Treating patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) successfully, and earlier, can substantially offset their risk for long-term disability and the need for eventual surgical intervention. However, monitoring whether that treatment is successfully achieving its goals traditionally relies on endoscopy and all of its inherent limitations. The possibility that serum and fecal biomarkers of disease activity might
The FDA-cleared tool can help at-risk provider organizations reduce costs while improving patient outcomes through earlier lifestyle and treatment interventions, its inventors say…
Credit: Caroline Wild/George Washington University An arterial inflammatory disease called atherosclerosis is the United States’ leading cause of death, but about half of American adults over 45 have the condition and don’t know it, according to the National Institutes of Health. Characterized by plaque buildup inside the arteries, the vascular superhighways that push blood from
Structured Graphical Abstract Effects of 1-year resistance, aerobic, or combined exercise training on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile: the CardioRACE trial. Aerobic exercise alone or combined aerobic plus resistance exercise, but not resistance exercise alone, improved CVD risk profile (composite Z-score) compared with no-exercise control (Z-score values below 0 indicate favorable changes in CVD risk
Mansoor Amiji, University Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical Engineering at Northeastern. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University One of the great promises in the field of cancer immunotherapy is the emergence of cancer vaccines. Unlike traditional vaccines that are tailored to infectious diseases, cancer vaccines work by teaching the immune system to
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that the bone mineral density at the femoral neck decreased, but the structural properties were maintained or even slightly improved during a year-long multicomponent exercise training intervention in 70- to 85-year-old men and women who had previously been physically inactive…
TOPLINE: Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), a noninvasive technique that uses low-intensity electrical currents to modulate brain activity, is an effective intervention for treating chronic insomnia, especially in older people, results of a relatively large study suggested. METHODOLOGY: The double-blind study included 124 adults with chronic insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep and early
MedPage Today) — As physicians at one of the largest public hospitals in the country, we have left some patient interactions feeling demoralized. This occurs most often when it is clear that medical interventions are incapable of overcoming the…
Research shows that cardiac deaths increase by nearly 5% from Dec. 25 until Jan. 7. For those who already have a higher risk of a cardiovascular event like a heart attack or stroke, stress brought on by the holidays can push matters to a breaking point…
MedPage Today) — Even in states with laws requiring athletic facilities to have an on-site automated external defibrillator (AED), the odds of bystander AED use for cardiac arrests remain low. (JAMA Internal Medicine) A quadriceps strength test…