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Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 3rd 2022
In this study, we showed that the iPaD (inducing Plagl2 and anti-Dyrk1a) lentivirus substantially rejuvenated the proliferative and neurogenic potential of NSCs in the aged brain. Clonal analysis by a sparse labeling approach as well as transcriptome analysis indicated that iPaD can rejuvenate aged NSCs (19-21 mo of age) to a level comparable with those at 1 or 2 months of age and successfully improved cognition of aged mice.
Once rejuvenated and activated by iPaD, aged dormant NSCs can generate, on average, 4.9 neurons but very few astrocytes in 3-week tracing. Furthermore, these activated NSCs were maintained for ...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 2, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 079
This article is a meta-analysis looking at a relatively new technique: POC Ultrasound. This review found that for ED intubations, US had a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 94%. The question, however, should be whether this technique is faster than End Tidal CO2, which is extremely reliable.Recommended by: Anand SwaminathanRead More: Ultrasound for Verification of Endotracheal Tube Location (ALiEM)The R&R iconoclastic sneak peek icon keyThe list of contributorsThe R&R ARCHIVER&R Hall of famer You simply MUST READ this!R&R Hot stuff! Everyone’s going to be talking about thisR&R Landmark pap...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anand Swaminathan Tags: Airway Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Intensive Care Pediatrics Respiratory Toxicology and Toxinology Trauma critical care Education literature R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations research and reviews Source Type: blogs
What can you do to reduce the risk of birth defects?
You’ve done it! You’ve taken that last birth control pill, removed your IUD, or stopped using your contraceptive method of choice. You’ve made the decision to try to conceive a pregnancy, and while this is an exciting time in your life, it can also feel overwhelming. There is so much advice around fertility and pregnancy, and sifting through it all just isn’t possible. For many mothers, their goals crystallize around ensuring that their baby is healthy.
Evidence-based steps that may prevent birth defects
January is Birth Defects Prevention Month, so we want to focus on things you can do to reduce the risk of birth ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Huma Farid, MD Tags: Family Planning and Pregnancy Fertility Vaccines Women's Health Source Type: blogs
The AAJT: Simplicity in the Face of Adversity
There is a saying, "Complexity in the face of adversity breeds chaos." I'm not sure where this maxim originated, but it is definitely true in resuscitation settings. That's the crux of this post: Is the abdominal tourniquet simplicity in the face of adversity compared with the resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)?We all know how futile it feels to do CPR on a traumatic cardiac arrest patient with suspected massive blood loss. Just what are we pumping, and if there is any remaining intravascular blood, where are we pumping it?I will never forget the pain of trying to resuscit...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Drip bar: Should you get an IV on demand?
For many people receiving care in a hospital or emergency room, one of the most common occurrences (and biggest fears) is getting an IV, the intravenous catheter that allows fluids and medications to flow into a vein in your arm or hand.
A trained health professional puts in an IV by sticking a needle that’s inside a thin tube (catheter) through the skin into a vein. Once inside the vein, the needle is removed. The catheter is left in the vein and taped down to keep it from moving or falling out. While IV lines are typically painless, the initial needle stick can be quite painful, especially for those who are a “diffic...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Health trends Source Type: blogs
The LITFL Review 092
Welcome to the mind-blowing 92nd edition!
The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the rest of the Web 2.0 social media jungle to find the most fantastic EM/CC FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) around.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beaut of the Week
The Short Coat
Top Spot this week is a ripper By Lauren looking at hypertension in the ED. Check our M...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 23, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Kane Guthrie Tags: Education Emergency Medicine Featured Intensive Care LITFL review Trauma LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
A young F is hyperthermic, delirious, and dry: Fever-induced Brugada? Diphenhydramine toxicity? Tricyclic?
