Friday, September 20, 2024, CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study showed that in patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant decrease in the progression of chronic kidney disease compared to those who received GLP-1 diabetes medications. The paper was published in Annals of Surgery.
Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in pregnancy loss at Saint Louis University’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, will work with a group of Ph.D. midwives on their research on parent experiences with pregnancy and birth with life-limiting fetal diagnosis.
Today, the FDA announced the first approved treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease: an oral medication named Miplyffa (arimoclomol). Sean Kassen, director of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at the University of Notre Dame, said this represents the beginning of a new and hopeful era for NPC families.
PPPL research scientist Lan Gao received a $2.75 million Early Career Research Program Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for her research on innovative X-ray diagnostics to develop fusion energy. Gao recently became head of PPPL’s High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas Division of the Discovery Plasma Science Department.
$5 million gift from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation expands capacity for therapy, research, and training on psychedelic-assisted therapy
lec Pollard, Ph.D., professor emeritus of family and community medicine, recently received the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)’s 2024 Outstanding Career Achievement Award. The IOCDF Awards recognize exceptional individuals and professionals for their dedicated efforts in advancing awareness, advocacy, and understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
As the WNBA regular season comes to a close, there’s a lot of excitement for what’s in store for the league over the next few years. ...
The AP reports that the DOJ contends “Google built, acquired and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers.” ...
Dr. Jeremie Calais received two grants from Novartis totaling $4 million aimed at improving the effectiveness of the radiation-emitting targeted therapy 177-Lu-PSMA-617 for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), one of the most challenging forms of the disease.
An eight-year project aims to uncover the complex web of interacting factors that drive oral health inequity, which in turn affects many other serious health conditions.
Cedars-Sinai has announced a partnership with the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games to serve as the Official Medical Provider for the 2028 Games, providing the highest-quality care for athletes, coaches, team personnel and visitors who travel across the world for the competitions in Los Angeles.
Cedars-Sinai ha anunciado hoy su asociación con los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de LA28 para fungir como proveedor médico oficial de los Juegos de 2028, proporcionando atención de la más alta calidad a los atletas, entrenadores, personal del equipo y visitantes que viajen de todo el mundo con motivo de las competencias en Los Ángeles.
A survey of Syrian refugees living in Jordan reveals that higher levels of self-compassion are associated with better mental health. The findings suggest that interventions teaching self-compassion have the potential to boost the mental health of displaced individuals.
UCLA investigators have developed the largest collection of sarcoma patient-derived organoids to date that can help improve the understanding of the disease and better identify therapies that are most likely to work for each individual patient.
Within the cycling realm, “to Everest” involves riding up and down the same mountain until your ascents total the elevation of Mt. Everest. A new record was set a few years ago, but a debate ensued about the strong tailwind the cyclist had on climbs. To what extent do the tailwind help a cyclist as they climb?
Genetesis, Inc., a leader in the field of magnetocardiography (MCG), today announced that Health Canada has approved the CardioFlux Magnetocardiograph with a license for use by physicians to aid in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia.
Open Disparities Narrowing Among Patients Undergoing Blood Stem Cell Transplant, Roswell Park Study Reveals configuration options Historically, some patients with blood cancers have been less likely than others to receive stem cell transplant, also known as bone marrow transplant.
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