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GUT BACTERIA AND BRAIN HEALTH

GUT BACTERIA AND BRAIN HEALTH

A growing pile of evidence indicates that the tens of trillions of microbes that normally live in our intestines—the so-called gut microbiome—have far-reaching effects on how our bodies function. Members of this microbial community produce vitamins, help us digest food, prevent the overgrowth of harmful bacteria and regulate the immune system, among other benefits. Now, a new study suggests that the gut microbiome also plays a key role in the health of our brains, according to researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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TREATING VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

TREATING VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

Every day, nearly 1,000 Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest, a catastrophic event in which the heart suddenly stops functioning. The most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest is a sustained, super-fast heart rhythm called ventricular tachycardia, commonly called V-tach. Among heart specialists, this condition is known as VT.

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MAPPING LABOR CONTRACTIONS IN REAL TIME

MAPPING LABOR CONTRACTIONS IN REAL TIME

Building on imaging methods long used on the heart, researchers have developed a new technology that can produce 3D maps showing the magnitude and distribution of uterine contractions in real time and across the entire surface of the uterus during labor.

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TREAT, RESEARCH, EDUCATE, REPEAT: INSIDE ACADEMIC MEDICINE’S VIRTUOUS CYCLE

TREAT, RESEARCH, EDUCATE, REPEAT: INSIDE ACADEMIC MEDICINE’S VIRTUOUS CYCLE

Academic hospitals—those affiliated with major medical schools and dedicated not only to caring for patients but to research and training the next generation of physicians—make up just 5% of the 6,100 hospitals in the U.S., but they have a significant impact on the communities they serve. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), people who receive treatment at an academic hospital are up to 20% more likely to survive a complex illness than those treated at a non-academic hospital.

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NEW TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-STAGE PROSTATE CANCER

NEW TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-STAGE PROSTATE CANCER

Men with prostate cancer that has metastasized, spreading to other parts of the body, now have a new treatment option available to them that, though not lifesaving, can offer a better quality of life. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2022, a drug, called lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide, or Pluvicto, may be used in patients for whom other available treatments did not work or became ineffective.

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