Conclusion of this paper: Fever is a great risk factor for arrhythmia events in Brugada Syndrome patients. Patients with known fever-triggered Brugada syndrome should be surveilled closely during fever and be started on antipyretic therapy as soon as possible. There are limited data regarding the impact of EP study in BrS patients triggered by fever. An EP study might be helpful in symptomatic patients (Sroubek et al., 2016) in the presence of spontaneous BrS ECG or drug-induced ECG.The prognostic significance of fever-induced Brugada syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2016.Eighty-eight asymptomatic patient...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 21st 2021
This study showed that the leakage of this mitochondrial nucleic material may occur as a result of mitochondrial dysfunction, which may involve genetic mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial proteins or incomplete degradation of mitochondrial dsDNA in the lysosome - which is a 'degradation factory' of the cell. Upon the leakage into the cytoplasm, this undegraded dsDNA is detected by a 'foreign' DNA sensor of the cytoplasm (IFI16) which then triggers the upregulation of mRNAs encoding for inflammatory proteins."
Using a PD zebrafish model (gba mutant), the researchers demonstrated that a combination of PD-like ph...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 20, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 055
This study demonstrates a higher success rate (100% vs. 88%) and lower pneumothorax rate (0% vs. 5%) in comparing ultrasound guided versus landmark technique for placement. Although the ultrasound guided method may be technically difficult to learn and take some time investment, that time is repayed in the shorter time to accessing the vessel and lower complication rate.
Recommended by: Anand Swaminathan
Emergency medicineRosen P. The biology of emergency medicine. JACEP. 1979 Jul;8(7):280-3. PubMed PMID 449164
Peter Rosen has called this ‘the only good article I have ever written’. This is Rosen’s rati...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - October 28, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Soren Rudolph Tags: Anaesthetics Clinical Research Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Neurology Resuscitation Trauma critical care Education literature R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations Research and Review Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound Imaging Needle Set to Transform Heart Surgery
Researchers in London have published details of a revolutionary new cardiology needle capable of imaging the heart’s soft tissues from within. The team from University College London (UCL) and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) used the new...
Source: Medgadget - December 1, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Radiology Source Type: blogs
ST Elevation and a Positive Troponin: Is it Myopericarditis or STEMI?
In this study of 625 patients with presumed STEMI who had angiograms within 2 hours of the ECG, but not simultaneous with the ECG, 26 had completely normal angiograms. The final clinical diagnosis by 3 cardiologists (not by MRI or biopsy) was STEMI in 7 (1.2%) and myopericarditis in 5 (0.8%). Normal angiograms (no stenosis at all) seem to occur in about 4.5% of patients with Non-STE-ACS, but they still have substantial subsequent morbidity (2% death or MI at 1 year; TIMI score stratifies them well)Finally, there is this paper by Sarda et al. from JACC in which they studied 45 patients with apparent STEMI but with nor...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Caring For Winter Olympians In Sochi: An Interview With Team USA’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Gloria Beim
I am a huge fan of the winter Olympics, partly because I grew up in Canada (where most kids can ski and skate before they can run) and partly because I used to participate in Downhill ski racing. Now that I’m a rehab physician (with a reconstructed knee) I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Team USA’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Gloria Beim. As we enjoy the Sochi Olympic games via our TV sets, keep an eye out for Dr. Beim! Please read on to get her behind-the-scenes account of what it takes to care for and keep Team USA Olympians in tip top shape.
Dr. Val: How did you become the Chief Medical ...
Source: Better Health - January 31, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Expert Interviews 2014 Centricity Chief Medical Officer CMO Colorado Emergencies Gloria Beim Orthopedics Russia Sochi Sports Medicine Team USA Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympics Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 161
Welcome to the 161st LITFL Review. Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chuck of FOAM.The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the WeekExcellent discussion of the role of Human Factors in medicine from the PHARM podcast featuring Nick Chrimes and Martin Bromiley. [AS]The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine“The Opiate Free ED” – A better approach to pain control in the Eme...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 21, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs
