Archive: 21/03/2018
Mono-unsaturated fats from plants, not animals may reduce risk of death from heart disease and other causes
Diets rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids from plants were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared to diets rich in mono-unsaturated fats from animals, which were linked to a higher ...
Mar 21, 2018
Middle-aged tooth loss linked to increased coronary heart disease risk
Losing two or more teeth in middle age is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention / Lifestyle and ...
Mar 21, 2018
Live 3-D printing of osteogenic scaffolds into bone defects
At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), Venu G. Varanasi (University of Texas ...
Mar 21, 2018
Automated notification system improves follow-up of actionable tests pending at discharge
Many patients are discharged from the hospital with pending tests. For example, a patient may be awaiting biopsy results for a mass that may turn out to be cancerous, may have had blood cultures drawn that unexpectedly return ...
Mar 21, 2018
Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don't neglect the brain
Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless receive a detailed neuropsychological assessment before being discharged, suggests a joint study by researchers at Baycrest's ...
Mar 21, 2018