Wed August 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!

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 ($)

5 – Update on the contraceptive contraindications – Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction (free)

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)

7 – Mechanisms for hemodynamic instability related to renal replacement therapy: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related: Interventions to prevent hemodynamic instability during renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)

8 – The entire human brain in ‘unprecedented’ detail, thanks to powerful MRI – STAT (free)

9 – Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Illicit Drug Use, Including Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (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)