Serum NLRC3 levels are markedly lower in patients with pulmonary hypertension, and correlate with results from other diagnostic tests, researchers…
Vijaya Iyer, PhD
Vijaya Iyer is a freelance science writer for BioNews Services. She has contributed content to their several disease-specific websites, including cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, among others. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from Kansas State University, where her research focused on molecular biology, bacterial interactions, metabolism, and animal models to study bacterial infections. Following the completion of her PhD, Dr. Iyer went on to complete three postdoctoral fellowships at Kansas State University, University of Miami and Temple University. She joined BioNews Services to utilize her scientific background and writing skills to help patients and caregivers remain abreast with important scientific breakthroughs.
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Articles by Vijaya Iyer, PhD
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients who underwent weight loss surgery were able to lose a significant amount of weight and…
Adempas therapy significantly improves lung and heart function in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) previously treated off-label…
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and their caregivers can now access myMentor, a U.S.
Vivus Biopharmaceuticals’Â investigative therapy VI-0106 for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) showed a favorable pharmacokinetic profile in healthy volunteers in…
Surgical Removal of Blood Clots Reverses PH But Not Sleep Issues in CTEPH Patients, Study Finds
Surgery to remove blood clots from the arteries improves pulmonary hypertension (PH) symptoms but not underlying sleep disorders in…
For pulmonary hypertension patients, medications they are taking can influence the severity of their fatigue, a common but often unaddressed…
Clinical trials testing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapies show that PAH patients who also have congenital heart disease…
Five Canadian provinces, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador, have approved public health insurance coverage for Uptravi…
Treprostinil Delivered Using Technosphere Portable Inhaler Seen as Safe in Early Clinical Trial
A Phase 1 clinical trial (NCT03464864) found that treprostinil can be safely delivered at varying doses using Technosphere, a…