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29 Jun Soluble Aspirin May Be Able To Cross Blood-Brain Barrier To Attack Glioblastomas
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr Kieran Breen PhD Director of Research, Brain Tumour Research University of Portsmouth, UK MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: There is evidence that aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) can be toxic to brain tumour cells. However, its existing preparations...28 Jun Survivors of Sepsis Require Complicated, Coordinated Follow-Up Care
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jochen Gensichen, MD, MSc, MPH Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine Konrad Reinhart, MD Center of Sepsis Control and Care Jena University Hospital Friedrich-Schiller-University School of Medicine Jena, Germany MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings? Response: Sepsis survivors face multiple long-term sequelae which result in increased...28 Jun “Do Everything Possible” Leads To Aggressive Care At End of Life
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr Magnolia Cardona-Morrell, MPH, PhD Senior Research Fellow The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research South Western Sydney Clinical School Sydney MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: We name the non beneficial treatments – those intensive procedures, medications or...23 Jun PET-CT Scan Can Guide Treatment in Advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Peter Johnson MA, MD, FRCP Professor of Medical Oncology Cancer Research UK Centre Southampton General Hospital Southampton MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Johnson: Based upon retrospective series looking at the ability of interim PET to predict the outcomes of...22 Jun Pioglitazone Is Safe and Effective Option For Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and NASH
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in Annals Internal Medicine, Author Interviews, Diabetes, Hepatitis - Liver Disease, Pharmacology
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Kenneth Cusi, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. Professor of Medicine VAMC staff Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism The University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32610-0226 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Cusi: Many patients with prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are not diagnosed...
21 Jun No Herbal or Plant Remedies Found Effective for Menopausal Night Sweats
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Taulant Muka, MD, MPH, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Epidemiology Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness are very common symptoms of menopause, affecting up to 80% of women. Despite the availability of...21 Jun Small Study Demonstrates Benefit of Stem Cell Transplantation in Hearts ‘Broken’ By STEMI
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Fu Guosheng MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiology Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a major cause of long term morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although we...21 Jun OCT Technology Improves Diagnosis of Skin Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Orit Markowitz, MD Director of Pigmented Lesions and Skin Cancer The Mount Sinai Hospital and Assistant Professor of Dermatology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Director of Pigmented lesions clinic Brooklyn VA, Adjunct Professor, Dermatology SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Chief of Dermatology Queens General...17 Jun Coronary CT Predicts Risk of Heart Disease in Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. David A. Halon MB ChB, FACC, FESC Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Director, Interventional Cardiology Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center Haifa, Israel MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Prof. Halon: Type 2 diabetics are well known to have more...15 Jun HIV Lymphoma Patients Now Candidates For Stem Cell Transplants
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Joseph Alvarnas, MD Associate clinical professor Department of hematology and Director of value-based analytics City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Alvarnas: Patients with HIV infection have a significantly increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma....14 Jun Drugs Labeled as ‘Sleep Disturbing’ May Not Contribute to Significant Sleep Disruption
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Anna-Therese Lehnich Zentrum für Klinische Epidemiologie (ZKE) c/o Institut für Medizinische Informatik Biometrie undEpidemiologie (IMIBE) MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Sleep disturbances and their consequences are often underestimated but they are of high importance with respect to public...14 Jun Observational Study Confirms SPRINT Trials’ Link Between Lower BP Target and Fewer CV Events
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Duk-Woo Park, MD, PhD Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center University of Ulsan College of Medicine and National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency Seoul, Republic of Korea MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Currently, less restrictive blood pressure (BP) target by...08 Jun PD-L1 Agent Atezolizumab Effective in 25% of Metastatic Urothelial Cancers
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Arjun Balar MD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Co-Leader Genitourinary Cancers Program NYU Langone Medical Center Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Balar: Standard treatment for advanced urothelial cancer includes cisplatin chemotherapy. But more than half of patients...07 Jun Ventricular Arrhythmias Are Common in Patients With Advanced Cancers and ICDs
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Andrés Enriquez, MD Heart Rhythm Service Queen’s University and Kingston General Hospital Kingston, Ontario, Canada MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Enriquez: An increasingly frequent scenario for professionals who work with cardiac implantable devices is being called from the Oncology...05 Jun Multiple Myeloma: Thalidomide Derivative Lenalidomide Improved Survival After Chemo and Stem Cell Transplant
