Medical Wellness

Osteoarthritis Summit delineates shortcomings of research and path forward

Currently, validated pharmacologic interventions do not exist for effectively eliminating pain and restoring function during progression of osteoarthritis, a…

Evidence-based systems needed to reduce unnecessary imaging tests

Imaging has been identified as one of the key drivers of increased healthcare costs. A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School…

Scientists map new mechanism in brain's barrier tissue

Glutamate is the most important activating transmitter substance in the brain. Vital in small amounts, it is toxic for the brain if the concentration becomes…

Diabetes drug halts atherosclerosis progression in HIV-infected patients

Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV. In a presentation…

Researchers develop first 'theranostic' treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed the first “theranostic” agent for the treatment of acute…

Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher mortality in female nursing home residents

The majority of institutionalized elderly female patients are vitamin D deficient and there is an inverse association of vitamin D deficiency and mortality,…

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