Archive: 09/08/2016
Studies in humans and animals show link between GALNT2 gene and levels of HDL cholesterol
Researchers have uncovered how genes identified from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) affect high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), a biomarker of cardiovascular disease, after comparing several animal models ...
Aug 9, 2016
Sex hormones skew outcomes in clinical trials—here's how
Clinical research often excludes females from their trials under the assumption that "one size fits all," that a painkiller or antidepressant will be equally effective in subjects of either sex, but a growing number of scientists ...
Aug 9, 2016
Most patients taking warfarin long-term do not maintain stable INR values
In a study appearing in the August 9 issue of JAMA, Sean D. Pokorney, M.D., M.B.A., Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and colleagues examined whether patients receiving warfarin ...
Aug 9, 2016
Evidence insufficient to make recommendation regarding screening for lipid disorders in children
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents 20 years or ...
Aug 9, 2016
Device reduces risk of brain injury after heart valve replacement
Among patients with severe aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the use of a cerebral protection device (a filter that captures debris [tissue and plaque] dislodged ...
Aug 9, 2016