Space-filling model of the Cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical…
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Schizophrenia gene mutation causes many changes in the mouse brain, new study shows
Researchers studied the effects of a schizophrenia gene mutation in different regions of the mouse brain. Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications Researchers have identified common and rare gene mutations that…
Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months after the…
Redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement proven effective, safe
Raj Makkar, MD, Cedars-Sinai’s vice president of Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention and the study’s senior author. Credit: Cedars-Sinai Cedars-Sinai investigators are experienced in the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement…
UN committee urges rich world to lift COVID jab patents
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries—particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States—to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee…
Scientists develop finger sweat test to detect antipsychotic drugs in patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Antipsychotic drugs treat incredibly vulnerable patients. Maintaining a treatment regimen is difficult for many patients, but not taking the medication is associated with a higher risk…
Avoid cannabis during adolescence, pregnancy and while driving, say experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Experts recommend avoiding cannabis during adolescence and early adulthood, in people prone to or with mental health disorders, in pregnancy, and before and while driving, based…
HEART-FID trial finds no significant benefit from ferric carboxymaltose in heart failure patient outcomes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A trial led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, has investigated the long-term safety and efficacy of supplementing heart failure patients with iron. In a…
Alcohol makes you more likely to approach attractive people but doesn’t make others seem better looking: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s “liquid courage,” not necessarily “beer goggles”: New research indicates that consuming alcohol makes you more likely to approach people you already find attractive but does…
Some hospitals ban vaginal birth after cesarean. A California obstetrician rebelled and won
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Annette Fineberg realized the policy was bull. The obstetrician’s patient—who was overweight, in active labor, delivering a premature and thus small baby—had previously undergone a C-section,…
