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Simple biomarkers offer early warning of hidden heart risk in childhood cancer survivors

Data from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study (St. Jude LIFE) revealed that two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage could better predict cardiomyopathy within five years than routine clinical evaluations in high-risk, asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors.

11 Jan 2024

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

A new study sheds light on how autophagy, the body's process for removing damaged cell parts, when impaired, can play a role in causing heart failure.

11 Jan 2024

Key protein EPAC1 found to regulate brown fat growth, offering obesity treatment potential

Study reveals that EPAC1 protein plays a crucial role in regulating the growth of brown and beige adipose tissue, offering potential avenues for treating obesity and improving cardiometabolic health.

11 Jan 2024

Revolutionary four-biomarker panel offers hope for early ovarian cancer detection

The biomarker CA125 for early detection of ovarian cancer.

11 Jan 2024

Carvedilol improves heart health marker in childhood cancer survivors

Physicians at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, in cooperation with the Children's Oncology Group (COG), have conducted the largest clinical trial to date seeking to reduce the risk of people who have survived childhood cancer from developing heart failure.

9 Jan 2024

Regular exercise key to unlocking whole-body health benefits and reducing disease risk

Study in Cell Metabolism explores how chronic exercise induces tissue adaptations, enhancing cardiometabolic health and reducing disease risk.

8 Jan 2024

AI-enabled digital stethoscope could improve the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy

New research from Mayo Clinic suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially life-threatening and treatable condition that weakens the heart muscle of women during pregnancy or in the months after giving birth.

8 Jan 2024

Long COVID's hidden toll: How does post-exertional malaise affect skeletal muscles?

Study investigates the pathophysiology of post-exertional malaise in long COVID patients, revealing skeletal muscle changes, exercise capacity reduction, metabolic disturbances, and tissue alterations.

8 Jan 2024

URI robot aims to accelerate motor skill restoration for stroke patients

Every year, about 800,000 new stroke cases are reported in the United States, often causing patients problems with both neurological and physical motor control. Disruptions in the mobility of the arms and hands, in particular, can have devastating impacts on stroke patients' quality of life.

8 Jan 2024

Comprehensive insights on pathophysiology and clinical management of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major global health concern impacting millions and causing symptoms like palpitations, dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness, and chest discomfort.

8 Jan 2024

Does intermittent fasting improve your sports performance?

The effects of intermittent fasting on sports performance.

8 Jan 2024

There’s a new covid-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?

It's winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness.

8 Jan 2024

Combining ezetimibe and bempedoic acid effectively lowers cholesterol in statin-intolerant patients

A simulation study analyzing over two million German outpatients found that combining ezetimibe and bempedoic acid effectively reduces LDL cholesterol in statin-intolerant patients with hypercholesterolemia.

7 Jan 2024

Study reveals novel mechanism driving hypertension-induced arterial disease

A new study in Advanced Science unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease.

5 Jan 2024

Soft, wearable robot helps a person with Parkinson's to walk without freezing

Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 9 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2024

Seizures may be responsible for some sudden deaths in children, study finds

In a study designed to better understand sudden, unexpected deaths in young children, which usually occur during sleep, researchers have identified brief seizures, accompanied by muscle convulsions, as a potential cause.

4 Jan 2024

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

Performed early – at the time of amputation – a procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can reduce pain scores and prevent complications related to abnormal nerve regrowth, suggests a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

4 Jan 2024

USC scientists develop first all-human brain organoids model of the cerebellum with functional neurons

In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the laboratory of Giorgia Quadrato, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a hindbrain region predominantly made up of two cell types necessary for movement, cognition, and emotion: granule cells and Purkinje neurons.

4 Jan 2024

Study unveils novel method for visualizing muscle coordination and assessing fatigue

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a traditional method used to measure the electrical activity of muscles during physical activity.

4 Jan 2024

Study identifies mitochondrial dysfunction as cause of long-COVID fatigue

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) have discovered that the persistent fatigue in patients with long-COVID has a biological cause, namely mitochondria in muscle cells that produce less energy than in healthy patients.

4 Jan 2024

Muscle News and Research

Simple biomarkers offer early warning of hidden heart risk in childhood cancer survivors

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

Key protein EPAC1 found to regulate brown fat growth, offering obesity treatment potential

Revolutionary four-biomarker panel offers hope for early ovarian cancer detection

Carvedilol improves heart health marker in childhood cancer survivors

Regular exercise key to unlocking whole-body health benefits and reducing disease risk

AI-enabled digital stethoscope could improve the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Long COVID's hidden toll: How does post-exertional malaise affect skeletal muscles?

URI robot aims to accelerate motor skill restoration for stroke patients

Comprehensive insights on pathophysiology and clinical management of atrial fibrillation

Does intermittent fasting improve your sports performance?

There’s a new covid-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?

Combining ezetimibe and bempedoic acid effectively lowers cholesterol in statin-intolerant patients

Study reveals novel mechanism driving hypertension-induced arterial disease

Soft, wearable robot helps a person with Parkinson's to walk without freezing

Seizures may be responsible for some sudden deaths in children, study finds

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

USC scientists develop first all-human brain organoids model of the cerebellum with functional neurons

Study unveils novel method for visualizing muscle coordination and assessing fatigue

Study identifies mitochondrial dysfunction as cause of long-COVID fatigue

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