Archive: 15/03/2016
Mismatched expectations most common reason for patients not completing HPV vaccine series
Conflicting expectations between parents and medical providers about who is responsible for scheduling follow-up appointments is resulting in a failure of young girls completing the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination ...
Mar 15, 2016
Scientists identify molecular markers of kidney transplant rejection
Despite advances in organ transplant medicine in recent decades, about half of all kidney transplant patients still lose their organ to rejection within 10 years.
Mar 15, 2016
Study reveals scope of Western drug testing in East Germany
Major Western drug companies conducted hundreds of clinical tests on citizens of communist East Germany during the Cold War, a report released Tuesday said, but dismissed charges of widespread ethical abuses.
Mar 15, 2016
A boost in microRNA may protect against obesity and diabetes
Obesity, which is associated with low-grade inflammation, is an important contributor in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While the role of several organs including adipose tissue have been implicated ...
Mar 15, 2016
Misleading p-values showing up more often in biomedical journal articles, study finds
A review of p-values in the biomedical literature from 1990 to 2015 shows that these widely misunderstood statistics are being used increasingly, instead of better metrics of effect size or uncertainty.
Mar 15, 2016
New treatment for common incurable eye condition
Patient-reported results of a novel treatment for pterygium and pinguecula, a common incurable eye condition presented at ARVO's Israel Chapter national meeting. The treatment utilizes the well-known cardiovascular drug ...
Mar 15, 2016
Study suggests reduced immunosuppression drug dose may be best for kidney transplant outcomes
The kidney is the most commonly transplanted organ in the United States, with more than 17,000 transplants performed each year. Following kidney transplant, patients are routinely placed on a regimen of immunosuppressant ...
Mar 15, 2016