Physically simulating human organs on computer chips in a lab setting and studying their reactions to drugs and other stimuli could be the future of medical research.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In high-risk post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, a J- or U-shaped association exists between blood pressure and the risk of future cardiovascular events,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Family history, age, cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and conditions such as diabetes remain the mainstay of assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Forget those headlines from the past few years linking hypercholesterolemia in midlife to risk of dementia in old age. Data presented in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rosuvastatin halves the rate of primary cardiovascular events in patients who have a high global cardiovascular risk profile, according to a post hoc…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with mixed dyslipidemia, fenofibric acid added to atorvastatin and ezetimibe results in improved lipid and non-lipid levels, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents appears to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events, including MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women treated for osteoporosis with the selective estrogen receptor modulator lasofoxifene have a reduced risk of coronary heart disease events, researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients being treated for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the loading dose of ticagrelor has a stronger inhibitory effect on platelets than does…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a small study indicate that transdermal testosterone improves functional capacity and other parameters in elderly women with chronic heart failure. Writing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Determining the low-density lipoprotein particle (LDL-p) concentration in women with HIV doesn’t seem to be worthwhile, as doing so adds little information beyond…
