Ablation for atrial fibrillation safe,effective in congenital heart disease: Penn study supriya kashyap kashyap13 May 2017 12:04 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA--Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a range of defects that occur in the heart which patients are born with, such as a hole in the...
Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner: ASN Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:57 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs are in short supply:...
Injectable antibodies for reducing cholesterol: NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2017 10:06 AM ISTA new strategy -- an injectable antibody -- for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions...
New vaccine effective in HPV-related head and neck cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jun 2017 12:38 PM ISTA novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCa), according to researchers at the...
Diabetes causes shift in oral microbiome that fosters periodontitis, Penn study finds supriya kashyap kashyap16 July 2017 10:54 AM ISTA new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found that the oral microbiome is affected by diabetes, causing a shift to increase its...
Glowing tumor technology helps surgeons remove hidden cancer cells Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA - Surgeons were able to identify and remove a greater number of cancerous nodules from lung cancer patients when combining intraoperative...
One pill to ward off diabetes, heart disease could soon be reality Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTSoon, preventing both heart disease and diabetes could be as simple as popping a single pill, if predictions by a team of scientists prove true.A...
Eye changes may signal frontotemporal lobe degeneration supriya kashyap kashyap11 Sept 2017 9:30 AM ISTFrontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often...
Good bacteria to treat Crohn's Disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTPenn Medicine researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease. The new study,...
Infertility linked to higher risk of death among women Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTWomen with a history of infertility have a 10 percent increased risk of death compared to those without reported infertility struggles, according to...
Weekly fish consumption linked to better sleep and higher IQ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTChildren who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less...
Molecular imaging technique identifies lung nodules for resection in osteosarcoma patient Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTIn a proof-of-principle case report, researchers announce that targeted fluorescence successfully identified pulmonary metastases in a patient with...
