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Medical Xpress / How B-cell receptor types shape lymphoma cell survival and growth
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered new insights that may aid in understanding and potentially treating one of the most common and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to findings published in Science ...
Medical Xpress / Slow brain pulsations in people with narcolepsy resemble those of healthy sleep
A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain's glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.
Medical Xpress / How pediatric brain tumors grow: Blocking a chemical messenger could offer new route to treatment
The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors. Although this type of tumor is usually not life-threatening, the unchecked growth of tumor ...
Medical Xpress / Clopidogrel might be better than aspirin for long-term heart disease
A comprehensive analysis of nearly 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) suggests that clopidogrel, a commonly prescribed blood thinner, is more effective than aspirin in preventing serious heart and stroke events, ...
Medical Xpress / Asthma chip reveals treatable subtype in 70% of patients
A simple blood test could make asthma treatment more precise, more effective—and potentially more affordable. Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) and the Medical University of Vienna ...
Medical Xpress / Digital twin-guided ablation reduces arrhythmia recurrence in persistent atrial fibrillation, clinical trial finds
Adding digital twin-guided ablation to a standard ablation technique improved outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at the ESC Congress ...
Medical Xpress / No support found for dual antiplatelet therapy after cardiac bypass surgery over aspirin alone
Dual antiplatelet therapy after cardiac bypass surgery is no more effective than acetylsalicylic acid alone and also increases the risk of serious bleeding. This is shown in a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet ...
Medical Xpress / Stopping oral anticoagulation therapy after successful atrial fibrillation ablation may lower risk of harm
Discontinuing oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy resulted in a lower risk of a composite of stroke, systemic embolism or major bleeding than continuing OAC therapy in patients who had successful ablation for atrial fibrillation ...
Medical Xpress / Study ties genetics and common anticoagulant to risk of intracranial hemorrhage
A study published in JAMA Neurology found that patients with atrial fibrillation who were treated with Eliquis (apixaban) and carry the APOE e4 genetic allele have a higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding within ...
Medical Xpress / Extended blood-thinning treatment lowers recurrence in at-risk patients with provoked venous thromboembolism: Study
Apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily significantly reduced symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence, with a low risk of major bleeding, in patients with provoked VTE and enduring risk factors, according to late-breaking ...
Medical Xpress / Worse outcomes with aspirin in high-risk chronic coronary syndrome patients requiring long-term anticoagulation: Trial
Adding aspirin increased the risk of cardiovascular events, death and major bleeding in high-risk patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) who had prior stenting and were receiving long-term chronic oral anticoagulation ...
Medical Xpress / Early aspirin discontinuation linked to benefits in low-risk patients with myocardial infarction
Among low-risk patients with acute MI who underwent early complete revascularization and received one month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy was noninferior to continued DAPT for adverse cardiovascular ...
