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Lipitor reduces stroke risk

In people who have experienced a stroke, but who have no known history of coronary heart disease, beginning regular treatment with the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin soon after the stroke can reduce the risk of recurrent stroke by 16 percent

9 Aug 2006

Pig out once and you could damage your arteries!

Australian researchers say that just one meal which is high in saturated fat can affect the arteries and stop the body from protecting itself against heart disease and stroke.

9 Aug 2006

Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study

Doctors have completed the first step of a unique medical research study, evaluating 1,001 individuals at risk of developing Huntington's disease who do not know - nor do they want to know - whether they carry the genetic defect that causes the condition.

8 Aug 2006

Chronic cigarette smoking is associated with diminished folate status

Every year, nearly 300,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with oral cancer.

8 Aug 2006

Discovery of mechanism that may explain post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

A serious form of cancer that occurs in some transplant patients may arise because cells that normally serve as scouts for the immune system become weakened, a new study suggests.

8 Aug 2006

Social isolation and loneliness can affect both psychological and physical health

Social isolation in childhood may be associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

8 Aug 2006

New understanding of how our brains process sensory information

The same chemical in the body that is targeted by the drug Viagra. also helps our brains "boot up" in the morning so we can process sights, sound, touch and other sensory information.

8 Aug 2006

Just one meal high in saturated fat can reduce the ability of the body's "good" cholesterol

Before you bite into that burger or devour that doughnut, first chew on this: New research shows that just one meal high in saturated fat can affect the body's ability to protect itself against some of the underlying causes of heart disease and stroke.

8 Aug 2006

Low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet

Study participants on the low-fat vegan diet showed dramatic improvement in four disease markers: blood sugar control, cholesterol reduction, weight control, and kidney function.

8 Aug 2006

New tool to study protein kinase A - linked to heart failure

Scientists studying heart cells have devised a new way to visualize and quantify the rise and fall in the activity of a key enzyme linked to heart failure.

8 Aug 2006

Researchers develop new technique using the abdominal cavity to deliver oxygen to assist ailing lungs

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have helped develop a technique in animal models for using the abdominal cavity to exchange gas, supplementing the function normally performed by the lungs.

8 Aug 2006

Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells

Reducing the size of abdominal fat cells - which are a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease - takes more than cutting calories, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

8 Aug 2006

New blood test picks up early breast cancer

A new blood test has been developed by an international team of scientists which can detect the very early stage of breast cancer.

7 Aug 2006

New method of delivering a dose of radioactive iodine

A new method of delivering a dose of radioactive iodine - using a man-made version of scorpion venom as a carrier - targets deadly brain tumors called gliomas without affecting neighboring tissue or body organs.

7 Aug 2006

Leukemia gene changes genetic packaging

A signaling system involved in many forms of leukemia and lymphoma is more powerful than scientists have thought, exerting control over our genes by affecting whole swaths of chromosomes in global fashion.

6 Aug 2006

Role of peptidoglycan protein in immune response may aid HIV research

A family of proteins that serve as the body's first line of defense against bacterial infections may provide a lifeline for individuals with compromised immune systems.

6 Aug 2006

Chemical in household products may cause reductions in lung function

New research shows that a chemical compound found in many air fresheners, toilet bowl cleaners, mothballs and other deodorizing products, may be harmful to the lungs.

6 Aug 2006

New way of delivering corrective genes holds promise for hereditary diseases of the heart

A new way of delivering corrective genes with a single injection into a vein holds promise for long-lasting treatments of hereditary diseases of the heart, University of Florida researchers report.

6 Aug 2006

Minimally invasive robotic surgery used to inject stem cells into damaged hearts

Researchers at the University of Minnesota were successful in using robotic surgery to deliver stem cell treatment to damaged heart tissue in pigs.

6 Aug 2006

HIV virus can survive efforts to destroy it by hiding in the mucosal tissues of the intestine

UC Davis researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS, is able to survive efforts to destroy it by hiding out in the mucosal tissues of the intestine.

6 Aug 2006

Blood News and Research

Lipitor reduces stroke risk

Pig out once and you could damage your arteries!

Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study

Chronic cigarette smoking is associated with diminished folate status

Discovery of mechanism that may explain post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

Social isolation and loneliness can affect both psychological and physical health

New understanding of how our brains process sensory information

Just one meal high in saturated fat can reduce the ability of the body's "good" cholesterol

Low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet

New tool to study protein kinase A - linked to heart failure

Researchers develop new technique using the abdominal cavity to deliver oxygen to assist ailing lungs

Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells

New blood test picks up early breast cancer

New method of delivering a dose of radioactive iodine

Leukemia gene changes genetic packaging

Role of peptidoglycan protein in immune response may aid HIV research

Chemical in household products may cause reductions in lung function

New way of delivering corrective genes holds promise for hereditary diseases of the heart

Minimally invasive robotic surgery used to inject stem cells into damaged hearts

HIV virus can survive efforts to destroy it by hiding in the mucosal tissues of the intestine

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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