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Do you have fragmented sleep all through the night? Do you wake up oftentimes at night, struggling to breathe? Is your partner tired of your heavy snoring and often reminds you to see a doctor? Well, if your chronic, frequent snoring is associated with sleep apnea, there are a number of factors and issues to be aware of. Basically, it’s a matter of cause and effect with sleep apnea ...
Structure of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Family In vertebrates, the MMP family consists of 28 members, at least 23 of which are expressed in human tissues, 14 of which are expressed in the vascular system. MMPs are usually classified into collagenases, gelatinases, stromelysins, matrilysins, membrane-type (MT)-MMPs, and other MMPs based on their substrates and the organization of their ...
Cardiovascular safety liabilities caused 52.3 % of 44 marketed data from 1980 to 2011, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally, yet only 8.7% of cardiovascular drugs successfully pass clinical trials. These statistics demonstrate the need to address a patient’s specific genetic make-up and phenotype by adopting a personalized treatment methodology for ...
People living with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, are commonly misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders or Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia, such as Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia. While frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can both cause dementia, there are distinct differences in impacted regions of the brain and, consequently, ...
Start-up Alucent Biomedical is using a light-activated molecule, delivered via a balloon catheter, to create a natural vascular scaffold in diseased peripheral vessels, with the aim of providing a long-lasting treatment option that maintains patency while leaving nothing behind in the vessel. Alucent Biomedical Inc. is rethinking peripheral artery disease (PAD) treatment with a novel natural ...
HINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT), continuing its recent success of strengthening its Scientific Advisory Board with the recent recruitment of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), today announced that Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM, will join the Company’s robust Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Gandhi is an interventional oncologist and a member ...
Before a patient can get fit with their multi-articulating myoelectric hand, it’s vital that their prosthetist conducts a thorough evaluation and understands the cause of amputation or limb loss. This information helps prosthetists understand what a patient’s needs are so they can determine which prosthetic hand is the best fit for them. With this in mind, we’ll discuss the ...
ABSTRACT: The incidence of wartime vascular injury has increased and is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. While ligation remains an option, current resuscitation and damage control techniques have resulted in vascular repair being pursued in more than half of wartime injuries. Options for vascular reconstruction are currently limited to autologous vein or synthetic conduits, choices ...
If you feel numb fingers chronically (night after night) then it might be a sign of disease or trauma. But it can also be a sign that you're sleeping in a bad position. ...
As part of our ongoing Vascular Innovation Series in conjunction with The Way to My Heart, journalist Kym McNicholas interviewed Alucent Biomedical CEO, Dr. Myles Greenberg. Treatment for vascular blockages is getting a much-needed innovation makeover. Alucent’s first area of focus is one the most debilitating vascular diseases –peripheral artery disease, plaque build-up in mainly ...
Alcyone Lifesciences is a medical technology company based out of Lowell, MA, which specializes in central nervous system (CNS) drug delivery platforms for targeted infusions of the brain or spinal cord. Their Thecaflex DRx System was recently awarded Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA, for spinal infusion of therapeutic medications. Medgadget had the opportunity to speak with Alcyone ...
Today, HIT remains a critical clinical context in many hospital settings, when heparin, mainly unfractionated, is used in cardiology, intensive care units, or ECC, including CPB and increasingly ECMO. This is a paradoxal disease, as this anticoagulant drug can provoke thrombocytopenia associated with thrombosis in affected patients. Detecting the risk of HIT is mandatory, as it requires an ...
Cardio-vascular diseases are the number one killer in the world. As an alternative to common treatment methods the installation of specific-purpose stents into the damaged blood vessel could be used in order to minimise fatal outcomes. Existing technologies of stent manufacturing provide quite good results but are very expensive at the moment. The given paper deals with the design of stents for ...