A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new Rutgers research. The study, appearing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, provides powerful evidence that a modified version of the naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty
Month: April 2022
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include a possible
Living in New York City, I have seen many physical therapists, chiropractors and acupuncturists. But two funny Midwesterners I found on the internet have given me the most useful advice in two decades. Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck are physical therapists known simply as “Bob and Brad,” and they post pain relief videos on YouTube
John D. Casler, M.D., otolaryngologist, and Victor Bernet, M.D., endocrinologist, of Mayo Clinic in FL discuss thyroid, thyroid nodules and cancer. Learn more here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thyroid-nodules/symptoms-causes/syc-20355262 #MayoClinic #MayoClinicFL #Thyroid
In a meeting that took place Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration said that regulators need to determine if additional or different COVID-19 vaccines will be needed by June of this year. As variants continue to emerge, New England Journal of Medicine editor-in-chief Dr. Eric Rubin called the meeting “a good opportunity to show how
Radiofrequency renal denervation provided progressive reductions in blood pressure at 3 years in patients on antihypertensive medication but this did not translate into fewer antihypertensive drugs, new results from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial show. At 36 months, 24-hour ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 10.0 mm Hg (P = .003) and 5.9 mm
Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, will present late-breaking and clinical trial findings at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, which begins today. These additional presentations showcase a pilot program in tobacco use cessation and new developments in cell therapy.
Many people who have had COVID-19 have gone on to develop diabetes. But diabetes is relatively common, and COVID is too, so that doesn’t necessarily mean one leads to the other. The question is whether people who have had COVID are more likely to develop diabetes than those who haven’t. And if so, is it
Similar outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) suggest that antibiotics selected by Gram staining were noninferior to those based on guidelines and also significantly decreased the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in this patient population. The findings were published Friday, April 8, in JAMA Network Open. The multicenter, open-label, noninferiority, randomized trial, Gram Stain-Guided Antibiotics
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A mother holds her newborn baby in the bomb shelter of a maternity hospital on March 02, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday condemned Russia’s more than 100 attacks on health-care facilities and transport vehicles, including ambulances, in Ukraine over the last six weeks — in violation
Protein boosts height growth in girls. Just seven grams over daily protein intake recommendation can increase height by one centimeter. Quite a few young men would like to increase their height. However, a study by nutritionists at the University of Bonn shows that they do not benefit from increased protein intake in terms of their
As the shuttering of 41 pediatric inpatient beds at Tufts Children’s Hospital in Boston draws near, nurses rallied on Tuesday over their concern that the closure will severely limit access to care. Though the Tufts Medicine Health System reasoned in its public announcement of the closure that it would convert 41 pediatric inpatient beds at
It’s hard not to let peer pressure and your own feelings get in the way as your child makes a decision that feels so public and important to their future, said Kymberly Spector, a parent of a high school senior in southern California. “It does feel like, when you’re in it, that this is the
Image Credit: Leicester Royal Infirmary EM Department Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) is not being recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use in England as a treatment for some people with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Clinical trials reveal that the targeted treatment is proven to help treat aggressive TNBC in patients
Learning about multiple sclerosis can be intimidating. Let our experts walk you through the facts, the questions, and the answers to help you better understand this condition. For more reading visit: https://mayocl.in/3t24QSG When it comes to your health, Mayo Clinic believes credible and clear information is paramount. There’s a lot to learn about multiple sclerosis. We’re here
Type 2 Diabetes can be managed – and sometimes even “reversed.” More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, (learn more about it and its symptoms here) and most have Type 2. In Type 2, your body doesn’t make enough insulin (the hormone that helps the body use or store the blood sugar
The findings of a new study uncovered the extent to which financial wellbeing can negatively impact work performance According to a survey published by YouGov and YuLife, 80% of UK employees believe that stress around their financial wellbeing can negatively impact their performance at work – with the figure rising to 88% among those who
In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 brought rising levels of stress, anxiety and depression. But stay-at-home orders and a national emergency prompted many psychiatric and psychotherapy offices to shut down and cancel in-person appointments. The country needed a robust – and fast – transition to mental health telemedicine. And the pandemic turned out to be
New research sheds light on how different cell types behave across all intestinal regions and demonstrates variations in gene expression between these cells across three independent organ donors. Research led by Joseph Burclaff, PhD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explained that the regional differences observed in the study “highlight the importance
Vivian Li, group leader of the stem cell and cancer biology lab at the Francis Crick Institute, talks tumours, how she aims to target them – and why female researchers need to aim big. Written by Natalie Grover for The Guardian Vivian Li from the Francis Crick Institute. Credit: Dave Guttridge Vivian Li likes to
What is the role of genetics in schizophrenia? To address this question, an international group of researchers led by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Cardiff University developed and conducted the largest-ever genetic study on schizophrenia. As part of their work, the researchers identified a large number of specific genes which play a key role in
A study published Wednesday in Nature detailed how the virus that causes COVID-19 infects crucial immune cells, causing inflammation, and ultimately severe symptoms of the disease. The authors of the study found that SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects monocytes and macrophages. Monocytes are immune cells in the blood that lookout for invaders. Macrophages are found
In a final decision on the funding of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm), federal officials largely stuck to their draft plan to limit Medicare payment to patients enrolled in clinical trials. On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its national coverage determination (NCD) for funding aducanumab, and other anticipated similar
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A volunteer is injected with a vaccine as he participates in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, September 24, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters The FDA has until the early summer to decide whether vaccine makers need to change existing Covid shots to target different virus
The vast majority of people infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 experience mild cold-like symptoms, moderate flu-like symptoms, or no symptoms at all, but the virus is so transmissible that it still spread deep into lung tissue to cause severe disease and death in thousands of people in the United States in 2022 alone.
[embedded content] Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she meets Mona, a pediatric rheumatology patient. (Following is a partial transcript. Note that errors are possible.) Deshauer: Hey, guys! I’m Siobhan, a fifth year medical resident. Now, I’m training to become an adult rheumatologist, and part of that process is doing one month in pediatric