Popular blood thinner associated with higher risk of bleeding complications

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen diagnosed with a blood clot or atrial fibrillation, patients are often prescribed anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to prevent a fu

Updated on: January 26,2024 10

Popular blood thinner associated with higher risk of bleeding complications

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen diagnosed with a blood clot or atrial fibrillation, patients are often prescribed anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to prevent a fu

Updated on:January 26,2024 10

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

Unlocking the human genome: Innovative machine learning tool predicts functional consequences of genetic variants

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalLoGoFunc identifies harmful (left) and harmless (right) genetic variations in the Vasopressin V2 receptor protein using a structure predicted by AlphaFold2. This helps

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria: An expert explains

by Jonathan Cox,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers haveidentifiedan entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most curre

Updated on: January 26,2024 10

New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria: An expert explains

by Jonathan Cox,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers haveidentifiedan entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most curre

Updated on:January 26,2024 10

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on: March 15,2024 7

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on:March 15,2024 7

Dapagliflozin cuts cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure, T2D

by Elana GotkineFor patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D), dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) but does reduce some cardiovascular events, accordin

Updated on: January 26,2024 13

Dapagliflozin cuts cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure, T2D

by Elana GotkineFor patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D), dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) but does reduce some cardiovascular events, accordin

Updated on:January 26,2024 13

FDA looking into new risks with popular weight-loss drugs

by Robin FosterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs.In aquarterly reportissued this week,

Updated on: January 26,2024 16

FDA looking into new risks with popular weight-loss drugs

by Robin FosterThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of additional dangers linked to several wildly popular weight-loss drugs.In aquarterly reportissued this week,

Updated on:January 26,2024 16

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog

Updated on: January 26,2024 12

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine may benefit patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two HER2-targeted drugs, tucatinib (Tukysa) and trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, T-DM1), extended prog

Updated on:January 26,2024 12

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Updated on: July 30,2024 0

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Updated on:July 30,2024 0

Researchers develop mixture of compounds to help preserve organs before transplantation

byWileyIndividual CPA toxicity assay (A) and identification of best performing external CPAs cocktail capable of retaining larvae viability after 22 min of storage at −10°C when immersed in CPAs

Updated on: January 06,2024 15

Researchers develop mixture of compounds to help preserve organs before transplantation

byWileyIndividual CPA toxicity assay (A) and identification of best performing external CPAs cocktail capable of retaining larvae viability after 22 min of storage at −10°C when immersed in CPAs

Updated on:January 06,2024 15

Testing found recalled medicine can have a deadly bacterial contamination

by David J. Neal, Miami HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug used to treat a form of pneumonia has been recalled after testing found it might be as deadly as the infection it's supposed t

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Testing found recalled medicine can have a deadly bacterial contamination

by David J. Neal, Miami HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA drug used to treat a form of pneumonia has been recalled after testing found it might be as deadly as the infection it's supposed t

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainDrugs known as GLP-1 analogs have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainDrugs known as GLP-1 analogs have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase

Updated on:April 28,2024 0

In the drive to deprescribe, heartburn drug study teaches key lessons

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's costs, safety risks, or "pill fatigue" they're trying to reduce, many health systems and clinics have star

Updated on: April 28,2024 0

In the drive to deprescribe, heartburn drug study teaches key lessons

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's costs, safety risks, or "pill fatigue" they're trying to reduce, many health systems and clinics have star

Updated on:April 28,2024 0