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New research funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by a team from Stanford University has identified a biologic target that may point to new therapeutic approaches to treating celiac diseases. The discovery involves an enzyme that appears to block the activity of another enzyme...
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Findings from new research conducted at Loyola Medicine report that the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms drastically prolongs the time to diagnosis of celiac disease, significantly increasing the risk for adverse effects from the condition. On average, patients who presented with GI symptoms...
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A press release issued last week by the American Academy of Dermatology highlighted the growing interest among patients and practitioners in topically applied cannabis for the treatment of a variety of dermatologic conditions. Jeannette Jacknin, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist in Encinitas...
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Results from a study conducted at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) provide new insight into why osteoarthritis risk increased with age, and the findings may inform the development of new treatments to preserve joint health. Researchers found that certain proteins are associated with the...
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Lyme disease, an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi transferred via tick bite, affects some 300,000 people in the US each year. In most cases, patients are treated with a 2- to 3-week course of antibiotics, and recover without lasting problems. But a small number of affected...
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An article in the current month’s edition of Critical Care Nursing seeks to raise awareness of an uncommon, but lethal cause of abdominal pain in acute and critically ill patients. The condition, mesenteric ischemia and infarction (MI), produces symptoms similar to more common gastrointestinal...
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Research results from Michigan Medicine’s Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center has shed new light on the connection between body weight and pain. Investigator Andrew Schrepf, PhD, noted that although a positive association between overweight and chronic pain has been well known, “…the assumption...
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A study published last week in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery concludes that, contrary to prevailing belief, most patients who have undergone hip or knee replacement surgery but who live alone can nonetheless be safely discharged to continue recovery at home. Current practice has generally...
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A new smartphone app that enables postoperative wound monitoring is getting universal approval from patients and has reduced readmissions rates for follow-up care, according to findings from a small study. The app, called WoundCare, was developed by researchers from the Wisconsin Institute of...
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Findings from a study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) point to a cost-effective approach to enhancing patient outcomes from joint replacement procedures. Introduction of 1-on-1 education prior to surgery, coupled with access to a web-based instructional microsite resulted in better...