Higher Rates of Staph Infection for Hispanics on Dialysis, CDC Says
https://reachmd.com/news/higher-rates-of-staph-infection-for-hispanics-on-dialysis-cdc-says/2450250/
Hispanic dialysis patients have significantly higher rates of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections compared with white dialysis patients, according to a CDC study. In 2020, rates of S. aureus b…
Largest Decentralised Study of its Kind Shows High Levels of Engagement with Huma's Study App
https://reachmd.com/news/largest-decentralised-study-of-its-kind-shows-high-levels-of-engagement-with-humas-study-app/2449861/
More than 90% of 2,524 participants invited to join a fully virtual COVID-19 study, run by Cambridge researchers, downloaded and registered on the study app1 Around 75% of participants completed digital biomarker assessments such as resting heart rate, temperature and oxygen saturation at least o…
Study Shows How Liver Cancer Hijacks Circadian Clock Machinery Inside Cells
https://reachmd.com/news/study-shows-how-liver-cancer-hijacks-circadian-clock-machinery-inside-cells/2449780/
Pictured is an artist's rendering of circadian clock proteins BMAL1 and CLOCK influencing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation. The study shows that in humans, HCC cells rely on BMAL1 and CLOCK for sustained cell g…
Improve Memory As You Age by Eating More Flavonols, Study Says
https://reachmd.com/news/improve-memory-as-you-age-by-eating-more-flavonols-study-says/2449444/
CNN — Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds. The cognitive score of people in the study who ate the most flavonols declin…
Ambient air pollution associated with increased risk of incident HF
https://reachmd.com/news/ambient-air-pollution-associated-with-increased-risk-of-incident-hf/2455916/
Literature - Wang M, Zhou T, Song Y et al. - Eur Heart J. 2021 Feb 2;ehaa1031. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa1031.Introduction and methodsEpidemiological studies have shown that short term to air pollution is associated with a greater risk of hospitalization for HF and mortality. It has also been show…
Incidence, predictors and associated outcomes of EF change in HF patients
https://reachmd.com/news/incidence-predictors-and-associated-outcomes-of-ef-change-in-hf-patients/2455412/
Literature - Savarese G, Vedin O, D’Amario D et al. - JACC Heart Failure 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.11.019Introduction and methodsHeart failure (HF) phenotyping and therapy decisions are profoundly determined by assessment of ejection fraction (EF) [1]. In addition, EF also independently provid…
Physician adherence to guidelines associated with improved heart failure outcomes
https://reachmd.com/news/physician-adherence-to-guidelines-associated-with-improved-heart-failure-outcomes/2454846/
Literature - Komajda M, Cowie MR, Tavazzi L, et al; QUALIFY Investigators - Eur J Heart Fail. 2017; published online ahead of printBackgroundThe prescription of evidence-based therapies at appropriate doses, which are recommended by international guidelines, is the most effective way of ensuring th…
Have Scientists Found the Gene That Keeps You Thin?
https://reachmd.com/news/have-scientists-found-the-gene-that-keeps-you-thin/2449671/
Most people who like salty and sweet snacks find it’s almost impossible to eat just one potato chip or peanut and only one fancy donut on Hanukkah and then call it quits. It’s not just a lack of self-control that causes this behavior; it’s also a gene. Recently, it has become clear that a gene cal…
Pancreatic Cancer Family History Research
https://reachmd.com/news/pancreatic-cancer-family-history-research/2462688/
Alison Klein, M.H.S., Ph.D.Pancreatic cancer is rare. In fact, if you stand in a room of 100 people, 99% of the time, none of them will get pancreatic cancer in their lifetime, says Alison Klein, director of the National Familial Pancreas Tumor Registry at Johns Hopkins. That’s the good …
Study: Anti-Obesity Medications Could be Sold for Lower Prices
https://reachmd.com/news/study-anti-obesity-medications-could-be-sold-for-lower-prices/2450817/
(A) Course prices for orlistat (PO). (B) Course prices for phentermine/topiramate (PO). Few prices were available for combination tablets so * (including EMP1) marks prices calculated by adding together price data for courses …