels do not aid management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
Ammonia is believed to contribute to the pathology of hepatic encephalopathy, but ammonia levels in the blood do not influence ...
Tag: Diagnostics
Protein imaging at the speed of life
The European XFEL marks a new age of protein movie-making that enables enzymes involved in disease to be observed in ...
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving ...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a ...
Intermittent fasting increases longevity in cardiac catheterization patients
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking ...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a ...
NTU scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as ...
‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease - they cut the risk of ...
Early spinal patterns may predict scoliosis in teen years
CHOP scientist's findings may lead to prevention of spinal deformityCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A pediatric researcher has identified patterns ...
Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next health data wellspring?
Credit: Dasom (Somi) Hwang,Joshua Coon Lab at the UW-Madison Department of Biomolecular Chemistry MADISON -- Wearable, smart technologies are transforming ...
Illinois researchers to develop smartphone diagnostics lit for infectious diseases
Credit: Nick Holonyak Mico and Nanotechnology Lab Infectious diseases such as Zika and Dengue remain a top contributor to death ...
New technique to identify a common cause to TMA diseases for which there is a treatment
Researchers develop a new technique to identify a cause that is common to diseases related to thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) for ...
Best practice treatment guidelines help doctors identify, treat vaping-associated lung injuries
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across ...
FOCUS may lower PE diagnosis in ED patients with suspected PE and abnormal vitals
Credit: Josh Lupton, MD, Oregon Health & Science University and resident editor, Academic Emergency Medicine journal DES PLAINES, IL -- ...
Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers
Doctors and engineers at Texas Heart Institute, Rice and UCLA collaborate to advance cardiac devicesCredit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart ...
3D-printed plastics with high performance electrical circuits
Rutgers innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, biomedical devicesCredit: Md Naim Jahangir Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical ...
Gene-OFF switches tool up synthetic biology
Programmable repressor elements expand the toolbox of synthetic biologists, enabling more sophisticated and accurate diagnostic, environmental, and biofabrication approachesCredit: Alexander ...
Published a clinical guide for the genomic diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic leukaemia
Credit: Helena DÃaz. Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute In Spain, a workgroup of more than 400 researchers, the Spanish Group ...
Reversed halo signs manifest in septic pulmonary embolism due to IV drug use
American Journal of Roentgenology research finds that the reversed halo sign is an early and reliable imaging finding observed in ...
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging publishes special report on vaping
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung ...