Archive: 18/06/2018
Intravenous acetaminophen has limited benefit for colectomy patients, study finds
Intravenous (IV) acetaminophen is no more effective than oral acetaminophen for patients undergoing colorectal procedures, Mount Sinai researchers report in a first-of-its-kind study. These findings suggest that eliminating ...
Jun 18, 2018
Gene editing technology may improve accuracy of predicting individuals' heart disease risk
Scientists may now be able to predict whether carrying a specific genetic variant increases a person's risk for disease using gene editing and stem cell technologies, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...
Jun 18, 2018
Studying heart disease after death can help the living
Autopsy is often an overlooked source of medical insight which may be hindering advances in cardiovascular medicine, according to new research published in a special issue of the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Jun 18, 2018
Sensitive new assay finds abnormalities in tumor cells that other techniques may miss
RNA-Seq is a new next-generation assay that can detect gene fusions in solid tumor cells with high accuracy and excellent reproducibility. According to a new report in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, the assay detected ...
Jun 18, 2018
When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better
Researchers previously showed that overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis can reduce pain by 50% and significantly improve function and mobility with a 10% or more weight loss over an 18-month period. The ...
Jun 18, 2018