Archive: 21/12/2015

Circadian rhythm of genes in brain changes with aging

Examination of thousands of genes from nearly 150 human brains shows the circadian rhythm of gene activity changes with aging, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...

Dec 21, 2015

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High drowsy driving crash risk on daytime commute after night work

Most drivers admit to driving while drowsy. Twenty-eight percent of drivers have reported falling asleep while driving within the past year. More than 9.5 million Americans, or 15 percent of the workforce, work overnight ...

Dec 21, 2015

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Researchers find heart attack patients not always receiving lowest-risk care

More than 375,000 American each year experience a heart attack, during which blood flow to a part of the heart is impeded by blocked arteries. Physicians often treat patients with stents, which prop open the arteries to allow ...

Dec 21, 2015

American College of Cardiology broadens mobile clinical app collection

The American College of Cardiology has launched a new STS/ACC TAVR In-Hospital Mortality Risk App and an extensively overhauled the ACC AnticoagEvaluator App, bolstering its expansive Clinical App Collection. With these new ...

Dec 21, 2015

A new, multidisciplinary approach to classify cell types in the brain

Despite its importance, scientists still do not understand all of the different cell types that make up the brain. A group of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine (Drs. Andreas and Kimberley Tolias' laboratories), ...

Dec 21, 2015

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FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men

The nation's three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can give blood.

Dec 21, 2015

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Team demonstrates cost-effectiveness of Watchman device

The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device is more cost-effective than warfarin and non-warfarin oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for stroke reduction in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, according to a study ...

Dec 21, 2015