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Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.
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Aspirin and warfarin equally effective in heart failure patients. |
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EurekAlert: Long-awaited results of 1 of the largest-ever studies of heart failure could mean that more doctors and their patients will choose less costly aspirin therapy Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
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Combination of two mTor inhibitors reverses liver tumor growth. |
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Idibell: The combination of two inhibitors of protein mTOR stops the growth of primary liver cancer and destroys tumour cells, according to a study by researchers of the Group of Metabolism and Cancer at Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL). The study results are been published on the online edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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Two types of macrophage cell lines identified. |
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TUM: His findings reveal that there are two distinct macrophage cell lines that continue into adult life and that these two lineages have different origins. The research was recently published in Science magazine.
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American College of Rheumatology issues lupus nephritis guidelines. |
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EurekAlert: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued newly created guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis—a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) where the disease attacks the kidneys. Previously, only general guidelines for SLE existed for clinicians. The guidelines, available today in Arthritis Care & Research, are specific to lupus nephritis and include methods for identifying renal disease, newer therapies, and treatment of pregnant SLE patients with kidney involvement.
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Use of earplugs in the intensive care unit reduces patient cognitive disturbance by 50%. |
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EurekAlert: Patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) often become confused or delirious soon after, or within a few days of, admittance to the ICU. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care shows that use of earplugs can result in better sleep (as reported by the patients), lower the incidence of confusion, and delay the onset of cognitive disturbances.
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