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A member of the Cerberus gene family

Unique Platform ID’d for Producing Cone Photoreceptors

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Experimental study suggests gene involved in stem cell differentiation into S-cone photoreceptors
Complications from epidural and spinal anesthetic procedures during cesarean deliveries dropped 25 percent over a recent 10-year period

Epidural-Related Complications Down for C-Sections

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Certain complications down 25 percent over decade
Advanced practice providers

Similar CV Care Quality Seen for NPs, PAs, Physicians

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But advanced practice providers have higher rate of smoking cessation screening in CAD patients
After acute myocardial infarction

Young Women Less Likely Than Men to Start Meds After AMI

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Most myocardial infarction survivors of both genders do not adhere to correct treatment for full year
Enterovirus D68 seems to be a more virulent pulmonary pathogen in children than rhinovirus or non-EV-D68 enterovirus

Enterovirus D68 Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk in Children

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But it increases the likelihood of respiratory distress compared with rhinovirus, non-EV-D68
Computerized cognitive training improves cognitive deficits associated with pediatric cancer treatment

Computerized Tool Aids Cognitive Deficits in Cancer Survivors

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Findings based on small study of childhood cancer survivors with treatment-related deficits
For adults

α-Tocopherol Bioavailability Lower in Metabolic Syndrome

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α-tocopherol bioavailability is unaffected by dairy fat quantity
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment
For patients with noncomplex obstructive coronary artery disease

Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Deemed Noninferior

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Noninferior to treatment with everolimus-eluting cobalt-chromium stent for coronary artery disease
Black and Hispanic women have significantly higher readmission rates than white women after childbirth

Racial Disparity Seen in Childbirth-Related Readmission

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Blacks, Hispanics have higher readmission rates after both vaginal birth, C-section