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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

New research initiative aims at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth

The University of Chicago Medicine's Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health has launched a research initiative aimed at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth of color, including young men who have sex with men and young transgender women.

6 Apr 2017

Study finds occurrences of large personal data breaches in hospitals

Lying in a hospital bed, the last thing you should have to worry about is a personal data breach. Yet recent research co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar found nearly 1,800 occurrences of large data breaches in patient information over a seven-year period.

6 Apr 2017

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

6 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

Study discovers new role for DNA2 enzyme in repair process

A biochemical analysis study has discovered a new role for the DNA2 enzyme.

6 Apr 2017

Areas of attitude convergence offer opportunities for health promotion in restaurants, study suggests

Differences in opinions between parents and children and executives of restaurant chains represent a challenge in terms of promoting healthy eating habits.

6 Apr 2017

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Synthetic biologists at Rice University have engineered gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis, an inflammation of the colon, in mice.

6 Apr 2017

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment reported less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't, according to a clinical trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

6 Apr 2017

Children's hands may carry significant levels of nicotine, study shows

Children may carry significant levels of nicotine on their hands just by coming into contact with items or surfaces contaminated with tobacco smoke residues, even when no one is actively smoking around them at the time.

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

Urinary biomarkers may help identify OSA in children with Down syndrome

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital investigators raises the possibility of identifying children with Down syndrome who may also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without the need for expensive and inconvenient sleep studies.

6 Apr 2017

Metabolic syndrome is the new 'silent killer', warn researchers

For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University make the case that metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of three of more risk factors that include abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, abnormal lipids, and insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes -- is the new "silent killer," analogous to hypertension in the 1970s.

6 Apr 2017

Cognitive decline following surgery triggered by brain's own immune cells, study suggests

After undergoing surgery, elderly patients often experience cloudy thinking that can last for weeks or even months. At one time researchers thought this cognitive decline might be caused by anesthesia, but mounting evidence suggests that heightened inflammation in the brain following surgery is the more likely cause.

6 Apr 2017

HIIT increases glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in diabetics, research reveals

New research reveals that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) increases glucose metabolism in muscles as well as insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes. Already after a two-week training period, the glucose uptake in thigh muscles returned to a normal level.

6 Apr 2017

Case Western Reserve University researchers aim to treat oral complications of HIV

While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects remain; among the most common is chronic inflammation--essentially, when an immune system imbalance causes the body to attack itself.

6 Apr 2017

Study examines interaction between patients' desire for CPM and surgeons' duty to minimize harm

More women with breast cancer are electing to have both breasts removed, even when cancer affects only one breast. The procedure, called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), is a more complex surgery that has not been shown to improve survival.

6 Apr 2017

Are we sleeping less than we used to?

There's no solid evidence that we sleep fewer hours today than we ever did, this is something I have gone into large amounts of detail in my book, in my published papers and at a recent meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

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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

New research initiative aims at reducing HIV infection and transmission among vulnerable youth

Study finds occurrences of large personal data breaches in hospitals

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Expert encourages cardiologists to continue using conventional drug-eluting stents

Study discovers new role for DNA2 enzyme in repair process

Areas of attitude convergence offer opportunities for health promotion in restaurants, study suggests

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Clinical study examines impact of yoga on side-effects caused by prostate cancer treatment

Children's hands may carry significant levels of nicotine, study shows

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

Urinary biomarkers may help identify OSA in children with Down syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is the new 'silent killer', warn researchers

Cognitive decline following surgery triggered by brain's own immune cells, study suggests

HIIT increases glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in diabetics, research reveals

Case Western Reserve University researchers aim to treat oral complications of HIV

Study examines interaction between patients' desire for CPM and surgeons' duty to minimize harm

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