April 2026- date -.

Meeting Announcement: Free Participation - 6th JIVCARES Research Meeting My name is Masahiro Kashiwaura from Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center. We would like to announce the upcoming research meeting of the Japan Intravenous Catheter Research Association (JIVCARES), an organization dedicated to education and research on catheter management.

This discussion is about arteries. Food & Function has revealed that cocoa is effective in relieving stress. Cocoa's function of suppressing reduced cerebral blood flow under stress is not merely a mood booster. It also physiologically prevents the failure of peripheral vasodilation...

Today, we're introducing a paper about antibacterial caps. The basic method for disinfecting catheters is the "hub scrub," which involves wiping the hub with an alcohol swab for 15 seconds. However, it's very difficult to consistently perform this perfectly in a busy clinical setting. A meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine in 2022...