Engineers examine chemo-mechanics of heart defect
Elastin and collagen serve as the body's building blocks. Any genetic mutation short-circuiting their function can have a devastating, and often lethal, health impact. For the first time, new research...
View ArticleMilking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom
A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method. Scorpion venom is used in medical applications such as immunosuppressants, anti-malarial drugs and...
View ArticleNew force measurement platform provides window to study cardiovascular disease
Virginia Tech and University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a method to study the role of biomechanical forces and their disruption in diseased pathologies using relevant platforms that...
View ArticleDissolvable device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch
Like many surgeons, Dr. Jason Spector is often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring the intestines. If the process goes awry, there can be serious...
View ArticleStudy: Diet not connected to GI problems in children with autism
Many children with autism spectrum disorder experience significant gastrointestinal issues, but the cause of these symptoms is unknown. Professionals in the medical community have suggested a potential...
View ArticleNew tools help surgeons find liver tumors, not nick blood vessels
A Vanderbilt engineer created surgery-tested software that better marries CT scan images of the liver with a tracked tool's.
View ArticleEstrogen in the brain prevents obesity and glucose intolerance during...
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese females after menopause. The study conducted by Christina Estrada, a doctoral...
View ArticleNew harmless radiopaque glue to seal bleeding and guide surgery
First nanoparticle-based adhesive with imaging contrast effect in CT and ultrasound was successfully tested in animals and showed less toxicity than the FDA-approved glue CA-Lp.
View ArticleStudy finds 90 percent of American men overfat
Researchers reported earlier this year in the journal Frontiers of Public Health that up to 76 percent of the world's population may be overfat. Now these same researchers have focused their efforts on...
View ArticleNew imaging tracer allows early assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm risk
Yale University researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging with SPECT/CT could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Delaying surgical...
View ArticleSNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for hepatobiliary scintigraphy in...
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for hepatobiliary scintigraphy in abdominal pain. This is the third in a series of new AUC...
View ArticleRelieving antibiotic resistance: Researchers take steps toward new treatment...
By understanding the functional differences between proteins expressed by two E. coli strains, researchers at Kansas State University are exploring new opportunities to inhibit their impacts to human...
View ArticleThe best place to treat type 1 diabetes might be just under your skin
A group of U of T Engineering researchers has demonstrated that the space under our skin might be an optimal location to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D).
View ArticleDisrupted gut microbiome makes children more susceptible to amoebic dysentery
Children with lower diversity of microbial species in their intestines are more susceptible to severe infection with the Entamoeba histolytica parasite, according to a new study published in PLOS...
View ArticleThis is how belly fat could increase your cancer risk
A new Michigan State University study now offers new details showing that a certain protein released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a cancerous one. The federally...
View ArticleResearchers predicted when cholera epidemic in Yemen would peak
Hokkaido University scientists has developed a new mathematical model which accurately forecast that a devastating cholera epidemic in Yemen would peak by early July, the 26th week of 2017 and the...
View ArticleESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial diseases...
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, developed in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), are...
View ArticleScreening for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 patients assessed...
A novel screening program for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 men assessed, according to late-breaking results from the VIVA trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC...
View ArticleInflammation may precede sleep apnea, could be treatment target
Inflammation is traditionally thought of as a symptom of sleep apnea, but it might actually precede the disorder, potentially opening the door for new ways to treat and predict sleep apnea, according...
View ArticleDoes alcohol affect the risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
In an analysis of published studies, lower levels of alcohol consumption were associated with a lower risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm until approximately 15 to 20 g/day, with an increasing risk...
View ArticleAbdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women
Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.
View ArticleNew guideline for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms
A new screening guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), which cause approximately 1244 deaths every year in Canada, recommends...
View ArticleEndometriosis increases risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery
A new meta-analysis shows that pregnant women with endometriosis are at greater risk for a host of complications during pregnancy and at delivery, including preterm birth and cesarean section.
View ArticleGeneral emergency departments use CT to diagnose abdominal pain in children...
A child with non-traumatic abdominal pain, a common symptom of appendicitis, is more likely to receive a computed tomography (CT) scan in a general emergency department (ED) than if he or she visited a...
View ArticleLife-long blood production depends on hundreds of cells that form prior to birth
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study reports that blood production is founded on an unexpectedly large number of precursor cells, offering insight into origins of blood diseases that strike...
View ArticleEarly guidance can help future moms fight fear of childbirth
Cesarean deliveries in most developed countries, including Canada, are at least 10 to 20 percent higher than recommended by the World Health Organization, and many efforts to decrease unnecessary...
View ArticlePeople of Mexican decent in US have more liver cancer risk factors than those...
Mexican-Americans living in the United States demonstrated more risk factors for liver cancer than their counterparts in Mexico, according to results of a study presented at the 10th AACR Conference on...
