Medical research
New patent perfects muscle mitochondria test
Sometimes perfecting an existing technique can open the doors to new possibilities.
Sep 26, 2017
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Health
Smoking linked to frailty in older adults
A recent paper published in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, finds that current smoking in older people increases the risk of developing frailty, though former smokers did not appear ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Cardiology
Endothelial cells may contribute to formation of new vessels compensating for inadequate blood supply
Cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels (endothelial cells) have the capacity to clonally expand and contribute to the development of new vessels due to inadequate blood supply to the heart, known as ischemia, ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Surgery
New classification system to improve scheduling of emergency surgery highlighted
Researchers in Finland have implemented a classification system for emergency operations that allows for a fair and efficient way to manage a large volume of such surgery. The system is described in a special issue of the ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Cardiology
Weight loss surgery boosts good cholesterol in obese teen boys
Weight loss surgery boosts the level of HDL "good" cholesterol and also improves its heart-protecting actions in severely obese teens, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, ...
May 6, 2016
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Cardiology
Heart failure patients struggling with daily tasks more often hospitalized, die early
Heart failure patients who struggle doing daily tasks are more likely to be hospitalized and die early, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
Feb 25, 2015
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Surgery
Total hip replacement surgery safe for nonagenarian patients
As more Americans are living well into their 90s, the number of nonagenarian total hip replacement (THR) candidates continues to increase. In the study, "Total Hip Arthroplasty Proves Safe for Nonagenarian Patients," presented ...
Mar 11, 2014
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Cardiology
Primary prevention use of statins increases among the oldest old
The use of statins for primary prevention in patients without vascular disease older than 79 increased between 1999 and 2012, although there is little randomized evidence to guide the use of these cholesterol-lowering medications ...
Aug 24, 2015
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