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Study shows survival benefit of surgical ablation during CABG in patients with atrial fibrillation

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A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, a journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, finds that Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo surgical ablation during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) live longer than those who do not, offering compelling support for clinical guidelines that recommend this procedure but … Read more

Maternal obesity linked to children’s heightened risk of infection-related hospitalizations

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Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a long term study published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine. The findings highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy body weight before and after the pregnancy, … Read more

Epileptic seizures more common in frontotemporal dementia patients than previously known

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According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the symptoms of this memory disorder and emphasises the importance of taking epileptic seizures into account in the treatment and monitoring of patients.  Coordinated by Neurocenter Finland, this major project … Read more

Men with common genetic variant twice as likely to develop dementia

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New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women. The research, published in Neurology, used data from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial to investigate whether people who had variants in the haemochromatosis (HFE) gene, … Read more

Wilms tumor found to contain millions of genetic changes

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Researchers have uncovered that some childhood cancers have a substantially higher number of DNA changes than previously thought, changing the way we view children’s tumors and possibly opening up new or repurposed treatment options. Concentrating on a type of childhood kidney cancer, known as Wilms tumor, an international team genetically sequenced multiple tumors at a … Read more

Study identifies distinct long COVID symptoms in young children

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Long COVID-symptoms that linger long after initial viral infection-can affect people of every age, including children. But the lasting symptoms in an infant, toddler, or pre-school-aged child may be different than symptoms in adults and older children. A new study conducted by researchers at Mass General Brigham and their colleagues as part of the federally … Read more

9 of a Gaza doctor’s 10 children killed in Israeli strikes

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Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates How does the ongoing conflict in Gaza impact the health infrastructure of the region,notably given the reported attacks on hospitals and the loss of medical personnel? The unthinkable happened on Friday in Gaza. Imagine rushing home, fueled by the primal fear that grips a … Read more

Insulin resistance in the brain may link Alzheimer’s and epilepsy

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Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have succeeded in showing, in an animal model, that the process of insulin resistance in the brain affects both Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy and may be a linking factor between the two diseases. The work, supported by FAPESP, confirms clinical evidence that people with epilepsy … Read more