Endovascular therapy improves left ventricular diastolic function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), endovascular treatment (EVT) improves left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Circulation: Heart

Positive airway pressure use tied to lower cardiovascular events

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Positive airway pressure (PAP) utilization is associated with lower all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) incidence in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study

Study shows widely used test for gestational diabetes misses 70% of cases

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Using a multi-step screening scheme that strikes a balance between the least burden on the pregnant women and high test sensitivity, the Kobe University obstetrician Tanimura Kenji and his graduate

A microphysiological system to assess drug transport and nephrotoxicity

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A KyotoU team has developed a human iPS cell-derived kidney organoid-based proximal tubule-on-chip—OPTECs-on-Chip—that mimics in vivo renal physiology more closely than ever before. Credit: KyotoU/Yokokawa Lab Developing advanced drug screening

What numbers do you see? A new bistable perceptual phenomenon on symbolic numbers

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

(A) The cover of the traffic countdown timer occludes part of the digital numerals. (B) The partial occlusion induces bistable interpretation of the digital numerals. Left: middle number can be

The winding, fitful path to diabetes drug Ozempic

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today’s powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic—so what was that journey like for the scientists

Novel drug molecule could help treat Parkinson’s disease in young patients

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Activation of parkin by the tetrahydropyrazolo-pyrazine (THPP) BIO-2007817 in the presence of pUb. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51889-3 More than 100,000 Canadians currently live with Parkinson’s disease. A novel

Self-compassion is related to better mental health among Syrian refugees

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Syrian refugees walking in Jordan. Credit: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)/ Shawkat Alharfosh Displaced individuals experience high rates of emotional distress, depression and anxiety resulting from trauma and

Improvement seen in vaccine completion among military children

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Among military children, there has been an improvement in vaccine completion and timeliness, but the risk for noncompletion is higher among children born to younger parents and those with a

New approach to defibrillation may improve cardiac arrest outcomes

September 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Joshua Lupton, M.D., a survivor of cardiac arrest, is the lead author on a new study from Oregon Health & Science University suggesting the initial placement of defibrillator pads could