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Financial barriers to healthcare may lead to worse outcomes in young heart attack patients

In the year following a heart attack, financial barriers to healthcare are linked to worse health outcomes in young women and young men, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Oct 2016

Replacing sedentariness with high-intensity physical activity enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in children

As little as 10 minutes of high-intensity physical activity per day reduces the amount of adipose tissue and enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in 6-8-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

20 Oct 2016

New gait analysis laboratory and equipment installed at Bournemouth University’s Orthopaedic Research Institute

A new world-class orthopaedic gait analysis laboratory - the ‘GRAIL’ (gait real-time analysis interactive laboratory) - and state-of-the-art virtual reality training equipment have been installed at Bournemouth University’s Orthopaedic Research Institute thanks to a £700,000 local growth fund investment secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership.

20 Oct 2016

Pennsylvania hospitals reduce mortality rates for ten common health conditions, new report reveals

Pennsylvania hospitals continue to improve quality and drive down mortality and readmission rates according to a new report released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4).

20 Oct 2016

HIIT program effective in improving aerobic performances in early-stage operable NSCLC patients

Preoperative high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) improved aerobic performance in patients but failed to reduce early complications after tumor resection.

20 Oct 2016

New research reveals link between fluid volume and temperature during hard work in hot weather

New research from the University of Montana demonstrates a unique relationship between fluid volume and fluid temperature during arduous work in the heat.

19 Oct 2016

Neu5Gc common in red meat increases risk of tumor formation

Neu5Gc, a non-human sialic acid sugar molecule common in red meat that increases the risk of tumor formation in humans, is also prevalent in pig organs, with concentrations increasing as the organs are cooked, a study by researchers from the UC Davis School of Medicine and Xiamen University School of Medicine has found.

19 Oct 2016

New wearable electronic device could revolutionise treatment for stroke patients

Stroke patients are starting a trial of a new electronic device to recover movement and control of their hand.

19 Oct 2016

New report underscores personal and economic impact of IBS

A multi-disciplinary expert group calls for greater attention to be paid to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to bring it out of the shadows. The IBS Global Impact Report is launched at United European Gastroenterology Week and examines published studies on the direct and indirect costs of IBS.

19 Oct 2016

New studies support secretoneurin as new biomarker for cardiovascular disease

Scandinavian cardiovascular diagnostics specialist CardiNor AS today announced two new studies have been published by the group at Akershus University Hospital led by Professor Torbjørn Omland and Associate Professor Helge Røsjø in leading journals that strongly support secretoneurin as a new, important biomarker for cardiovascular disease.

19 Oct 2016

Biomedical engineers harvest bacterial genes that can improve electrical signaling in human cells

Duke University biomedical engineers have harvested genes for ion channels from bacteria that, with a few tweaks, can create and enhance electrical signaling in human cells, making the cells more electrically excitable.

19 Oct 2016

Novel toothpaste produces significant reductions in dental plaque and inflammation

For decades, research has suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body -- in particular, heart attacks and strokes.

19 Oct 2016

Mouths of migraine sufferers harbor more nitrate-reducing bacteria, study finds

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than people who do not get migraine headaches.

19 Oct 2016

BUSM researcher receives nearly $20 million grant to support dementia and AD research

Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded three grants this year totaling nearly $20 million from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

18 Oct 2016

Technology motivates older people in nursing homes to exercise

Virtual Reality can get the elderly in nursing homes to be happier about exercising. A new research project from Aalborg University shows that the technology motivates older people in nursing homes to get moving.

18 Oct 2016

Healthy fruit-rich Mediterranean diet may help protect against macular degeneration

People who closely follow the Mediterranean diet - -especially by eating fruit -- may be more than a third less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness, according to a study presented today at AAO 2016, the 120th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

17 Oct 2016

Moderate calcium intake not linked to coronary artery calcification, says UAB cardiologist

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association is prompting headlines like "Calcium supplements might hurt your heart."

17 Oct 2016

New clinical study to examine safety and outcomes of body cooling in cardiac arrest patients

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland has opened a clinical trial to study whether rapidly cooling the body temperature of patients whose hearts stop due to massive blood loss will give surgeons extra time to find and repair injuries, and in turn, help save their lives.

17 Oct 2016

Icelandic people more likely to carry novel rare genetic variant linked to risk of Alzheimer's disease

People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation in the TM2D3 gene, which leads to greater risk for Alzheimer's disease, based on a new study published October 14th, 2016 in PLOS Genetics by Johanna Jakobsdottir of the Icelandic Heart Association, Sven van der Lee of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and colleagues.

17 Oct 2016

New stem cell-based strategy may help predict heart-damaging effects of drugs

Coaxing stem cells from patients to become heart cells may help clinicians personalize drug treatments and prevent heart-related toxicity.

17 Oct 2016

Heart News and Research

Financial barriers to healthcare may lead to worse outcomes in young heart attack patients

Replacing sedentariness with high-intensity physical activity enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in children

New gait analysis laboratory and equipment installed at Bournemouth University’s Orthopaedic Research Institute

Pennsylvania hospitals reduce mortality rates for ten common health conditions, new report reveals

HIIT program effective in improving aerobic performances in early-stage operable NSCLC patients

New research reveals link between fluid volume and temperature during hard work in hot weather

Neu5Gc common in red meat increases risk of tumor formation

New wearable electronic device could revolutionise treatment for stroke patients

New report underscores personal and economic impact of IBS

New studies support secretoneurin as new biomarker for cardiovascular disease

Biomedical engineers harvest bacterial genes that can improve electrical signaling in human cells

Novel toothpaste produces significant reductions in dental plaque and inflammation

Mouths of migraine sufferers harbor more nitrate-reducing bacteria, study finds

BUSM researcher receives nearly $20 million grant to support dementia and AD research

Technology motivates older people in nursing homes to exercise

Healthy fruit-rich Mediterranean diet may help protect against macular degeneration

Moderate calcium intake not linked to coronary artery calcification, says UAB cardiologist

New clinical study to examine safety and outcomes of body cooling in cardiac arrest patients

Icelandic people more likely to carry novel rare genetic variant linked to risk of Alzheimer's disease

New stem cell-based strategy may help predict heart-damaging effects of drugs

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