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 ...
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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 ...
FDA accepts submission for selumetinib as treatment for neurofibromatosis
Would become first approved drug for genetic disorder affecting millionsCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation AstraZeneca and MSD (Merck) announced today that ...
Bacteria in the gut may alter ageing process, finds NTU Singapore study
Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that microorganisms living ...
‘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 ...
Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF
This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patientsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Long-held dogma says ...
TTUHSC researchers publish preclinical data on new drug combination to treat neuroblastoma
Credit: TTUHSC Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer outside of the brain in infants and young children and often fails ...
University of Cincinnati finds new option for liver transplant patients
Common drug offers fewer side effects than prednisone, but similar organ rejection rates in liver transplants in preliminary studiesCredit: Colleen ...
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 ...
Kidney disease outcomes differ between severely obese kids vs. adults after bariatric surgery
Credit: Children's National Hospital WASHINGTON - Adolescents with Type 2 diabetes experienced more hyperfiltration and earlier attenuation of their elevated ...
Stem cell transplants used to grow fully functional lungs in mice
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos ...
Physics of windshield-cracking raindrops could demolish kidney stones
New models of a phenomenon first seen in the circular cracking of supersonic jet windshields flying through rain could point ...
E. coli gain edge by changing their diets in inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Getty Images What if you had to plan your outings based on how your stomach felt that day or ...
Spherical exosomes may deliver what an injured kidney needs
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Like a swarm of construction workers in ...
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 ...
UMass Amherst researchers develop new technology to detect foodborne disease
Food scientist awarded two USDA grants to study better ways to identify pathogensCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food ...
Here’s something that will raise your blood pressure
University of Tsukuba-led study shows that the apelin receptor and the α1A-adrenergic receptor work in a coordinated manner to control ...
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 ...
Double-sided tape for tissues could replace surgical sutures
New adhesive that binds wet surfaces within seconds could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devicesCredit: Felice Frankel ...