Changes in the structure and function of the heart due to atherosclerosis Even in people without heart weakness, or a past heart attack seems to be a connection between atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and changes in the structure and function of the heart. In the current investigation, the research […]
More than 65,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with head and neck cancer, which most often occurs inside the mouth and throat. For patients who undergo surgery to treat this cancer, guidelines recommend that prompt initiation of radiotherapy—within six weeks—is critical for best outcomes. Unfortunately, delays in initiating post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) […]
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a fatal condition that is especially prevalent in the skin, cardiovascular and the musculoskeletal systems. There exists a wide gap between existing knowledge of the disease and a potential treatment or cure. In a study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy […]
Never forgotten. Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand’s “spirit” in a special Mother’s Day op-ed for the New York Times. “I lost my mother in my thirties,” the Girl, Interrupted star, 44, wrote in the piece which was published on Saturday, May 9. “When I look […]
When Castleman Disease patients have a flare of their symptoms, they experience a cytokine storm inside their bodies—a hyper-response from the immune system that can cause a fever, organ failure, and even death. Now researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania say they know what’s […]
COVID-19: active ingredient is failure for the treatment of lung tested In the Wake of the Corona-pandemic in the world is working on strategies to curb the spread of the Virus. Above all, it urgently needs medicines that can be used in particular in severe cases the use. Researchers from […]