Archive: 01/09/2015

Why do certain hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of HIV?

In recent years, evidence has been building that injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera or DMPA) is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. Now a study published in the September ...

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Treatment with life-saving drugs increases but still suboptimal in ischaemic heart disease

Treatment with life-saving medications has increased over the past ten years in ischaemic heart disease but levels are still suboptimal, according to the first results of the Chronic Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease (CICD) ...

Sep 1, 2015

The timing of sleep just as important as quantity

Washington State University researchers have found that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as important as how much sleeps it gets.

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UK rolls out world's first Meningitis B vaccination programme

Britain on Tuesday became the first country to implement a vaccination programme for all newborn babies against meningitis B, which is fatal in one in 10 cases.

Sep 1, 2015

European cardiomyopathies registry finds high use of defibrillators and genetic testing

The most representative snapshot of real world practice in cardiomyopathies in Europe has shown a higher than expected use of defibrillators and genetic testing. The baseline results of the ESC's EORP Cardiomyopathy Registry ...

Sep 1, 2015

Diabetic retinopathy screening for children with type 1 diabetes should start later

A new study has found that the occurrence of advanced forms of a diabetic eye disease remains low among children living with diabetes, regardless of how long they have had the disease or their ability to keep blood sugar ...

Sep 1, 2015

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Take a deep breath: Biodegradable DNA nanoparticles rapidly penetrate mucus barrier for inhaled lung gene therapy

(Medical Xpress)—A number of lung diseases are resistant to, or only marginally handled by, conventional therapies. Thanks to the discovery of numerous genetic targets, gene therapy provides an alternative or complementary ...

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Genetic cause of unknown disease uncovered

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have found the genetic cause of a previously undescribed disease. With this, they have solved an over ten year old medical conundrum.

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Low bleeding and stroke rates in AF patients given rivaroxaban for stroke prevention

Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients treated with rivaroxaban for stroke prevention have low rates of bleeding and stroke, reveals real-world data from the XANTUS study presented at ESC Congress today. The findings confirm clinical ...

Sep 1, 2015

Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma

Ten-year-old children whose mothers' diets lacked vitamin D and E during pregnancy appear more likely to develop asthma, according to new research carried out at the University of Aberdeen.

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Archive: 01/09/2015

Why do certain hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of HIV?

Treatment with life-saving drugs increases but still suboptimal in ischaemic heart disease

The timing of sleep just as important as quantity

UK rolls out world's first Meningitis B vaccination programme

European cardiomyopathies registry finds high use of defibrillators and genetic testing

Diabetic retinopathy screening for children with type 1 diabetes should start later

Take a deep breath: Biodegradable DNA nanoparticles rapidly penetrate mucus barrier for inhaled lung gene therapy

Genetic cause of unknown disease uncovered

Low bleeding and stroke rates in AF patients given rivaroxaban for stroke prevention

Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma

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