USPSTF recommends screening for latent TB infection in at-risk persons Medha Baranwal4 May 2023 9:00 AM ISTUSA: The USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force) has released a recommendation statement on screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in...
Significant serum cystatin C and lipoprotein abnormalities found in type 2 diabetes patients with nephropathy: Study Medha Baranwal3 May 2023 9:45 AM ISTEthiopia: A recent study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology has revealed a significant serum cystatin C and lipoprotein in type 2 diabetes...
Elevated serum vitamin B12 levels tied to severity and prognosis of chronic viral liver disease Aditi2 May 2023 10:15 AM ISTChronic liver disease is an immuno-compromised state, it is well known established fact but there are falsely elevated vitamin B12 levels in patients...
Obese asthmatics may have dysfunction in distal airways at baseline that worsens with methacholine Medha Baranwal1 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Researchers have found in a new study that people with asthma and obesity have significant dysfunction in the distal airways at baseline that...
Wet-suction technique in EUS-FNB yields higher tissue core rate than slow-pull method Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran27 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTItaly: Researchers have found in a new research that wet-suction technique in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) using...
Pregnant women may have highest NT-proBNP in first trimester compared to third trimester Medha Baranwal25 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in JACC: Advances has shown significantly higher NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) in women in their...
Increased uric acid to HDL-C ratio predicts elevated metabolic risk in diabetes patients Medha Baranwal24 April 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: A recent study has found a positive association between uric acid/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and visceral fat area (VFA)...
New model may predict muscular calf vein thrombosis risk in acute COPD exacerbation Medha Baranwal21 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: Researchers from China have developed a nomogram for predicting muscular calf vein thrombosis (MCVT) in patients with acute exacerbation of...
Noninvasive glucose estimation possible by measuring glycated albumin levels in tears, saliva among diabetics Medha Baranwal21 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTJapan: As diabetes-related biomarkers, glycated albumin (GA) in saliva and tear specimens can be measured noninvasively, researchers state in a recent...
Hypochromic Red Cells Identified as Potential Biomarker for Mortality Risk Among Systemic Sclerosis Patients Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran18 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTGermany: A new study has found that hypochromic red cells (HRC) may be used as a biomarker for predicting mortality risk among systemic sclerosis...
Complete amyloid plaque clearance with donanemab slows progression of Alzheimer's disease: JAMA Medha Baranwal14 April 2023 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Baseline amyloid levels are inversely associated with chances of achieving complete amyloid clearance and directly related to the magnitude of...
Higher TyG index tied to risk of elevated BP in healthy people Medha Baranwal13 April 2023 10:30 AM ISTSouth Korea: A higher triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is positively associated with a risk of increased blood pressure (BP) in normal healthy people,...
