Drug used to control blood pressure may improve cancer patients’ response to immunotherapy
The same biochemical triggers that spur a “fight or flight” response when we encounter threats may help tumor cells to thrive. Source link...
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Better Outcomes after Epilepsy Surgery in Kids with Poor Seizure Control
Epilepsy surgery in children with refractory epilepsy, who have poor seizure control with medications, results in better outcomes, according to a study published in the...
Epilepsy: Taking Back Control of Your Life
Epilepsy is a complex disease of the brain that affects an estimated 65 million people around the world. In the United States, 1 in 26...
iMedicalApps: Annovera Birth Control Tracker
(MedPage Today) — One recent drug-specific medical app standout is the Annovera Birth Control Tracker for Annovera, a recently released vaginal ring contraceptive. Produced by...
Control trial proves effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 treatment
In just six months, the world’s largest randomized control trial on COVID-19 therapeutics has generated conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for the...
Does control of insensible evaporative water loss by two species of mesic parrot have a thermoregulatory role? [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Christine Elizabeth Cooper, Philip Carew Withers, Gerhard Körtner, and Fritz Geiser Insensible evaporative water loss (EWL) at or below thermoneutrality is generally assumed to be...
Co-occurrence of apathy and impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease
Congratulations Bonnie M. Scott, Robert S. Eisinger, Matthew R. Burns, Janine Lopes, Michael S. Okun, Aysegul Gunduz, Dawn Bowers on the publication of “Co-occurrence of apathy and impulse control disorders in...
Serotonergic control in initiating defensive responses to unexpected tactile stimuli in the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus kuroiwae [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Hitoshi Aonuma The decision to express either a defensive response or an escape response to a potential threat is crucial for insects to survive. This...
Experts review contribution of Task Force in prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
On 24 September 2020, the Friends of the Task Force met in the margins of the high-level segment of the 75thsession of the United Nations...
Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a 'dangerous fallacy'
A group of 80 researchers warn that a so-called herd immunity approach to managing COVID-19 by allowing immunity to develop in low-risk populations while protecting...
Impact of glycemic control status on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
Related Articles Impact of glycemic control status on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 01 30;20(1):36 Authors:...
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2020-2021
This statement updates the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics for the routine use of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications in the prevention and...
Atrial Fibrillation in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Predictors, Prevalence, and Efficacy of Rhythm Control Strategies.
Related Articles Atrial Fibrillation in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Predictors, Prevalence, and Efficacy of Rhythm Control Strategies. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 Sep;6(9):1118-1127 Authors: Donnellan E, Wazni...
Infectious or Recovered? Optimizing the Infectious Disease Detection Process for Epidemic Control and Prevention Based on Social Media.
Related Articles Infectious or Recovered? Optimizing the Infectious Disease Detection Process for Epidemic Control and Prevention Based on Social Media. Int J Environ Res Public...
Pulp Fibroblast Contribution to the Local Control of Pulp Inflammation via Complement Activation.
Pulp Fibroblast Contribution to the Local Control of Pulp Inflammation via Complement Activation. J Endod. 2020 Sep;46(9S):S26-S32 Authors: Le Fournis C, Jeanneau C, Roumani S,...
Tremor Control Devices for Essential Tremor: A Systematic Literature Review.
Related Articles Tremor Control Devices for Essential Tremor: A Systematic Literature Review. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2019;9: Authors: Castrillo-Fraile V, Peña EC, Gabriel...
Robot Sound Interpretation: Combining Sight and Sound in Learning-Based Control. (arXiv:1909.09172v2 [cs.RO] UPDATED)
We explore the interpretation of sound for robot decision making, inspired by human speech comprehension. While previous methods separate sound processing unit and robot controller,...