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Commonly Used Catheters Double Risk of Blood Clots in ICU and Cancer Patients

U-M study finds peripherally inserted central catheters – an often preferred route for delivery of IV medications — increase risk of blood clots in sickest patients

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Molecular Marker from Pancreatic ‘Juices’ Helps Identify Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a promising method to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis — two disorders that are difficult to tell apart. A molecular marker obtained from pancreatic “juices” can identify almost all cases of pancreatic cancer, their study shows.

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Treatment of Sleep Apnea Improves Glucose Levels in Prediabetes

Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study to be presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia.

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Ginger Compounds May Be Effective in Treating Asthma Symptoms

Gourmands and foodies everywhere have long recognized ginger as a great way to add a little peppery zing to both sweet and savory dishes; now, a study from researchers at Columbia University shows purified components of the spicy root also may have properties that help asthma patients breathe more easily.

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Researchers Identify a Potential New Risk for Sleep Apnea: Asthma

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have identified a potential new risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea: asthma.

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Study Finds that Sleep Apnea and Alzheimer’s Are Linked

A new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and markers for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of research linking the two.

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Novel Approach to Regulating Blood Sugar Levels in the Body

For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Research Institute showed that targeting glucagon action in the brain may be a new frontier for regulating diabetes.

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Computational Tool Translates Complex Data into Simplified 2-Dimensional Images

Researchers at Columbia University and Stanford University have developed a computational method that enables scientists to visualize and interpret “high-dimensional” data produced by single-cell measurement technologies such as mass cytometry. The method, published today in the online edition of Nature Biotechnology, has particular relevance to cancer research and therapeutics.

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Ketamine Shows Significant Therapeutic Benefit in People with Treatment-Resistant Depression

Drug associated with rapid antidepressant effect in largest clinical trial to-date.

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