Nursing homes that foster an environment in which workers feel they are valued contributors to a team of caregivers provide better care to their residents. That is the conclusion of a study. ‘We know from other fields of medicine that teamwork
For patients undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, the risk of complications is higher when the surgeon performs very few such procedures
Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers. In a study of 62 black teens with high blood pressure, those who meditated twice a day for 15 minutes had lower left ventricular mass, an indicator of future cardiovascular disease, […]
Heart cells bio-engineered at University of Michigan Center for Arrhythmia Research display activity similar to most people’s resting heart rate A cutting-edge method developed at the University of Michigan Center for Arrhythmia Research successfully uses stem cells to create heart cells capable of mimicking the heart
Transplant patients are among those at highest risk of adverse outcomes when receiving a stent to address a blockage in an artery. Compared with the general public, these patients have a much higher rate of restenosis, a side effect of stenting in which the artery becomes re-blocked because of an exaggerated scarring process at the […]
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment. Their research, conducted in mice, suggests that the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections take advantage of a cellular waste disposal system that normally helps fight invaders. In […]
A single-dose vaccine capable of providing immunity against the effects of cocaine offers a novel and groundbreaking strategy for treating cocaine addiction is described. ‘This is a very novel approach for addressing the huge medical problem of cocaine addiction,’ says James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, and Director of the Gene Therapy Program, Department of […]
The ‘bubble’ at the top of the picture is a tumour growing on Leyna’s mouth Surgeons have removed a tumour from the mouth of a foetus, in what has been described as a ‘world first’ procedure. After a scan at 17 weeks, mother Tammy Gonzalez said she ‘could see a bubble’ coming out of her […]
Osteoporosis in men causes significant morbidity and mortality. The Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for management of this condition in men. ‘Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.’ Osteoporosis is a silent disorder characterised by reduced bone strength predisposing to increased fracture risk. Approximately 20 percent of Americans with osteoporosis or […]
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