herenciageneticayenfermedad: Nicotine-like anti-inflammatories may protect limbs, testicles from inflammatory damage after injury

martes, 10 de diciembre de 2019

Nicotine-like anti-inflammatories may protect limbs, testicles from inflammatory damage after injury | Children's National

Advances in Urology from Children's National

Anti-inflammatories may protect limbs from damage after injury

A new pre-clinical study led by Matthew Oetgen, M.D., MBA, and Daniel Casella, M.D., will explore the use of anti-inflammatory medications to prevent the body’s inflammatory response from further damaging limbs after an injury restricts blood flow. Varenicline and cytisine, anti-inflammatories with similarities to nicotine, have shown early promise in similar studies.

Novel pupillary response biomarker for BBD discovered

Researchers at Children’s National have discovered a potential biomarker in the pupillary response of some pediatric patients with Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction (BBD). “To our knowledge, this unique pupillary signature has not been previously seen or described in other patient populations and we have not seen it in any of our other studies,” says study leader Julia Finkel, M.D.

Kurt Newman, M.D., shares journey as a pediatric surgeon in TEDx Talk

In an independently-organized TEDx event, Kurt Newman, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Children’s National, shared his poignant journey as a pediatric surgeon, offering a new perspective for approaching the most chronic and debilitating health conditions.

Getting to know Lee Beers, M.D., FAAP, future president-elect of AAP

Lee Savio Beers, M.D., FAAP, was elected by her peers to become president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) beginning Jan.1, 2020. Dr. Beers will then serve as AAP president in 2021 for a one-year term.