Researchers at Imperial College London have begun the first UK clinical trials of a gene therapy for heart failure. Heart failure, when the heart is unable to pump blood adequately, affects more than 750,000 people in the UK, causing breathlessness and hindering day-to-day activities. The therapy is designed to increase the levels of SERCA2a protein […]
In one of the largest observational studies of its kind, researchers report that a combination of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery in patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer improves survival. Patients who had chemoradiation therapy followed by surgery had twice the five-year survival rate of those who had only chemoradiation, says Dr. […]
Most children with isolated skull fractures may not need to stay in the hospital, which finding has the potential to save the health care system millions of dollars a year (‘Isolated Skull Fractures: Trends in Management in U.S. Pediatric Emergency Departments’). In addition, a new device more accurately estimates children’s weights, leading to more precise […]
In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After about six months, most damaged arteries are healed and stay open on their own. The stent, […]
Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, pediatric patients who were asked questions about their symptoms and provided information about asthma via SMS text messages showed improved […]
Pre-term infants appear to mature better if they are shielded from most wavelengths of visible light, from violet to orange. But it has been a challenge to develop a controllable light filter for pre-term incubators that can switch between blocking out all light–for sleeping–and all but red light to allows medical staff and parents to […]
Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for testing new heart disease medicines. The ‘heart patch’ grown in the laboratory from human cells overcomes two major obstacles facing cell-based therapies
Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial – and stick-free – option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center review of existing scientific evidence. The new research comes on the heels of another recent Hopkins study, […]
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have reported successful pre-clinical tests of a new vaccine against heroin. The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from reaching the brain. ‘Heroin-addicted rats deprived of the drug will normally resume using it compulsively if they regain access, but our vaccine […]
To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their customers. The recommendation comes from two Johns Hopkins physicians and patient safety experts. In addition, the experts say, medical institutions should take a cue from […]
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