A new international study led by University of Sydney has found that medication use increases in newly diagnosed dementia patients, particularly unnecessary or inappropriate medications.
Apr 19, 2018
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You've probably seen an infusion pump, even though the name might make it sound like a mysterious piece of medical technology.
Mar 21, 2022
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Human kidneys are an intricate network of tubes that process roughly 190 quarts of blood every day. Lining these tubes are epithelial cells that transport blood through the kidneys and circulate it back into the body. How ...
May 18, 2022
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An analysis of three large diabetes registries from the USA, Germany/Austria and England/Wales suggests that use of insulin pumps in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes is contributing to improvements in blood sugar ...
Nov 9, 2015
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A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke.
Mar 4, 2019
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Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact replicas of highly specialized pacemaker cells by injecting a single gene (Tbx18)–a major step forward in the decade-long search ...
Dec 16, 2012
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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have discovered the same enzyme used by "boneworms" to dissolve whale carcasses, and that helps promote photosynthesis in corals, ...
Aug 19, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Recommendations have been updated for treatment of Helicobacter pylori in adults, according to a consensus statement published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.
Jul 12, 2016
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Insulin pumps that can respond to blood glucose concentration can reduce the rate of severe hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) in type 1 diabetics, according to the results of a recent trial.
Nov 25, 2013
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., has found that applying a synchronized modulation electric field to mouse kidneys can reduce damage due to ischemia-reperfusion injury. In their paper ...
