The objective of this study was to provide an epidemiological description of dietary supplement exposures reported to Poison control center (PCC) in the United States (US) over a 13-year period.
Fluid overload appears to be an important modifier of outcome in critically ill children, implying that additional research is needed focused on strategies for preventing or mitigating this risk. Researchers described the methods to measure fluid balance, define fluid overload, and evaluate the association between fluid balance and outcomes in critically ill children.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has indicated that adults aged 65 years and older who are hospitalized with fever or respiratory symptoms during influenza seasons are less likely to have a provider-ordered influenza test than younger patients.
A new study of nursing homes in California published in the journal Production and Operations Management found that some nursing homes inflate their self-assessment reporting to improve their score in the Five-Star Quality Rating System employed by Medicare to help consumers.
According to a study, few identified factors have raised questions about the quality of care for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), along with the presence of large geographic variation in the rates and extent of surgery, poorly defined indications, and lack of ESS-specific quality metrics. Primary outcomes were the 5-year observed and risk-adjusted ESS revision rate. Logistic regression was used to develop a risk adjustment model for the primary outcome
Children who experience abuse and neglect early in life are more likely to have problems in social relationships and underachieve academically as adults. The journal Child Development published the study.
Scientists from TWINCORE have published new insights on the processes involved in liver inflammation in the Journal of Hepatology. Type I interferons, limit viral replication and thereby help the immune cells to control the viral pathogen. On the other hand, type I interferons delay the regeneration of immune cells, which are important to adjust and maintain the immune balance within the liver during acute inflammation.
In a new research published in Cancer Cell, scientists wanted to fight the often fatal acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) by disabling parts of the machinery in cells called the transcriptional machinery that determines when genes are switched on and off. Researchers have developed a way of side-lining one of the most dangerous bad actors in leukaemia. The approach depends on throwing a molecular wrench into the gears of an important machine that sets genes into motion, enabling cancer cells to proliferate.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity. This is being done in the new MoveRoll project based on a smart rollator developed by VTT. The basic idea is that even a small increase in physical activity can have a major effect on the well-being of elderly.
In the current study, researchers declined a new evidence and guidance recommend against the practice of routine pre-operative laboratory tests. Despite these recommendations, the tradition of routine preoperative testing is still prevalent due many reasons. Guidance were provided on the use of pre-operative laboratory tests before elective surgeries for last one and half decades.
Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion guided by three-dimensional (3D) rotational angiography may be a valid alternative to the universally used two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), according to a study published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions.
According to a new study, researchers have defined atom-by-atom changes in a family of proteins linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a group of brain disorders known as frontotemporal dementia and degenerative diseases of muscle and bone. The study published in the journal Molecular Cell.