Archive: 23/02/2017

Stratification tool IDs who will benefit from adding ezetimibe

(HealthDay)—For patients stabilized after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a nine-point risk stratification tool can identify patients who will derive benefit from the addition of ezetimibe to statin therapy, according to ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Trapped Amazonian mosquitos reveal their last meals: humans, birds, and small mammals

The mosquito Anopheles darlingi is the main vector of malaria in Central and South America, but little has been investigated about its behavior. Now, researchers, reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, have used traps ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Novel mutation may be linked to prostate cancer in African American men

Researchers have identified a novel mutation that may be associated with prostate cancer in African American men, according to a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology.

Feb 23, 2017

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Mouse model could shed new light on immune system response to Zika virus

A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.

Feb 23, 2017

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Researchers develop model for studying rare polio-like illness

Scientists, led by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, have developed the first animal model for studying paralysis caused by virus linked to a polio-like illness that paralyzed 120 children in 2014.

Feb 23, 2017

More evidence ties gum health to stroke risk

(HealthDay)—Adults with gum disease may be twice as likely as people with healthy gums to suffer a stroke, new research suggests.

Feb 23, 2017

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New research explains why a common bacterium can produce severe illness

As much as we try to avoid it, we are constantly sharing germs with those around us. But even when two people have the same infection, the resulting illnesses can be dramatically different—mild for one person, severe or ...

Feb 23, 2017

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More day cares near by, more germs? Maybe not, according to whooping cough study

Among parents, you often hear these four words: "Kids are germ factories."

Feb 23, 2017

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AOSpine North America provides a glimpse into the future of spine care

Advances in patient selection, surgical techniques, and postoperative care over the last two decades have allowed practitioners to manage increasingly complex cases with shorter procedure times and reduced hospital lengths ...

Feb 23, 2017

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Back after a century, for-profit medical schools could make impact

More than 100 years ago, the influential "Flexner Report" on medical education decried the then-prevalent model of for-profit medical education, leading to its complete disappearance from the United States for decades. But ...

Feb 23, 2017

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