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26 Jan Regrowing Axons Not Enough To Make Functional New Nerves
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in Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological Disorders, Stem Cells
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Zhigang He, PhD, BM Professor of Neurology and Michela Fagiolini, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115, USA Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Drs. Fagiolini and He: Brain or spinal cord injury...
24 Jan Virtual Tumor Model Allows Precision Treatment of Glioblastomas
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in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Genetic Research, Personalized Medicine, UCLA
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Chirag Patil, MD American Board Certified Neurosurgeon Brain & Spine Tumor Program Lead Investigator, Precision Medicine Initiative Against Brain Cancer Program Director, Neurosurgical Residence training program Director, Center for Neurosurgical Outcomes Research Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California MedicalResearch.com Editor’s note: Dr. Patil’s research is focused...
22 Jan HPV Strains Raise Risk of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
More on HPV on MedicalResearch.com MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Ilir Agalliu, M.D., Sc.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health and Department of Urology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus Bronx, NY Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Burk: We performed this study since we...22 Jan Antibiotics Use in Acne Unintentionally Lower S. aureus Colonization
More on Dermatology on MedicalResearch.com MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Gregory R. Delost, DO University Hospitals Regional Hospitals Richmond Heights, OH MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Dr. Delost: Acne vulgaris is a common dermatological disorder with an incidence of approximately 85% in adolescents and young adults. Treatment options include...21 Jan Melanoma Can Arise From Moles on the Soles and Palms
More on Dermatology on MedicalResearch.com MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Jennifer A. Stein MD PhD Associate Professor Department of Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology NYU Langone Medical Center Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Stein: Although acral melanoma is not a...15 Jan Metformin May Inhibit Progression of Pancreatic Cancer In Obese Patients
More on Pancreatic Cancer on MedicalResearch.com MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dai Fukumura, M.D., Ph.D. Joao Incio, M.D. and Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D Edwin L. Steele Laboratory Department of Radiation Oncology Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr....15 Jan Bone Scans May Be Useful In Early Diagnosis of Calciphylaxis
More interviews with researchers from JAMA on MedicalResearch.com MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH Department of Dermatology Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and Suchismita Paul, MD Medical student at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, at the time of the study now with Department of Medicine and Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Jackson Memorial Medical Research: What...13 Jan Complete Heart Block Still Raises Mortality in Myocardial Infarction Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Tanush Gupta, MD Chief Resident & Instructor of Medicine and Prakash Harikrishnan, MD Fellow in Cardiology New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Response: Complete heart block (CHB) is a relatively frequent complication in...28 Dec End Of Life Discussions Occur Late in Blood Cancer Patients’ Disease
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in Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, End of Life Care, JAMA, Leukemia
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Oreofe O. Odejide, MD Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Odejide: The care that patients with hematologic cancers receive near the end of life is distinct from patients with...
24 Dec Topical Mupirocin Changes Sinus Microbiome
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Tara F Carr, MD Assistant Professor, Medicine and Otolaryngology Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Training Program Director Director, Adult Allergy Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85724 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main...24 Dec Second Cancer Risk Remains Elevated After Treatment of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Michael van Leeuwen PhD Department of Epidemiology Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Over the last decades cure rates for Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients have increased dramatically. Cure and long-term survival may,...23 Dec Focus Groups Help Develop Patient-Centered Decision Support For Stroke Patients and Caregivers
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Carole Decker, RN, PhD, CPHQ, FAHA Director, Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City, MO 64111 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Decker: Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the fifth leading...23 Dec Does Nutritional Support Benefit Hospitalized Patients?
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Philipp Schuetz, MD, MPH University Department of Medicine Clinic for Endocrinology/Metabolism/Clinical Nutrition, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland Medical Faculty of the University of Basel Basel, Switzerland Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Schuetz: Malnutrition is common in hospitalised patients and associated with...22 Dec Understanding the role of genomic “dark matter” in the immune response to tumors
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Benjamin Greenbaum, PhD Assistant Professor and Professor Nina Bhardwaj MD PhD Hematology and Medical Oncology Tisch Cancer Institute Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY 10029 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Response: It has recently become clear that, due to...09 Dec Overtesting in Stable Diabetes Leads To Overtreatment
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Rozalina G. McCoy, M.D. Senior Associate Consultant Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. McCoy: Blood glucose monitoring is an integral component of managing diabetes. Glycosylated hemoglobin...03 Dec No Increase Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence With Antidepressants While On Tamoxifen
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Reina Haque, PhD, MPH Research scientist Department of Research & Evaluation Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pasadena Calif Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Haque: Tamoxifen is a commonly prescribed generic drug taken by women with breast cancer to...02 Dec Who Are The Super Responders To Cancer Therapies?
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Vinay Prasad MD, MPH Division of Hematology Oncology in the Knight Cancer Institute Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Prasad: Super responders to cancer drugs...29 Nov Surgical Treatment An Option For Patients With Recalcitrant Sleep Apnea
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Soroush Zaghi, MD Department of Head and Neck Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA University of California, Los Angeles MedicalResearch: What is the central message for clinicians and surgeons from your results? Dr. Zaghi: Multiple studies from different practitioners and institutions agree that Maxillomandibular Advancement (MMA) is a highly...23 Nov Breast Cancer Survival Strongly Depends On Where First Metastases Develops
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Paul K Newton PhD Professor of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center USC Viterbi University of Southern California University Park Campus Los Angeles, CA 90089-4012 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Newton: We obtained a longitudinal...20 Nov Pancreatic Cancer May Be Inhibited By Signaling Peptide
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Dr. Véronique Orian-Rousseau Group Leader Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik (ITG) Campus Nord Karlsruhe Germany Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Our group is working on the role of cell adhesion molecules...18 Nov Specific Symptom Associations May Determine Persistence of Depression
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Claudia van Borkulo, MSc University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen Department of Psychiatry, Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, Groningen, the Netherlands Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: We consider psychiatric...17 Nov Obese and Normal Weight Patients Do Equally Well After Liver Transplantation
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in Author Interviews, Hepatitis - Liver Disease, Surgical Research, Transplantation, Weight Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Barry Schlansky, M.D., M.P.H Assistant Professor of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Medical Research: What are the main findings and significance of this study? Dr. Schlansky: This study examines how obese patients fare before and after liver transplantation. Similar to other researchers, we found that obese...