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In the study, when sucrose compared to octasulfate to placebo dressing in 240 patients with neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers, wound healing was knowingly improved among patients given the active dressing. Currently there are no proven treatments for neuroischemic ulcers, defined as those arising in the presence of both peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease, with the latter condition significantly worsening prognosis. This study was published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that tiny tube-like protrusions called primary cilia on cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The discovery has advanced efforts to make stem cell-derived RPE for transplantation into patients with geographic atrophy, otherwise known as dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study findings were published in the Cell Reports.
According to a new study, researchers aimed to compare the accuracy, measured as priority level, between two Swedish dispatch protocols, the three-graded priority protocol Medical Index and a newly developed prototype, the four-graded priority protocol, RETTS-A. Emergency medical dispatching should be as accurate as possible to ensure patient safety and optimize the use of ambulance resources.
A new study published in the issue of Neurology revealed that testing the level of caffeine in the blood might support the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The study found that people with Parkinson's disease had considerably lower levels of caffeine in their blood than people without the disease, although they consumed the same amount of caffeine.
According to this study, a new research on NASA has been developed, which is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system that might support life. Yuka Fujii said, "Using a model that more realistically simulates atmospheric conditions, we discovered a new process that controls the habitability of exoplanets and will guide us in identifying candidates for further study." This new research published in the Astrophysical Journal.
Trypophobia, commonly known as "fear of holes," is linked to a physiological response associated with disgust of fear, according to a new study published in PeerJ. The study findings provide a deeper understanding of the visual system and how visual processing may contribute to a range of other phobic reactions.
The use of folic acid and multivitamin supplements by women before and during pregnancy was associated with a lower likelihood of autism spectrum disorder in children but this finding needs to be interpreted with caution because other factors could explain it. The study findings were published in the JAMA Psychiatry
A new study showed a development in perioperative analgesia and mortality scoring systems, changes to intra-operative anaesthetic technique and strategies to reduce the requirement for blood transfusion. Patients suffering a hip fracture are usually elderly, with a median age of 83 years, and co-existing chronic illnesses. Around 30% of patients with hip fracture also suffer from cognitive dysfunction and the requirement for urgent surgery in this patient group can be challenging to the anaesthetist.
In pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), global placental perfusion was significantly decreased and regional variation of placental perfusion significantly increased as pregnancies progressed, findings that point to non-invasive imaging providing an early warning of placental dysfunction. A Children's National Health System (CNHS) researchers report placental perfusion abnormalities in pregnancies complicated by fetal CHD measured using non-invasive fetal MRI techniques.
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a small, organ-on-a-chip device that is especially good for modeling atherosclerosis – the constriction of blood vessels that is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. The device could potentially help better understand patients atherosclerosis and develop new treatments.
A new study published in the recent issue Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reveals new insights into the role of self-help in inpatient psychotherapy. The inpatient psychotherapy in combination with self-help program can improve the depressive symptoms or prevent relapse.
