Archive: 16/03/2015
Researchers develop groundbreaking approach to evaluate sleep disorders
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a groundbreaking approach to determine sleep quality using their new breath sound analysis (BSA). This is less expensive and invasive than current polysomnography ...
Mar 16, 2015
Low vaccination rates fuel the 2015 measles outbreak
Inadequate vaccine coverage is likely a driving force behind the ongoing Disneyland measles outbreak, according to calculations by a research team at Boston Children's Hospital. Their report, based on epidemiological data ...
Mar 16, 2015
Review suggests vitamin D supplementation not associated with lower blood pressure
A review of clinical trial data suggests vitamin D supplementation was ineffective at lowering blood pressure (BP) and should not be used as an antihypertensive, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Mar 16, 2015
Study examines memory and effects on the aging brain
A study of brain aging finds that being male was associated with worse memory and lower hippocampal volume in individuals who were cognitively normal at baseline, while the gene APOE ?4, a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, ...
Mar 16, 2015
Bendavia does not reduce scarring from angioplasty after heart attack
Patients who received the new drug Bendavia before undergoing angioplasty or receiving a stent to clear blocked arteries after a heart attack showed no significant reduction in scarring as compared to patients given a placebo, ...
Mar 16, 2015
SAPIEN 3 improves 30-day outcomes for major endpoints
The SAPIEN 3 heart valve demonstrated lower death, stroke and paravalvular leak rates than earlier generation devices in patients at high risk for surgery and showed encouraging results in intermediate-risk patients, according ...
Mar 16, 2015
SAPIEN valve, surgery equivalent at five-years
Five-year data suggest that the SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve is a feasible option for patients with severe aortic stenosis deemed to be at high risk for open-heart surgery, though valve leakage was more common with the ...
Mar 16, 2015
Self-expanding TAVR widens advantage over surgery at two years
Two-year data show a continued survival advantage for self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) over standard surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, according to research presented at ...
Mar 16, 2015