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SLU-led project receives NIH funding for clinical trial on potential treatment for MDR-TB

Saint Louis University is leading a multi-national clinical trial of what could become a regimen for drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) that does not require injectable medications. The project is funded by a $6.4 million task order from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

26 Aug 2017

Junk genes could one day offer framework for treating people with familial hypercholesterolemia

Scientists from UCLA and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute successfully used a gene that suppresses cholesterol levels as part of a treatment to reduce plaque in mice with a disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia.

26 Aug 2017

ESC recommendations on management of patients with peripheral arterial diseases published

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, developed in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), are published online today in European Heart Journal, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and the ESC website.

26 Aug 2017

Women more often receive inadequate treatment to prevent cardiovascular events

Women at high risk of cardiovascular events are less likely to receive recommended statin doses for secondary prevention, according to results from the DYSIS study presented today at ESC Congress.

26 Aug 2017

Study: Gender gap in mortality from myocardial infarction has narrowed particularly in younger women

The gender gap in death from heart attack has reduced over the past two decades particularly in younger women, according to research presented today at ESC Congress. The study in over 50 000 patients found that overall in-hospital mortality for heart attack patients was halved during the 20 year period.

26 Aug 2017

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is one of a team of six national institutions selected for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network, a new initiative of the National Institutes of Health to advance critical emergency medicine research.

26 Aug 2017

New ESC Focused Update provides recommendations on DAPT in patients with coronary artery disease

The first ESC Focused Update on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease is published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

26 Aug 2017

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Pfizer Inc. today announced the launch of Hemocraft, a modification of the popular video game Minecraft, and the HemMobile Striiv Wearable, a custom wristband, to help people living with hemophilia better approach hemophilia education and activity tracking in the US.

26 Aug 2017

Insertable cardiac monitors reveal prevalence of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in high risk patients

With the use of implanted cardiac monitors researchers found a substantial incidence (nearly 30 percent) of previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) after 18 months in patients at high risk of both AF and stroke, according to a study published by JAMA Cardiology.

26 Aug 2017

Heart News and Research

SLU-led project receives NIH funding for clinical trial on potential treatment for MDR-TB

Junk genes could one day offer framework for treating people with familial hypercholesterolemia

ESC recommendations on management of patients with peripheral arterial diseases published

Women more often receive inadequate treatment to prevent cardiovascular events

Study: Gender gap in mortality from myocardial infarction has narrowed particularly in younger women

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

New ESC Focused Update provides recommendations on DAPT in patients with coronary artery disease

Pfizer announces launch two new digital innovations to help people living with hemophilia

Insertable cardiac monitors reveal prevalence of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in high risk patients

High levels of microbes deprive host of essential nutrients, research suggests

Researchers identify new way to predict which TAVR patients may be at risk for rehospitalization

Enhanced levels of NPs in adipose tissue protect against obesity and insulin resistance

What happens if you’re forced to switch health plans when you’re sick?

LGB older adults found to be in poorer health than heterosexuals

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Acid-sensing receptor may have significant relevance to physiological response in panic disorder

Study may lead to new therapy options for treatment resistant, relapsed endometrial cancer

Study: Brain recovery time for athletes with concussion found to be longer than clinical recovery

PinnacleHealth’s new technology helps protect patients from risk of stroke during TAVR

Researchers find that Piezo1 protein can detect change in blood flow during exercise

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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