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Pediatrics
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) – the leading cause of death in infants under 1 year of age – can happen at any time. But parents and caregivers should be extra careful during the cold winter months, when the flu and other infections and the urge to bundle up babies extra warmly increase the risk of SIDS, say experts from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wed, 21 February 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Neurology
Human nerve stem cells transplanted into rats’ damaged spinal cords have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats’ own spinal cord cells in a Johns Hopkins laboratory, overturning the long-held notion that spinal cords won’t allow nerve repair.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wed, 21 February 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Andrology
Millions of middle-aged and older men experience the symptoms of an enlarged prostate multiple times during the day and night. What they may not know is that the disease known as BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), marked by urgency and frequent urination, is not one but at least a pair of disorders, and that one of the pair ― tied to a newly identified gene ― has far more serious implications.
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wed, 21 February 2007
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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General medicine
A major shake-up in the way doctors are regulated in the UK is to be outlined by ministers.
BBC News - Wed, 21 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
The UK's fertility regulator is expected to announce that stem cell researchers can recruit egg donors not already having treatment.
BBC News - Wed, 21 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Cardiology
There is therefore much interest in circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) among the scientific community, especially into their purported role in maintenance of endothelial integrity and function, as well as postnatal neovascularization.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 February 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
This study sought to investigate whether darbepoetin alfa, an erythropoiesis-stimulating protein (ESP), improves exercise capacity in patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure (CHF) and anemia.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 February 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
This study sought to report technical details and clinical results of the first series of endovascular recanalization for cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 February 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
In this study, we evaluated the cellular origins and thrombogenic potential of microparticles.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 February 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
We sought to evaluate the effects of beta-blocker therapy on regional and global myocardial mechanics in addition to ventricular synchrony in patients with heart failure and normal QRS by using tissue Doppler and strain echocardiography.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 February 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/