Heart News and Research

RSS

$Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults$

Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults

Having specific combinations of underlying health issues is a significant risk for poorer health outcomes in older adults who've had a fracture, a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows.

10 Oct 2022

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

A new set of meta-analyses clarifies the often complex and contradictory health guidance linking certain diets, behaviors, and conditions to illness.

10 Oct 2022

The role of oxidative stress in congenital syndromes

Researchers discuss the role of oxidative stress in genetic conditions.

10 Oct 2022

World Mental Health Day 2022: Mental Health for All

News-Medical speaks to Prof. Charlotte Hanlon, psychiatrist and researcher, about her work within the field of Global Mental Health and the importance of raising awareness around this year's theme, "Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority."

10 Oct 2022

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual differences in our DNA matter less as we get older and become prone to diseases of aging, such as diabetes and cancer.

7 Oct 2022

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School aided in the discovery that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed best.

7 Oct 2022

Breathable underwater movement sensor could help monitor swimmers' safety

Many flexible fitness trackers can't be submerged in water because the coatings required to completely seal these devices would make them uncomfortable to wear.

7 Oct 2022

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

Researchers investigated COVID-19 pathophysiology in multiple tissues, including the lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain, for a deeper understanding of its acute and long‐term symptoms.

7 Oct 2022

New platform for gene editing may change the landscape of CRISPR-based therapeutics

A team of researchers at Northwestern University has devised a new platform for gene editing that could inform the future application of a near-limitless library of CRISPR-based therapeutics.

7 Oct 2022

Discovery could play an important role in future medicines to heal damaged hearts

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the promising field of cellular reprogramming and organ regeneration, and the discovery could play a major role in future medicines to heal damaged hearts.

6 Oct 2022

Scientists investigate the antibody titers post-mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine in the elderly

The coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions worldwide and claimed multiple lives.

6 Oct 2022

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

A mother's consumption of ultra-processed foods appears to be linked to an increased risk of overweight or obesity in her offspring, irrespective of other lifestyle risk factors, suggests a US study published by The BMJ today.

6 Oct 2022

Researchers identify a new gene implicated in rare lysosomal storage disorder

In a rare disease called mucolipidosis type II, people’s hearts and abdomens swell, and their bones grow malformed.

6 Oct 2022

Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

The National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded Wake Forest University School of Medicine a five-year grant expected to total $30 million to support research to test a novel rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.

6 Oct 2022

Heart News and Research

Certain clusters of conditions associated with poorer health outcomes after fractures in older adults

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

The role of oxidative stress in congenital syndromes

World Mental Health Day 2022: Mental Health for All

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Two popular drugs to treat type 2 diabetes performed best in large clinical trial

Breathable underwater movement sensor could help monitor swimmers' safety

COVID‐19 pathology across different tissues

New platform for gene editing may change the landscape of CRISPR-based therapeutics

Discovery could play an important role in future medicines to heal damaged hearts

Scientists investigate the antibody titers post-mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine in the elderly

Maternal ultra-processed food consumption may be linked to increased obesity risk in offspring

Researchers identify a new gene implicated in rare lysosomal storage disorder

Wake Forest receives $30 million award to support research on rehab program for heart failure patients

CDC data highlights the urgent need to address widespread national disparities in obesity

Wear and tear from lifelong stress can lead to increased risk of dying from cancer

Omega-3 levels could play a role in improving cognitive resilience in middle-aged people

Biomimicry of chemically oscillating mobile catalytic capsules

Consuming more omega-3s associated with better brain health and cognition in middle age

NYU researchers collaborate with FDA to design first-ever stroke rehabilitation regulatory science tool

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News