• EU Panel Backs Icosapent Ethyl for CV Event Reduction

  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of icosapent ethyl to reduce the risk for cardiovascular (CV) events in pat

  2021-02-20

• Engineering multifunctional bactericidal nanofibers for abdominal hernia repair

  The engineering of multifunctional surgical bactericidal nanofibers with inherent suitable mechanical and biological properties, through facile and cheap fabrication technology, is a great challenge.

  2021-02-20

• PICaSSO Tool Promising for Predicting Histologic Remission in Ulcerative Colitis

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The recently developed Paddington International Virtual ChromoendoScopy ScOre (PICaSSO) accurately identified both endoscopic and histologic remission in ulcerative colitis

  2021-02-12

• Afternoon Napping Tied to Better Cognition in Older Adults

  Afternoon napping by older adults is tied to better memory and improved language skills, new research suggests.A randomized study of more than 2000 elderly persons in China showed that those who engag

  2021-02-03

• Aspirin Linked to Reduced Bladder, Breast Cancer Mortality

  The use of low-dose aspirin among older people shows no effect in reducing the incidence of certain cancer types. However, the treatment — particularly with frequency of at least three times

  2021-02-02

• High-throughput screening and validation of antibodies against synaptic proteins to explore opioid signaling dynamics

  Antibodies represent powerful tools to examine signal transduction pathways. Here, we present a strategy integrating multiple state-of-the-art methods to produce, validate, and utilize antibodies. Foc

  2021-02-02

• Falls in the Elderly: Causes, Injuries, and Management

  Adapted image of an intertrochanteric hip fracture from Aqil A, Desai A, Dramis A, Hossain S. J Med Case Rep. 2010;4:390. [Open access.] PMID: 21118535, PMCID: PMC3012042.Michael K Abraham, MD; Nicole

  2021-02-02

• Review of biosensing with whispering-gallery mode lasers

  Lasers are the pillars of modern optics and sensing. Microlasers based on whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) are miniature in size and have excellent lasing characteristics suitable for biosensing. WGM l

  2021-02-02