Stem cell 'therapy' injuries more widespread than we knew Grotesque side effects from unproven 'stem cell' therapies are more common than we realized, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in Annals of Neurology on July 29. And despite the dangers, many neurologists ... Jul 29, 2020 0 387
EU approves Novartis's advanced breast cancer drug EU regulators have approved Novartis's new Piqray drug to treat advanced breast cancer, the Swiss pharma giant said Wednesday. Jul 29, 2020 0 5
Engineers find thinner tissues in replacement heart valves create problematic flutter You're in the middle of the aorta, the body's pipeline for oxygen-rich blood, looking back toward the heart's primary pump, the left ventricle. Jul 29, 2020 0 49
Reviews find children not major source of COVID-19, but family stress is high As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19. Jul 29, 2020 0 2
SGLT-2 inhibitors may raise risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are associated with an increased risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a study published online July 28 in the ... Jul 29, 2020 0 5
Child care stresses, hunger are harming U.S. families during pandemic (HealthDay)—With everyday life turned upside down, efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are taking a toll on the well-being and health of American families, a new poll reveals. Jul 29, 2020 0 5
Cholesterol-lowering drug improves function of heart's arteries In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary arteries ... Jul 29, 2020 0 115
Could prior exposure to common cold viruses affect the severity of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) show that some healthy individuals possess immune cells capable of recognizing the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The reason for this ... Jul 29, 2020 2 616
Gender gaps in surgical specialties may take decades to close Women compose half of the entering classes of medical students, yet they are underrepresented in many of the largest surgical specialties. While some efforts are underway to recruit more women into surgical specialties, little ... Jul 29, 2020 0 0
Aerobic exercise could have the final say on fatty livers A new study from Trinity College Dublin highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss. The findings ... Jul 29, 2020 0 3