One of the central problems in psychiatry is the lack of objective biomarkers: While other areas of medicine have reliable methods for diagnosis and treatment, like X-rays or blood tests, psychiatrists and researchers rely on the patient's self-reported symptoms. In a new study, researchers identified connectivity within the hippocampus as a novel biomarker candidate for the early risk stages of…
(MedPage Today) -- Aspirin didn't prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) as well as anticoagulants did for patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacements, the randomized PEPPER trial showed.
The traditional way of assessing whether someone is overweight using body mass index (BMI) may fail to capture whether excess body fat is harmful and could be supplemented with a second measure when…
(MedPage Today) -- A longer horizon did not give patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) any improved hard outcomes when getting an invasive strategy over conservative management, according…
