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Insomnia maybe a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes

A new study published this week says that persons who suffer from insomnia or sleep difficulties are more likely to suffer from heart disease or get a heart attack or a stroke. Researchers from Peking University in Beijing published their study titled, “Insomnia symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease among 0.5 million adults: A 10 year cohort” in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.

7 Nov 2019

Study may help explain effects of cannabidiol on seizure frequency in Lennox-Gastaut patients

Results from a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology may help explain why cannabidiol--a chemical component of marijuana with no psychoactive properties--reduces the frequency of seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy.

7 Nov 2019

New strain of HIV discovered and sequenced

Researchers have for the first time in twenty years come upon a new strain of HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This strain is a part of the Group M type of HIV-1. HIV-1 is the causative agent of worldwide HIV infections.

7 Nov 2019

Placenta imaging method has potential to diagnose complications in early pregnancy

A new imaging technique to track maternal blood flow to the placenta has the potential to help diagnose several common complications in early pregnancy, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Nov 2019

Improved gene editing technique can successfully cut out undesirable genetic information

City of Hope researchers may have found a way to sharpen the fastest, cheapest and most accurate gene editing technique, CRISPR-Cas9, so that it can more successfully cut out undesirable genetic information.

7 Nov 2019

New study reveals why beta-blockers cause skin inflammation

Beta-blockers are often used to treat high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases. However, in some patients they can trigger or exacerbate psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease.

7 Nov 2019

Researchers reveal initial results from a study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Researchers have revealed the initial results from the world's largest comprehensive study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an abnormal thickening of the heart that often goes undiagnosed and can prove deadly. The condition can present at any age, and it is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.

7 Nov 2019

Natural language processing helps evaluate electronic messages from ESLD patients

Natural language processing, the technology that lets computers read, decipher, understand and make sense of human language, is the driving force behind internet search engines, email filters, digital assistants such as Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, and language-to-language translation apps.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 Nov 2019

Study: Regular exercise reduces cholesterol, protects the cardiovascular system

Regular exercise protects the cardiovascular system by reducing risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure. "But we believe there are certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease that are not fully understood," says Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD, of the Center for Systems Biology at MGH.

7 Nov 2019

Potential new target identified to treat inflammatory disease

Researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease.

7 Nov 2019

New model could predict response of HIV-infected individuals to cancer immunotherapy

A group of researchers at UPF and the Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics in Moscow, Russia, have designed a mathematical model to predict the response of HIV-infected individuals to a type of cancer immunotherapy.

7 Nov 2019

A rare diagnosis leads to successful treatment for patient with unusual vascular condition

Drew, a 65-year-old man from Connecticut, was living an adventurous life until he started to experience unusual muscle weakness in his legs and unexplained fatigued. What he thought was possibly Lyme disease, or symptoms of normal aging, turned out to be much more serious.

7 Nov 2019

Oxygen-deprived tumor cells have survival advantage that promotes metastasis

Using cells from human breast cancers and mouse breast cancer models, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have significant new evidence that tumor cells exposed to low-oxygen conditions have an advantage when it comes to invading and surviving in the bloodstream.

7 Nov 2019

Disturbed breathing during sleep may increase stroke risk in people with spinal cord injury

A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) finds that fatigue and sleep may need more attention in order to prevent issues like stroke after spinal cord injury.

7 Nov 2019

Researchers make new discovery about how exercise protects against cardiovascular disease

A study has identified a molecular link between exercise and inflammation that help to treat cardiovascular disease.

7 Nov 2019

Exercise causes changes to some of the body's metabolites, research finds

New research finds that exercise causes changes to some of the body's metabolites - small molecules the body produces during metabolism.

7 Nov 2019

Potential side effects increase in children with use of common reflux aids, study shows

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) -- such as Prilosec, Protonix and Nexium, have long been one of the most prescribed medications in the country to aid in the reduction of stomach acid.

7 Nov 2019

Vaping carries significant potential heart risks

Science hasn't yet caught up with electronic cigarettes, leaving health care providers and users with many unknowns. But a new review of the research so far finds growing evidence that vaping can harm the heart and blood vessels.

7 Nov 2019

Fujitsu successfully verifies AI technology to improve efficiency in cancer genomic medicine

Fujitsu has announced the results of a joint research project it has been conducting with the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo since April 2018.

6 Nov 2019

People with insomnia symptoms more likely to have a stroke, heart attack

People who have trouble sleeping may be more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or other cerebrovascular or cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published in the November 6, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Nov 2019

Blood News and Research

Insomnia maybe a significant risk factor for heart attacks and strokes

Study may help explain effects of cannabidiol on seizure frequency in Lennox-Gastaut patients

New strain of HIV discovered and sequenced

Placenta imaging method has potential to diagnose complications in early pregnancy

Improved gene editing technique can successfully cut out undesirable genetic information

New study reveals why beta-blockers cause skin inflammation

Researchers reveal initial results from a study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Natural language processing helps evaluate electronic messages from ESLD patients

Study: Regular exercise reduces cholesterol, protects the cardiovascular system

Potential new target identified to treat inflammatory disease

New model could predict response of HIV-infected individuals to cancer immunotherapy

A rare diagnosis leads to successful treatment for patient with unusual vascular condition

Oxygen-deprived tumor cells have survival advantage that promotes metastasis

Disturbed breathing during sleep may increase stroke risk in people with spinal cord injury

Researchers make new discovery about how exercise protects against cardiovascular disease

Exercise causes changes to some of the body's metabolites, research finds

Potential side effects increase in children with use of common reflux aids, study shows

Vaping carries significant potential heart risks

Fujitsu successfully verifies AI technology to improve efficiency in cancer genomic medicine

People with insomnia symptoms more likely to have a stroke, heart attack

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