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Public health approaches may need to be tailored based on diversity within Latinos, study suggests

Not all Latinos face the same health challenges, suggesting that public health approaches may need to be tailored based on needs of the diverse groups within the Latino population, new research from Oregon State University indicates.

12 Apr 2017

FDA grants approval for first drug to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ingrezza (valbenazine) capsules to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this condition.

11 Apr 2017

New nanowire technology may serve as platform to screen drugs for neurological diseases

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail.

11 Apr 2017

Prevalence of high blood pressure found to be six times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents

Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African-American or Asian ethnic groups, according to a study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Results were published in the journal Pediatrics.

11 Apr 2017

Study aims to characterize relationships of incarcerated African-Americans and STI/HIV risk

HIV incidence among African-American men is nearly eight times that of white men, and twice that of Latino men. Incarceration, which disproportionately affects African-American men, is thought to be a factor in this wide disparity.

11 Apr 2017

Scientists use time-lapse video to identify cells that trigger blood stem cell development

Like private investigators on a stake out, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists used patience and video surveillance-like tools to identify cells that trigger blood cell development.

10 Apr 2017

Innovative collaboration focuses on uncovering role of extracellular matrix in heart health

Shedding light on the unknown role of the extracellular matrix in heart health and disease is the focus of an innovative collaboration between the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease, and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.

10 Apr 2017

High level of protein appears to diminish energy burning power of brown fat

Too much of a protein already associated with prostate cancer appears to also diminish the energy burning power of brown fat, scientists report.

10 Apr 2017

Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

In the near future, premature babies kept warm in neonatal incubators could be medically monitored using cameras rather than with sensors attached to their skin.

10 Apr 2017

VUMC reaches major milestone by completing 1,000 heart transplantations

Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed five heart transplants in four days to place the institution among an elite group of transplant centers in the country - reaching 1,000 heart transplantations.

7 Apr 2017

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has discovered how a set of proteins delays the "executioner" machinery that kills damaged or infected cells in a process called necroptosis.

7 Apr 2017

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

Catch it early. Those are watchwords in the battle against a host of illnesses, from heart disease to cancer to Type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2017

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A protective protein that plays a key role in this disease is "T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase" or TCPTP.

7 Apr 2017

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano achieves major milestone with 1,000th robotic surgery

Surgeons on the medical staff at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano* achieved a major milestone when they performed that hospital's 1,000th robotic surgery March 31, nearly six years after initiating the program in November 2011.

7 Apr 2017

Greater body surface area linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation in women

Big women have a nearly threefold greater risk of atrial fibrillation than small women, according to research presented today at EuroPrevent 2017. The study included 1.5 million women who were followed-up for more than 30 years.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that converts skin cells into cells that make up blood vessels, which could ultimately be used to repair damaged vessels in patients with heart disease or to engineer new vasculature in the lab.

7 Apr 2017

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

A six-month analysis of the pivotal MOMENTUM 3 trial found that patients implanted with the new HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist system (LVAS) had fewer adverse clotting and bleeding events than patients implanted with the control, HeartMate II LVAS.

7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

In a New England Journal of Medicine editorial published last week, Debabrata Mukherjee, M.D., provides expert commentary on bioresorbable stents, an alternative to the traditional stents used in patients with cardiac conditions.

6 Apr 2017

Growth factors in cord blood may help identify preemies at risk for fatal lung disease

Findings published in the Journal of Pediatrics describe growth factors in cord blood that may identify premature infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH) – an often fatal lung disease in which the vessels carrying blood from the heart to the lungs become narrowed and dysfunctional.

6 Apr 2017

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Public health approaches may need to be tailored based on diversity within Latinos, study suggests

FDA grants approval for first drug to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia

New nanowire technology may serve as platform to screen drugs for neurological diseases

Prevalence of high blood pressure found to be six times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents

Study aims to characterize relationships of incarcerated African-Americans and STI/HIV risk

Scientists use time-lapse video to identify cells that trigger blood stem cell development

Innovative collaboration focuses on uncovering role of extracellular matrix in heart health

High level of protein appears to diminish energy burning power of brown fat

Researchers develop new camera system to medically monitor premature babies

VUMC reaches major milestone by completing 1,000 heart transplantations

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

Study offers new hope for early attack against Alzheimer's

UC Riverside professor receives grant to explore therapeutic target for treating IBD patients

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano achieves major milestone with 1,000th robotic surgery

Greater body surface area linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation in women

Researchers identify molecular switch that converts skin cells into blood vessel cells

Study compares burden of adverse events in patients implanted with HeartMate 3 and Heartmate II

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

Growth factors in cord blood may help identify preemies at risk for fatal lung disease

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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