Archive: 24/08/2017

No increase in acute kidney injury risk for SGLT2 users

(HealthDay)—The risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) is not increased for new sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor users, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Diabetes Care.

Aug 24, 2017

0

47

How the human brain detects the 'music' of speech

Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified neurons in the human brain that respond to pitch changes in spoken language, which are essential to clearly conveying both meaning and emotion.

Aug 24, 2017

0

155

New virtual model reveals details of declining lung function in mice

Scientists have developed a new virtual model of mouse lung function that illuminates the relative importance of different factors that contribute to lung changes accompanying chronic inflammation. Christopher Massa and his ...

Aug 24, 2017

0

31

General patient infections transferred similarly to hospital-acquired infections

A new study shows that the networks formed by patterns of patient transfers between hospitals in France are very similar among three patient populations: those diagnosed with hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), those with ...

Aug 24, 2017

0

35

Manipulating a single gene defines a new pathway to anxiety

Removing a single gene from the brains of mice and zebrafish causes these animals to become more anxious than normal. Researchers from University of Utah Health show that eliminating the gene encoding Lef1 disrupts the development ...

Aug 24, 2017

0

93

Increased risk of MI, stroke for patients with hip fracture

(HealthDay)—Patients with hip fracture have an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Aug 24, 2017

0

37

Patients' hearing loss may mean poorer medical care

(HealthDay)—Many seniors may not hear everything their doctors tell them, new research suggests, and that could raise the risk of medical errors.

Aug 24, 2017

0

42

Worse LV global longitudinal strain for STEMI with COPD

(HealthDay)—For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have significantly more impaired left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS), ...

Aug 24, 2017

0

31

Report highlights growing health disparities in Appalachia

The 25 million people who live among the Appalachian mountains have struggled to keep up with health gains of the rest of the nation, falling behind in most major public health indicators, according to a study released Thursday ...

Aug 24, 2017

Scientists characterize regulatory DNA sequences responsible for human diseases

Scientists from the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have developed an innovative system to identify and characterize the molecular components that control the activities of regulatory ...

Aug 24, 2017

0

64

page 3 from 12

«
»