Adding triglyceride-lowering Omega-3 based medication to statins may lower stroke risk
Adding the triglyceride-lowering medication icosapent ethyl cut the risk of a first stroke by an additional 36% in patients already taking statin medications to treat high cholesterol.
Probiotics increase gut bacteria diversity in extremely preterm infants
Extremely preterm infants can suffer from a life-threatening inflammation of the gut. A new clinical study has shown that supplements of a lactic acid bacterium may have positive…
Dry eye disease negatively affects physical and mental health as well as vision
Patients suffering from dry eye disease symptoms have a lower quality of life compared to those without symptoms, a new study reports.
Stroke affecting the eye requires immediate treatment, can signal future vascular events
While most people think of strokes affecting the brain, they can also affect the eye. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare form of acute ischemic stroke…
Single dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reduces asymptomatic infections and potential for SARS-CoV-2 transmission
New data from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge suggests that a single dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce by four-fold the number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections.