Novel Workflow Closes the Gap in Detecting 5q-Spinal Muscular Atrophy
In their tailored 5q-SMA variant detection workflow published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases investigators were able to more accurately identify patients with 5q-SMA
Clustering method can better describe the pathological process in patients with traumatic brain injury
Monitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first week of hospitalisation can provide a more accurate…
Ultrafine particles from traffic disturb human olfactory cell function
Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic alters the expression of many genes in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows. The study, led by the University of…
Risk assessment after severe complication of liver cirrhosis improved
Approximately half of patients with advanced liver disease have varicose veins in the oesophagus and stomach, and a more than a fifth of them experience bleeding from these…
Blood thinner apixaban prevents strokes in patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation
The widely available blood thinner apixaban substantially reduced stroke in at-risk patients with a type of atrial fibrillation only detectable by a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac electronic…