Archive: 13/10/2016

Depriving deadly brain tumors of cholesterol may be their Achilles' heel

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and The Scripps Research Institute, with colleagues in Los Angeles and Japan, report that depriving deadly brain cancer ...

Oct 13, 2016

Second trimester lipids can ID gestational diabetes

(HealthDay)—Early second trimester lipids can identify maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online Oct. 4 in Diabetes Care.

Oct 13, 2016

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Researchers achieve sustained viral remission in SIV infection

Scientists have shown that they can achieve sustained control of infection by HIV's relative SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) in rhesus macaques, by supplementing antiretroviral drugs with an antibody during and after ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Low diastolic pressure linked to subclinical myocardial damage

(HealthDay)—Low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) seems to be associated with subclinical myocardial damage, according to a study published in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Oct 13, 2016

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Inhaled levodopa may rapidly relieve Parkinson's symptoms

(HealthDay)—An inhaled version of the Parkinson's drug levodopa can help when patients experience symptoms between doses of the pill form of the medication, according to a study published in the Oct. 12 issue of Science ...

Oct 13, 2016

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PCI for concurrent chronic total occlusions safe in STEMI

(HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), additional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for concurrent coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a non-infarct-related artery ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Contaminated machines in ORs linked to patient infections

Health officials are warning that small outbreaks of infections spread by contaminated operating room machinery during open-heart surgery could be more widespread than first thought.

Oct 13, 2016

Study finds link between marriage attitudes and risky sexual behaviors

Risky sexual behaviors among adolescents and young adults has long been a major public health concern, due to their prevalence and negative consequences for health, such as increased risk for sexually transmitted infections, ...

Oct 13, 2016

Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more

The preschoolers, all regular afternoon nappers, were deprived of roughly three hours of sleep on one day - they had no afternoon nap and were kept up for about two hours past their normal bedtime - before being awakened ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Study finds one in five children who might benefit from pediatric palliative care do not

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Nursing today announced that only 18 per cent of children with life-threatening conditions access specialized pediatric palliative care in Canada, a 13 per cent increase since 2002. ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Archive: 13/10/2016

Depriving deadly brain tumors of cholesterol may be their Achilles' heel

Second trimester lipids can ID gestational diabetes

Researchers achieve sustained viral remission in SIV infection

Low diastolic pressure linked to subclinical myocardial damage

Inhaled levodopa may rapidly relieve Parkinson's symptoms

PCI for concurrent chronic total occlusions safe in STEMI

Contaminated machines in ORs linked to patient infections

Study finds link between marriage attitudes and risky sexual behaviors

Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more

Study finds one in five children who might benefit from pediatric palliative care do not

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