Tag: study
HPV Vaccine More Effective Than Thought
The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which doctors believe causes most cases of cervical cancer, appears even more effective than believed, a new study finds.... read more
Scientists reveal how signals from pathogenic bacteria reach danger sensors of cells
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered the way signals from infectious bacteria gain entry into the cytoplasm of host cells to activate disease-fighting inflammasomes. Inflammasomes are... read more
Dramatic remissions seen in immunotherapy trial of blood cancer patients
Many patients with advanced blood cancers who are receiving experimental, "living" immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial are experiencing sustained remissions, according to preliminary results of the ongoing... read more
Opioid-Related Overdoses And Deaths Are On The Rise In The ICU
The rate of opioid hospitalizations and overdose deaths has only gotten worse in the past few years, new research finds.... read more
Genetic Loci Linked to Acute Kidney Injury
Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms at two loci identified in discovery, replication populations.... read more
COPD epidemic could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades
Health authorities should brace themselves for an epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over the next two decades, despite a decline in smoking rates, according to a new study from the University of British... read more
New Research Shows NEPHROCHECK Test Predicts Acute Kidney Injury Risk For Transaortic Valve Implant Patients
Astute Medical, Inc., developer of biomarkers for better healthcare, today said that newly published findings show that the Company's NEPHROCHECK Test may help physicians identify risk of a serious complication in patients... read more
Nearly half of patients readmitted after liver transplant
Nearly half of patients were readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of liver transplantation, according to a single-center retrospective study.... read more
Long-Term Quality of Life Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis
Severe sepsis currently accounts for 10% of all intensive care unit admissions and is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Studies have shown that sepsis survivors suffer from many long-term after-effects.... read more
Aflatoxin exposure can weaken airways’ defenses opening door for severe respiratory diseases
Toxins from mold found growing on nuts or corn can weaken the airways\' self-clearing mechanisms and immunity, opening the door for respiratory diseases and exacerbating existing ones, suggests a study in Nature Scientific... read more
Clonidine Added to Single-Shot Interscalene Block Confers No Analgesic Benefit
A large, retrospective study from Mayo Clinic has concluded that the addition of clonidine to a single-shot interscalene block does not improve the quality of analgesia in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty.... read more
Microbiome of ICU Patients Transforms within Days of Admission
A new study shows that intensive care unit (ICU) patients have depleted populations of commensal, health-promoting microbes and higher counts pathogenic strains.... read more
Effect of atorvastatin on the incidence of acute kidney injury following valvular heart surgery
Statins, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors have the potential to reduce acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery through their pleiotropic properties. Here we studied the preventive... read more
Many Spirometers Used in Primary Care Deemed Inaccurate
Spirometers used in primary care offices are frequently inaccurate, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Applying percent error to clinical data set resulted in re-categorization... read more
Smoking Impacts Cardiac Structure, Function
Elderly smokers without evidence of heart disease still showed subtle alterations in left ventricular structure and impaired diastolic function in an analysis of data from an ongoing, prospective study.... read more
Hypoxic guard systems in anesthesia systems
Critical Care News met with Dr Jan Hendrickx, an expert in kinetics of inhaled agents and carrier gases, to hear his first impressions of the active hypoxic guard O2GUARD in anesthesia machine FLOW-i. Watch when Dr Hendrickx... read more
5 Vaccine Myths Debunked
In the US, getting a child vaccinated is a must. You’ll see the vaccine requirement in schools, and even daycare. But just because it’s required doesn’t mean every parent agrees with it.... read more
