Adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen Therapy may alleviate inflammation and benefit diabetic foot patients suggests a new study published in the Medicine. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease with a high morbidity and mortality and increasing in prevalence all over the world. Due to the hypoxic, ischemic, inflammatory, and infective environment in DM, diabetic foot ulcers […]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR T-cell therapy, according to a new Blood Advances study. Findings further validated the use of the electroencephalogram (EEG) – a noninvasive test measuring electrical activity in the brain-in managing this neurotoxicity. […]
USA: Deep-frying at high temperatures has been linked with several metabolic disorders, but there have been no long-term investigations on the influence of deep-fried oil consumption and its detrimental effects on health. A recent study is the first to report long-term deep-fried oil supplementation increases neurodegeneration in the first-generation offspring. The study found higher levels […]
USA: A recent clinical trial revealed that six months of daily low-dose aspirin significantly reduced hepatic fat quantity compared with placebo in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). The most common chronic liver disease is metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease characterized by an increased buildup of fat in the liver due to factors such […]
A new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amount of time a person with stage 2 or 3 HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer lives without the cancer returning, according to a new study co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators. The team found adding ribociclib, […]
USA: A recent study has suggested that statins could improve gum health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Could taking statins benefit your mouth in addition to your arteries? The study conducted in cell cultures showed that cholesterol-lowering drugs help to dampen the inflammation associated with periodontal disease by altering the behavior of macrophages, […]
In a nationwide study conducted in Sweden, researchers have discovered that administering antibiotics to newborns during their first week of life does not substantially heighten the risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) or associated mortality. This finding comes as a significant reassurance to healthcare providers and parents, amid growing concerns regarding the overuse of antibiotics and […]
A recent study unveiled the cost-effectiveness of intravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to conventional angiography-guided procedures. The findings were published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes reveal significant benefits for patients with complex coronary artery lesions. The RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI trial was conducted in Korea from May 2018 to May 2021 and examined the clinical […]
Canada: An analysis of the ISCHEMIA trial revealed that both invasive coronary angiography and coronary CT angiography (CCTA) add incremental information over baseline characteristics for predicting risk in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The findings, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, also show that invasive angiography addition on top of CCTA does not provide any […]
The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a phase II clinical study at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Dry AMD affects the macula, the part of […]