Archive: 06/04/2017

Cardiologist warns against dissolvable stents in NEJM

In a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable stents, an alternative to the traditional stents used in patients with cardiac ...

Apr 6, 2017

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New Mexico is 1st state to boost access to overdose antidote

New Mexico is the first state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits as the state works to curb deaths from opioid and heroin overdoses.

Apr 6, 2017

Lactate from human cells may trigger key step in invasion by meningitis-causing bacteria

Lactate produced in the upper throat might trigger meningitis-causing bacterial cells to detach from tiny colonies and spread within the body, according to a new study published in PLOS Pathogens.

Apr 6, 2017

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Seemingly innocuous virus can trigger celiac disease

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Financial math models may help build a better HIV vaccine

What do financial mathematics (stock price prediction) and particle diffusion in liquids have to do with building a better HIV vaccine? According to University of Iowa microbiologist Hillel Haim, you can apply concepts from ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Married couples with common ancestry also share similar genes

When two married people appear similar, it isn't necessarily a coincidence, but may be related to the tendency to marry someone with the same ancestry; a trend that can have important effects on the genetics of different ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation

When we visit a friend or go to the beach, our brain stores a short-term memory of the experience in a part of the brain called the hippocampus. Those memories are later "consolidated"—that is, transferred to another part ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Stem cell-sheet transplantation feasible in cardiomyopathy

(HealthDay)—Stem cell-sheet transplantation shows promise in the treatment of cardiomyopathy, according to research published online April 5 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Apr 6, 2017

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Denying payment reduces rate of early elective deliveries

(HealthDay)—Implementation of a program denying payment to providers for unnecessary early elective delivery is associated with a reduction in the rate of early elective deliveries, according to a study published in the ...

Apr 6, 2017

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For some, too much sweat takes emotional toll

(HealthDay)—Don't sweat the small stuff. That's sound advice for most—but not if you're one of the 7 million Americans diagnosed with hyperhidrosis.

Apr 6, 2017

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