Archive: 08/11/2021

Randomized study examines outcomes of plug-based and suture-based vascular closure following TAVR procedures

Results from the largest randomized trial available comparing different closure device strategies following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) found that a plug-based vascular closure technique had a shorter time ...

Nov 8, 2021

When bad things happen in childhood, what's the toll on your health?

Poor mental health is almost three times more prevalent among people in New Zealand who experienced four or more "adverse childhood events" compared with people who experienced none, the research suggests.

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Regeneron says COVID antibody treatment protects for at least 8 months

A synthetic antibody treatment developed by Regeneron reduced the risk of developing symptomatic COVID by more than 80 percent up to eight months after receiving the treatment, the US biotech firm said Monday.

Nov 8, 2021

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Expectations and dopamine can affect outcome of SSRI treatment

Levels of dopamine and the placebo effect can determine whether patients with social anxieties improve when treated with SSRIs. A new study shows the effect was four times higher for patients with high expectations of the ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Adding herbs and spices to meals may help lower blood pressure

Seasoning your food generously with herbs and spices isn't just a great way to make your meals tastier—new research found it may have benefits for your heart's health, as well.

Nov 8, 2021

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Inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages

New data from a research team at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) shows that inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages. Danger signals released by damaged ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Average survival time has doubled for patients with two out of three types of advanced breast cancer in the past decade

Patients with two out of the three most common types of advanced breast cancer now have an average survival time of at least five years, according to a panel of experts at the Advanced Breast Cancer Sixth International Consensus ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Study finds that PCI guided by FFR did not meet noninferiority for one-year outcomes compared to bypass surgery

he primary results of the Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation (FAME) 3 trial found that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) did not meet noninferiority ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Vital new insights into deadly African sleeping sickness disease

A newly published extensive body of research into Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, has revealed new insights into the deadly parasitic disease that threatens the lives of millions of people ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Intermediate-risk patients have similar five-year outcomes with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement

New five-year data from the SURTAVI trial found that there was no difference in all-cause mortality or stroke between patients at intermediate surgical risk who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgery. ...

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