Daily Archives: August 14, 2019
Wed August 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!
14 Aug, 2019 | 10:46h | UTC
1 – Two Ebola drugs show promise amid ongoing outbreak – Nature (free)
See also: Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial – BBC (free) AND AND 2 Experimental Ebola Drugs Saved Lives In Congo Outbreak – NPR (free) AND A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
2 – Association of Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns With Incident Dementia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Research: Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Cerebral White Matter Lesions – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Blood Pressure, Brain Volume and White Matter Hyperintensities, and Dementia Risk (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Hypertension and Dementia (free)
Commentary: Expert reaction to two studies looking at blood pressure and dementia – Science Media Centre (free)
3 – Association Between Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Quantitatively Assessed Emphysema and Lung Function – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Abstract: Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Emphysema and Lung Function (free)
Commentaries: Air Pollution May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema – NIH News Releases (free)
4 – Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)
Source: NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Related Guidelines: WHO Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (free PDF) AND US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (free) AND UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (free)
6 – Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
8 – The entire human brain in ‘unprecedented’ detail, thanks to powerful MRI – STAT (free)
Commentaries: For the first time, U.S. panel recommends screening adults for illicit drug use – STAT (free) AND Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND
10 – Roles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in mediating the effects of social media use on mental health and wellbeing among young people in England: a secondary analysis of longitudinal data – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Social media use may harm teens’ mental health by disrupting positive activities, study says – CNN (free) AND Social-media use ‘disrupting teen sleep and exercise’ – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to study on social media use and the role of cyberbullying, sleep and physical activity in the wellbeing in young people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Social Media’s Ill Effects in Teen Girls: 3 Factors Play Large Role – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Experimental Ebola Drugs Show 90% Survival Rate
14 Aug, 2019 | 10:44h | UTCTwo Ebola drugs show promise amid ongoing outbreak – Nature (free)
See also: Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial – BBC (free) AND 2 Experimental Ebola Drugs Saved Lives In Congo Outbreak – NPR (free) AND A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Study: Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns and Incident Dementia
14 Aug, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCAssociation of Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns With Incident Dementia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Research: Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Cerebral White Matter Lesions – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Blood Pressure, Brain Volume and White Matter Hyperintensities, and Dementia Risk (free for a limited period)
Video Summary: Hypertension and Dementia (free)
Commentary: Expert reaction to two studies looking at blood pressure and dementia – Science Media Centre (free)
Study: Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Emphysema and Lung Function
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:41h | UTCAssociation Between Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Quantitatively Assessed Emphysema and Lung Function – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Video Abstract: Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Emphysema and Lung Function (free)
Commentaries: Air Pollution May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds – NPR (free) AND Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema – NIH News Releases (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Individuals with 1 or 2 Small Adenomas at Baseline Screening Colonoscopy Have a Similar Risk of Advanced Neoplasia over 10 years as Individuals with no Baseline Adenomas
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCBaseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)
Source: NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Review: Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCExtracorporeal Life Support for Adults With Respiratory Failure and Related Indications: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Update on the Contraceptive Contraindications
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:32h | UTCRelated Guidelines: WHO Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (free PDF) AND US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (free) AND UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (free)
The Entire Human Brain in ‘Unprecedented’ Detail, Thanks to Powerful MRI
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCThe entire human brain in ‘unprecedented’ detail, thanks to powerful MRI – STAT (free)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Screen for Illicit Drug Use in Adults Age 18 Years or Older
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCCommentaries: For the first time, U.S. panel recommends screening adults for illicit drug use – STAT (free) AND Screen All Adult Patients for Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND
Review: Mechanisms for Hemodynamic Instability Related to Renal Replacement Therapy
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:27h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Study: The Adverse Effects of Social Media use on Young People’s Mental Health May be Caused by Exposure to Cyberbullying, Loss of Sleep, and Reduced Physical Activity
14 Aug, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCRoles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in mediating the effects of social media use on mental health and wellbeing among young people in England: a secondary analysis of longitudinal data – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Social media use may harm teens’ mental health by disrupting positive activities, study says – CNN (free) AND Social-media use ‘disrupting teen sleep and exercise’ – BBC (free) Expert reaction to study on social media use and the role of cyberbullying, sleep and physical activity in the wellbeing in young people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Social Media’s Ill Effects in Teen Girls: 3 Factors Play Large Role – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study suggests that #SocialMedia itself doesn't cause harm to #adolescents, but #MentalHealth harms related to very frequent use in girls might be due to exposure to #cyberbullying, loss of sleep, or reduced physical activity. https://t.co/CGt63GnW7J @russellviner pic.twitter.com/J7SuMORjLj
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) August 13, 2019