View ArticleNotre Dame cancer researchers publish new papers on ovarian cancer tumor growth
Two papers involving ovarian cancer research at the University of Notre Dame's Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), one featuring new research and the other a review article, were published as...
View ArticleBlood-thinning medications associated with increased risk of complications...
Use of blood-thinning medications among older adults was significantly associated with higher rates of hematuria (the presence of blood in urine)-related complications, including emergency department...
View ArticlePoorer health literacy associated with longer hospital stay after surgery
Among more than 1,200 patients who underwent major abdominal surgery, a lower health literacy level was associated with a longer hospital length of stay, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.
View ArticleNight shift work linked to an increased risk of obesity
In an analysis of 28 published studies, night shift work was associated with a 29 percent increased risk of becoming obese or overweight.
View ArticleResearchers get straight to the heart of piezoelectric tissues
While some studies have supported the idea that the walls of the aorta are piezoelectric or ferroelectric, the most recent research finds no evidence of these properties. Researchers investigated by...
View ArticleNonoperative treatment of appendicitis is increasing, may raise death risk
About twice as many US adults with appendicitis are being treated without an operation compared with 20 years ago, and nonoperative management of an infected appendix is tied to a higher death rate in...
View ArticleSuccessful cardiogenic shock treatment using a percutaneous left ventricular...
The Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University succeeded in minimally invasive treatment of a patient with acute heart failure due to medical treatment-resistant cardiogenic shock by making use...
View ArticleAfter repeated C. diff infections, people change their behaviors
After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections,...
View ArticlePublic's poor knowledge of anatomy may hamper healthcare
Healthcare is being hampered because of the public's poor basic knowledge of anatomy. Middle-aged non-graduates scored better than young graduates in an anatomical quiz given to the public. The only...
View ArticleLandmark study may impact standard stroke treatment guidelines
Standard guidelines for stroke treatment currently recommend clot removal only within six hours of stroke onset. But a milestone study with results published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
View ArticleAbdominal aortic aneurysm linked to dysregulated tryptophan metabolism, study...
Researchers have found a link between dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and abdominal aortic aneurysm, a life-threatening vascular disease, according to a new study led by Georgia State University.
View ArticleStudy analyzes mutations in cerebrospinal fluid in lung cancer with brain...
Researchers have explored the analysis of mutations in cerebrospinal fluid of lung cancer patients with brain metastases in a study presented at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. Tumor tissue from brain...
View ArticlePre-diabetes discovery marks step towards precision medicine
Identification of three molecules that can be used to accurately assess pre-diabetes -- a key predictor of conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure -- has brought precision medicine for...
View ArticleAlcohol consumption and metabolic factors act together to increase the risk...
A new study provides insights into the interaction between alcohol consumption and metabolic factors in predicting severe liver disease in the general population.
View ArticleFat distribution in women and men provides clues to heart attack risk
It's not the amount of fat in your body but where it's stored that may increase your risk for heart attack, stroke and diabetes, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the...
View ArticleCT shows enlarged aortas in former pro football players
Former National Football League (NFL) players are more likely to have enlarged aortas, a condition that may put them at higher risk of aneurysms, according to a study being presented today at the...
View ArticleSuccessful implantation of heart pump with power cable behind the ear, a...
In March 2017, the Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University successfully implanted a left ventricular assist device with an internal power cable tunneled through the neck to the head in a...
View ArticleStudy: Patients only use about half of Opioids prescribed after hysterectomy
Doctors may be prescribing nearly twice the number of opioids than what the average patient needs after a hysterectomy, a new study suggests.
View ArticleResearchers develop mouse model to study Pteroptine ortheovirus
In the past decade, the first cases of respiratory tract infection caused by bat-borne Pteropine ortheovirus (PRV) have been reporting in humans. To help shed light on the clinical course of PRV...
View ArticleForget calorie counting: Diet low in specific amino acids may be the key to...
A worldwide epidemic of diabetes and obesity has led many individuals to try to lose weight by dieting - but reduced-calorie diets are notoriously difficult to maintain. New research published in The...
View ArticleFluorescent nanomedicine can guide tumor removal, kill remaining cancer cells
Scientists have developed a nanomedicine platform for cancer that can help doctors know which tissue to cut out as well as kill any malignant cells that can't be surgically removed.
View ArticleT cell-inducing dengue vaccines may better protect children of vaccinated...
Although maternal antibodies help to protect babies against dengue virus infection, they can also be detrimental. In some situations, maternal antibodies can enhance the severity of dengue infections...
View ArticleNew hope for stopping an understudied heart disease in its tracks
Thanks, in part, to pigs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Arlington Agricultural Research Station, scientists now are catching up on understanding the roots of calcific aortic valve disease...
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