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Philip McCarthy, BA, MD Professor of Oncology Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Roswell Park Cancer Institute Associate Professor of Medicine Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14263 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What...02 Jun French Grape Seed Extract May Help Eliminate Cancer Stem Cells
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ajay Goel, Ph.D. Professor, and Director of Center for Epigenetics and Cancer Preventio Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Goel: One of the areas in which I am interested is examining the...31 May HIV Treatment Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Risk of HIV Infection
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Steven Grinspoon, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School MGH Endowed Chair in Neuroendocrinology and Metabolism Director, MGH Program in Nutritional Metabolism and Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard MGH Boston, MA 02114 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr....30 May Brain Cleaning Cells Have Important Role in Epilepsy
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Amanda Sierra, PhD Research Professor and Group Leader Ramón y Cajal Fellow Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience Laida Bidea Bizkaia Science and Technology Park Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Sierra: Microglia phagocytosis of apoptotic cells...27 May Inflammatory Biomarker CRP Linked To Heart Disease Risk in African American Women
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Norman C. Wang, M.D., M.S., Assistant professor University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Samar R. El Khoudary, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant professor of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: We examined...21 May NYU Dermatologist Discusses Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
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in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Dermatology, Immunotherapy, Melanoma, NYU/NYMC
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Melissa A. Wilson, MD, PhD Assistant professor of Medical Oncology NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center MedicalResearch.com: What are the most common types of skin cancer? Dr. Wilson: Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. With rare exception, all are related to sun exposure. MedicalResearch.com: Are some...
19 May Intensive Blood Pressure Control Benefited Elderly, Did Not Increase Falls
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Interim Chair, Internal Medicine Program Director, Sticht Center on Aging Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Sticht Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC 27157 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?...19 May Melatonin May Improve Blood Pressure Control Through Circadian Rhythm Regulation
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Denis Gubin The Tyumen Medical University Tyumen, Russia MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Gubin: The older we get, the more likely our circadian rhythms are disrupted. For example, blood pressure, BP, not only tends to increase but...16 May Antibiotics Increase Oxygen in Bowel, Allowing Salmonella To Thrive
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Andreas J. Bäumler, Ph.D Editor, Infection and Immunity Associate Editor, PLOS Pathogens Section Editor, EcoSal Plus Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Vice Chair of Research University of California, Davis School of Medicine Davis, California MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are...16 May Insurers Can Pay High Cost of Hepatitis C Drugs, But Not Benefit If Patient Switches Plans
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in Author Interviews, Cost of Health Care, Gastrointestinal Disease, Hepatitis - Liver Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Darius Lakdawalla PhD Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation School of Pharmacy Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy University of Southern California MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Lakdawalla: New treatments for hepatitis-C are highly effective but also involve...
13 May Mitoxantrone for Severe MS Linked To Increased Risk of Colon Cancer and Leukemia
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in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Colon Cancer, Immunotherapy, Leukemia, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: PD Dr. Mathias Buttmann Senior Consultant Neurologist and Head of the Multiple Sclerosis Outpatient Clinic University of Wuerzburg Wuerzburg, Germany MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Buttmann: The synthetic anthracenedione mitoxantrone is approved for disease-modifying treatment of patients with...
12 May After CPR, Some Donor Hearts Still Suitable For Heart Transplantation
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jaimin Trivedi, MD, MPH Instructor Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40202 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Trivedi: There is a donor heart shortage in United States and certain donor hearts are likely...11 May Small Trial Paves Way for Larger Study of Fat-Derived Stem Cells for Heart Failure
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Timothy D. Henry, MD, MSCAI Director, Division of Cardiology Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Henry: Heart failure it the #1 cause of morbidity, mortality and cost in the United States today. Patients with Class 3...09 May Four Reasons Why Women Receive Fewer Statins Than Men For Heart Disease
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in Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Gender Differences, Heart Disease, PLoS, Women's Heart Health
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Alexander Turchin, MD, MS Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Medicine Endocrinology Boston, MA 02115 MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Turchin: It is known that...