The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) — for reasons that might be unrelated to the drug’s […]
AI identifies risk of cholesterol-raising genetic disease
A new algorithm can determine whether a patient is likely to have a cholesterol-raising genetic disease that can cause early, and sometimes fatal, heart problems, […]
New insights on liver injury in men taking body building supplements
In a study reported in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 44 men with liver injury, attributed to over-the-counter bodybuilding supplements, experienced a uniform and distinctive pattern […]
Pathogenic, drug-resistant bacteria found in wastewater treatment plants
Infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are a global public health threat causing serious illness and even death. Strains of the bacterium Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) […]
As if by magic: Program lights up cancer-causing mutations: LumosVar — a name inspired by Harry Potter — could help physicians provide genomic-based treatments for their patients
By conjuring the spell “Lumos!” wizards in the mythical world of Harry Potter could light up the tip of their magic wands and illuminate their […]
Ultrasound provides precise, minimally invasive way to measure heart function in children
Currently, a practical, precise, minimally invasive way to measure cardiac output or heart function in children undergoing surgery does not exist. New research published in […]
Surgery using ultrasound energy found to treat high blood pressure
A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least […]
Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects
For more than two decades, mutations in a gene located in the DNA of mitochondria have been classified as a mitochondrial disease and linked to […]
‘Broken heart’ syndrome may originate in the brain
Scientists have shown for the first time that the brain is involved in the development of a heart condition called Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). They found […]
New treatment offers potentially promising results for the possibility of slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson’s disease
A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells […]
Visualizing mental valuation processes
Shopping in a supermarket can sometimes be an agony of choice. So many foods to choose from! And yet, we don’t take hours to decide […]
Increasing frailty may lead to death
A new study published in Age and Ageing indicates that frail patients in any age group are more likely to die than those who are […]
Helping patients breathe during dangerous procedure prevents complications
Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube. Now a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study in […]
Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
A combination of two drugs — one of them an immunotherapy agent — could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney […]