Cart is empty The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has launched its next-generation Operative Risk Calculator to assess the risk of adult cardiac surgery operations.
Canada ‘falling behind’ in efforts to lessen teen vaping, researcher says
A UBC Okanagan researcher says Canada is falling behind in developing intervention programs to stop young people from beginning to vape.
Study looks at Achilles’ heel of insulin pump technology
Since the insulin pump started widespread use in the early 1980s, it’s become the option of choice for type 1 diabetes patients to manage their glucose levels in a way that doesn’t require testing their blood sugar and injecting insulin multiple times daily.
Researchers find prognostic indicators among people with diabetes and coronary artery disease
Several biomarkers have been studied as prognostic indicators among people with diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of neutrophil counts and the Gensini score in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Biological clock disruptions sound Alzheimer’s alarm
New Alzheimer’s research from UVA Health suggests that enhanced light sensitivity may contribute to “sundowning”—the worsening of the disease’s symptoms late in the day—and spur sleep disruptions thought to contribute to the disease’s progression.
Gene therapy treats chronic pain by dialing down sodium
Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry’s Pain Research Center have developed a gene therapy that treats chronic pain by indirectly regulating a specific sodium ion channel, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Parley introduces excellence awardsÂ
By Nation Reporter
THE National Assembly has introduced three awards to deserving Members of Parliament who have performed exceptionally well in their constituencies.
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A regular visit with your doctor is quickly becoming a thing of the past
Dr. Chris Hakim lives in a version of the not-so-distant past.
Protein kinase C delta activity triggered by plasticity of synapses regulates cell-wide changes in gene transcription
When you interact with the world around you, your experiences are recorded as changes in the connection strengths between neurons in your brain. This process, called synaptic plasticity, alters how information flows through your brain and is critical for learning, memory, and even injury recovery.
Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say
When Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre-eclampsia. But when the 28-year-old from Tumbarumba, NSW, turned up at the emergency department, the reality was so much worse.