A research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circulating proteins as promising molecules for the development of drugs and early detection tools for patients with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterized […]
Risk factors for prognosis after the Maze IV procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve surgery
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Hui Yang, Pu Zou, Yuhu He and colleagues from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China discuss risk factors for prognosis after the Maze IV procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve surgery. The authors of this article evaluated risk factors […]
Comparable survival for pacemaker wearers after heart valve replacement
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have examined long-term outcomes in patients who received pacemaker implantations after transcatheter aortic valve replacement through their groin. The result showed no significant difference in mortality for the patients with pacemakers compared to those without. The study is published in the journal JACC: Cardiovascular […]
Common pain reliever safe for use in children with inherited blood cell disorder
Red blood cells in the human body are continuously subjected to oxidative stress, in which highly reactive molecules damage cellular components. Blood cells have a mechanism in place to deal with this stress, an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). But in about 400 million people worldwide, G6PD is deficient, leaving […]
Orchid extract holds hope for prostate cancer treatment
Research led by the Centenary Institute has found that a compound extracted from a commonly cultivated orchid could be a potential new treatment option for prostate cancer. The second most common form of cancer, prostate cancer is also the sixth highest cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. In the study, the […]
‘Knot and tuck’ masks for better COVID protection
Experts are calling on the Ministry of Health to improve its mask wearing guidelines to ensure New Zealanders are protected in the wake of highly transmissible variants of COVID-19. They say current mask practices at the border are sub-optimal for reducing the risk of aerosol transmission, and are calling for […]
Here’s What You Should Be For Halloween If You’re A Sagittarius
VGstockstudio/Shutterstock By Haley Van Horn/Sept. 2, 2021 5:17 pm EDT/Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 5:22 pm EDT Picking the perfect costume for Halloween can be tricky. According to The Habitat, there is a lot to consider when trying to pick out the perfect costume to wear on October 31. Are you going […]
Intervention for early cancer screening in patients with mental illness
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in patients with mental illnesses. Although individuals with mental illnesses are equally vulnerable to cancer as the general population, they are at a much higher risk of cancer-related mortality. Owing to a lack of early screening in most cases, such patients are often […]
CPAP reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
The Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and Standard Care (RECOVERY-RS) trial has demonstrated that treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. Preliminary data from the trial also suggests that the routine use of high […]