Turning down the volume of pain For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin. Apr 17, 2023 0 4
African Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes found to be at greater risk of losing sight African Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes are at 39% greater risk of developing sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, which if untreated can lead to blindness. Apr 17, 2023 0 20
Progress in search for alopecia areata treatment for adolescents A medication that has been found to effectively treat the skin disease alopecia areata in adults is also successful in treating adolescent patients, according to a Yale-led clinical trial. Apr 17, 2023 0 63
Study links poor diet to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries, developed by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, estimates that poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of ... Apr 17, 2023 0 82
Depression found to affect the care and survival of patients with breast cancer In a recent study, having depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with a lower likelihood of survival. The findings are published in the journal Cancer. Apr 17, 2023 0 6
Researchers find connections in the brain involved in epileptic seizures Researchers at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have discovered a network of connections in the brain linked to seizures in people with epilepsy. Apr 17, 2023 0 5
Statin use is associated with lower risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation A region-wide study in more than 50,000 patients with atrial fibrillation has found reduced risks of stroke and transient ischemic attack in those who started statins within a year of diagnosis compared with those who did ... Apr 17, 2023 0 52
4D flow MRI, 3D phantoms benefit atrial fibrillation patients Findings from a scientific online poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting, held April 16–20 at the Hawaiian Convention Center, suggest that correctly occluded left atrial appendages (LAAs) could present maximal ... Apr 17, 2023 0 2
First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with advanced biliary tract cancers The addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untreated metastatic or unresectable biliary tract cancer, according to results from the phase III KEYNOTE-966 ... Apr 17, 2023 0 75
Effort underway to develop first US guidelines for ADHD in adults The number of diagnosed cases of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased significantly among adults in the United States within the past decade, which could be due to many factors, including overdiagnosis. ... Apr 17, 2023 0 3
