No benefit of vitamin K in improving mortality or reducing calcification in dialysis patients: Study Medha Baranwal1 Jan 2024 7:00 AM ISTRomania: A systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Clinical Kidney Journal summarized the impact of vitamin K supplementation in dialysis...
People with low levels of vitamin K likely to have poor lung function Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Aug 2023 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a large study that people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs and are more likely to suffer with...
Higher vitamin D levels in brains improve cognitive function Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jan 2023 9:45 AM ISTAn estimated 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, a number that's expected to rise as the global population ages. To find treatments that...
Higher intake of vitamin K may lower risk of bone fracture late in life Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2022 12:00 PM ISTBreaking bones can be life changing events-especially as we age, when hip fractures can become particularly damaging and result in disability,...
Regimens of High doses of vitamin K may prevent vitamin K deficiency in very preterm infants Dr.Niharika Harsha B22 Nov 2022 8:30 PM ISTA new trial found that when compared to 0.3mg IM vitamin K birth prophylaxis, 1mg and 0.5 mg doses resulted in high sufficiency on follow-up. The...
Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: CHEST guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Sept 2022 9:15 AM ISTThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on the perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy....
In Rheumatic heart disease AF, rivaroxaban use raises death, stroke risk: INVICTUS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Aug 2022 8:00 PM ISTRheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition resulting from heart valve damage caused by rheumatic fever. One in five patients with...
Vitamin K prevents cell death: a new function for a long-known molecule Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Aug 2022 11:00 AM ISTVitamin K is well-known for its blood clotting and bone building properties but today a new study published in Nature reports on a novel function for...
Dietary vitamin K consumption reduces osteoarthritis knee pain, study suggests Jacinthlyn Sylvia22 July 2022 8:30 PM ISTChina: In a new study conducted by Zetao Liao and team, it was found that there is a connection between increased vitamin K consumption and reduced...
Lower Vitamin K2 levels linked to uncontrolled hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes Medha Baranwal16 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTEgypt: Serum vitamin K2 level is significantly lower in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, especially with uncontrolled hyperglycemia, a recent study has...
Journal Club - Less Bleeding With Factor XI Inhibitor finds PACIFIC AF trial Dr. Nandita Mohan4 May 2022 6:35 PM ISTAn enormous amount of developments have taken place in the development of safe and effective anticoagulants and a number of anticoagulants including...
AAP emphasizes need of Vitamin K for newborns amid rising parental refusal Medha Baranwal15 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in its recently released policy announcement has emphasized the need for newborns for vitamin K amid rising...
