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Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Physician-researchers at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore presented their process of how from 2014 to 2017 they made their NICU a center of excellence for increasing the admission body temperature of their very low birth weight babies to greater than 36 degrees.

30 Apr 2019

Intensive blood pressure treatment benefits people with type 2 diabetes regardless of cardiovascular risk

People with type 2 diabetes who received intensive treatment to keep their blood pressure levels at 130/80 mm/Hg or below had fewer heart attacks, strokes and other diabetes complications, according to a study published in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

29 Apr 2019

Childhood oral infections associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood

A Finnish 27-year follow-up study suggests that common oral infections in childhood, caries and periodontal diseases, are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood.

26 Apr 2019

Vascular surgery after firearm injury linked with higher morbidity and mortality

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine found that among all hospitalizations that were due to firearm injury, patients who underwent surgical repair of their major blood vessels had the highest injury severity score (predictor of in-hospital death).

25 Apr 2019

Drugs for treatment of stroke, vascular dementia show promising results in early trial

Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study.

25 Apr 2019

UT Southwestern researchers determine how circulating 'bad cholesterol' enters artery walls

UT Southwestern researchers have determined how circulating "bad cholesterol" enters artery walls to cause the plaque that narrows the blood vessels and leads to heart attacks and strokes.

25 Apr 2019

Vanderbilt investigators discover link between vascular biology and eye disease

In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link between vascular biology and eye disease.

25 Apr 2019

Researchers define role of rare, influential cells in the bone marrow

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of the nearly half million blood cells that develop there each day.

23 Apr 2019

$4 million NIH award will help establish UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center

With nearly $4 million in funding from the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, the University of California, Irvine will establish the UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center.

23 Apr 2019

Researchers are developing brand-new method to cure brain tumors

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University in cooperation with colleagues from Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Switzerland, and Sweden for the first time studied proteins, which constitute WNT signaling pathway of the cancer stem cells of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM CD133+ CSCs), one of the most aggressive brain tumors.

22 Apr 2019

Light-intensity physical activity associated with healthy brain aging

Incremental physical activity, even at light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging.

19 Apr 2019

Scientists revive pig brain cells four hours after death, providing hope for stroke patients

In a breakthrough research study, scientists at Yale University have restored cellular activity in the brains of dead pigs.

18 Apr 2019

Scientists create a functioning 3D printed heart

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s first perfectly functioning, immunologically, cellular, biochemically and anatomically matched 3D printed heart.

15 Apr 2019

Leica Microsystems receives FDA De Novo clearance for blue light fluorescence module

Leica Microsystems has received DeNovo clearance from the FDA to market its FL400 surgical microscope filter in the United States for characterization of tumor tissue in neurosurgery.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 15 Apr 2019

FDA approves Intact Vascular’s Tack Endovascular System

Intact Vascular, Inc., a private medical device company committed to developing solutions for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the Tack Endovascular System, a purpose-built dissection repair device implanted post-angioplasty in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

15 Apr 2019

Vascular News and Research

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Intensive blood pressure treatment benefits people with type 2 diabetes regardless of cardiovascular risk

Childhood oral infections associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood

Vascular surgery after firearm injury linked with higher morbidity and mortality

Drugs for treatment of stroke, vascular dementia show promising results in early trial

UT Southwestern researchers determine how circulating 'bad cholesterol' enters artery walls

Vanderbilt investigators discover link between vascular biology and eye disease

Researchers define role of rare, influential cells in the bone marrow

$4 million NIH award will help establish UCI Skin Biology Resource-based Center

Researchers are developing brand-new method to cure brain tumors

Light-intensity physical activity associated with healthy brain aging

Scientists revive pig brain cells four hours after death, providing hope for stroke patients

Scientists create a functioning 3D printed heart

Leica Microsystems receives FDA De Novo clearance for blue light fluorescence module

FDA approves Intact Vascular’s Tack Endovascular System

IMI launches new project that focuses on development of new biomarkers

New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

Mild cognitive impairment may be present in early stages of kidney disease

New Innovate UK funded project aims to develop biodegradable stents

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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