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07 Oct Catching Breast Cancer Early Is Still Critical
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Madeleine M A Tilanus-Linthorst PhD Department of Surgery Erasmus University Medical Centre – Cancer Institute Rotterdam, Netherlands Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Medical Research: Why is this study important? Response: This prospective nationwide study investigates whether tumor stage (size and axillary nodal involvement) still has...07 Oct Chronic Statins Reduce Heart Attack Damage
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Giancarlo Marenzi, M.D. Centro Cardiologico Monzino Milan, Italy Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Marenzi: Pre-treatment with statins in patients with stable angina or non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing elective or urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been...06 Oct Biologics Slightly Increase Risk of Demyelinating Disease In Patients with IBD
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Nynne Nyboe Andersen, MD Department of Epidemiology Research Statens Serum Institut Denmark Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Response: The use of TNF-α inhibitors, including infliximab, adalimumab and certolizumab pegol to treat people with inflammatory bowel disease is increasing worldwide and has improved the medical treatment...05 Oct Multicenter Trial Fails To Show Benefit of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Prior To Heart Surgery
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Meybohm, MHBAConsultant for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Frankfurt Dept. Of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy Frankfurt Germany Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Meybohm: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is reported...05 Oct Genome Wide Testing May Make Transplantation More Personalized
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in Author Interviews, Personalized Medicine, Transplantation, University of Pennsylvania
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Brendan J. Keating, DPhil Assistant professor of Transplant Surgery Penn Medicine Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Genetic studies in transplantation have been plagued by small samples and very complex phenotypes/outcomes of patients. Transplanted individuals are typically on...
05 Oct Young Black Colon Cancer Patients Have Greater Risk of Recurrence
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in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Colon Cancer, Genetic Research, JNCI, Mayo Clinic, Race/Ethnic Diversity
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Harry H. Yoon, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Yoon: In the U.S., the survival of patients with colon cancer is known to differ by race, with individuals of black race having...
04 Oct Recurrence Rates Fall For In-Situ Ductal Breast Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Kimberly J. Van Zee, MD, FACS Surgical oncologist Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Medical Research: Why is this study important? Dr. Van Zee: It is very important because the 4 large studies that randomized women with DCIS to radiation or not after they had breast-conserving surgery all began between...29 Sep Creatine Supplement Increased Muscle Mass But Not Strength or Function in RA Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Andrew B Lemmey School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences Bangor University Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Prof. Lemmey: Substantial loss of lean mass (LM; mostly skeletal muscle) is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as we...24 Sep Death Rate of HIV-Infected Youth Increased Thirty Fold
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Gayatri Mirani MD and Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana Paige L. Williams, PhD Department of Biostatistics Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA 02115 Medical Research: What is the background for this study Response: Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has resulted in...18 Sep Intermittent Androgen Deprivation May Improve QoL in Prostate Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Sindy Magnan, MD, MSc, FRCPC Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medicine CHU de Québe Université Laval Québec City, Québec, Canada Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Magnan : Androgen deprivation is the standard therapy for patients with advanced or recurrent prostate cancer....16 Sep Brain Damage From Chronic Hypertension Studied
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in AHA Journals, Author Interviews, Blood Pressure - Hypertension, Cognitive Issues, Mental Health Research
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Daniela Carnevale, PhD, Researcher Laboratory of Giuseppe Lembo, MD, PhD Dept. of Molecular Medicine “Sapienza” University of Rome & Dept. of Angiocardioneurology and Translational Medicine IRCCS Neuromed – Technology Park Località Camerelle Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Carnevale: Nowadays, one of the most demanding...
14 Sep Elevated Uric Acid Correlates With High Risk of Acute Kidney Injury
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD Nephrology Fellow Departments of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Program director: Suzanne Norby, MD Co-authors: Charat Thongprayoon, MD, Andrew M. Harrison, BS and Stephen B. Erickson, MD Project mentors: Stephen B. Erickson, MD Departments of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN...12 Sep Study Suggests Further Research of Melatonin To Decrease MS Relapses Warranted
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Mauricio F. Farez Center for Research on Neuroimmunological Diseases (CIEN) Raúl Carrea Institute for Neurological Research (FLENI) Buenos Aires, Argentina Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Farez: We were intrigued by our initial observation that Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...05 Sep Visual Training Can Reduce Extent of Functional Blindness
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Paul Miller PhD student The University of Queensland Australia Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: All humans have a blind spot in each eye where the optic nerve, which sends signals to the brain, passes through the retina, the light sensitive layer...01 Sep Some Heart Failure Patients Without AFib May Benefit From Anticoagulation
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Line Melgaard MSc. Industrial Medicine, PhD student AALBORG Univerity Hospital Thrombosis Research Center Aalborg Aalborg Hospital Science and Innovation Center Aalborg Denmark Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: In recent years, use of the CHA2DS2-VASc score in predicting ischemic stroke,...27 Aug Male Pattern Hair Loss Drugs Risk Significant Side Effects
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Abdulmaged M. Traish, MBA, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Urology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA 02118 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? Dr. Traish: This study was undertaken to evaluate the data in the contemporary literature on the use of...26 Aug Radiation Protection Offered By Single Injection Post Exposure
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Carla Kantara, Ph.D. Postdoctoral fellow Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Kantara: The increasing threats of radiation exposure and nuclear disasters have become a significant...25 Aug Study Finds Poor Adherence To Guidelines For Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: John P. Haran MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Haran: The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) publishes evidence based guidelines for the treatment of...25 Aug How Many Screening Tests Are Needed For Psoriasis Patients on Biologics?
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: William W. Huang, MD, MPH Assistant Professor and Program Director Wake Forest School of Medicine Department of Dermatology Winston-Salem, NC 27104 Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Huang: This particular study was an update of a previous study...12 Aug Penn Developed Sarcoidosis Score Reliably Measures Disease Activity
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in Author Interviews, Biomarkers, Dermatology, JAMA, Pulmonary Disease, University of Pennsylvania
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Misha A. Rosenbach, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Dermatology in Medicine Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Rosenbach: Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology where...
12 Aug Metformin Linked With Increased Mortality In Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Der-Cherng Tarng, MD, PhD Division of Nephrology Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Prof. Tarng: Metformin is generally recommended as a first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the...08 Aug Shorter Courses of Radiation For Breast Cancer Found Safe and Effective with Fewer Side Effects
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in Author Interviews, Cancer Research, JAMA, Radiation Therapy, University of Michigan
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil Associate Professor and Deputy Chair Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: In recent years, there has been accumulating evidence from clinical trials that have supported the long-term...