Clinical Research

Changing Clinical Practice: Too Fast Or Too Slow?

In this age of the 24-hour news cycle, instant access to all information everywhere, PubMed, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other ways to glean and share knowledge beyond the traditional stack of printed journals delivered to their door, phys ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2015 - 2:24pm

Mysterious Kidney Disease Blamed On Global Warming

Mesoamerican Nephropathy, a mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, according to a new study by Richard ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 17 2015 - 8:30am

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: More Extensive Epilepsy Surgery Yields Better Seizure Control

Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures and a new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients undergoing more extensive surgery. Seizures occurring i ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2015 - 10:55am

Common Shoulder Dislocation Can Heal Without Surgery

The acromio-clavicular joint is located at the top of the shoulder, between the collarbone and top of the shoulder blade. The AC joint is most commonly injured during sports, but can also be caused by motor vehicle accidents or falls. This dislocation is ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2015 - 6:30am

Research Biopsies Overused In Early Studies Of New Cancer Drugs

A team of academic cancer specialists has a way to lower drug discovery costs without politicians killing off one of the few remaining non-service industries in America: do less research. Currently, early cancer drug studies involve extra biopsies solely ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 21 2015 - 8:45am

Cell Therapy To Repair Long-Term Muscle Impairment From Sepsis

Scientists revealed mayor players in the severe muscle damage caused by sepsis, or septicemia, which explains why many patients suffer debilitating muscle impairment long-term after recovery. They propose a therapeutic approach based on mesenchymal stem c ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2015 - 10:59am

Early Deaths Among Dialysis And Kidney Transplant Patients Plummet

There is good news in the annual data report from the United States Renal Data System, coordinating center based at the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center, in partnership with Arbor Research Collaborative for Health.  ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2016 - 6:31am

Regular Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Mean Extra Heartbeats

Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats that have been linked to heart-or stroke-related morbidity and mortality. The study, which measured the chronic consumption of caffeinated products over a ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2016 - 4:00pm

You Don't Need A Detox

Early in the New Year is the traditional time for setting ambitious goals for better health, fitness and, often, a slimmer body. This resolve commonly reflects guilt stemming from the dissipation of the preceding festive season – and it often starts with ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 2 2016 - 7:30am

Link Between Red Meat And Heart Disease?

Though it was once common to claim that red meat caused heart disease, those turned out to be flawed epidemiological conclusions based on observational studies and things like food diaries.  A new study finds red meat metabolite levels high in acute heart ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2016 - 8:01am