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Comprehensive review provides insights on sodium reduction strategies in food production

Sodium is an essential micronutrient, but the amount we need is small. Three slices of bread or one teaspoon of table salt will do it, and chances are your daily sodium intake is far greater.

19 Apr 2022

Researchers develop and validate polygenic risk scores for six common diseases

A person's risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences.

18 Apr 2022

Researchers uncover a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

18 Apr 2022

Insight into the future of genetic testing

In this interview, we speak to Sheetal Parmar, vice president of medical affairs and head of clinical services at Natera, about their cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing services.

From Natera 15 Apr 2022

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

Almost two-thirds of acute stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and have high risk of recurrence, prompting researchers to call for better patient care.

15 Apr 2022

How a former Catholic priest is navigating a California Medicaid plan through big changes

For Michael Hunn, the path from priesthood to health care was seamless.

14 Apr 2022

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

14 Apr 2022

Exploring strategies for successful delivery of messenger RNA therapeutics

Researchers reviewed the material properties and administration routes that could successfully deliver a messenger ribonucleic acid therapeutic agent to its targeted site.

14 Apr 2022

Recent advances in non-viral nano-vector delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing payloads

Researchers reviewed non-viral nano-vectors used for delivering the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated genome editing system.

14 Apr 2022

Dietary influences on long COVID in children

A new study discusses possible mechanisms of long COVID in children and how they might relate to their dietary intake of important vitamins and elements.

13 Apr 2022

Cardiovascular risk factors linked to higher risk of depression in older adults

Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study published April 13 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sandra Martín-Peláez of University of Granada, Spain, and colleagues.

13 Apr 2022

Study: About half of young adults reported mental health symptoms during the pandemic

About half of young adults had mental health symptoms during the pandemic and more than a third of those were unable to access mental health therapy, a new UC San Francisco study found.

13 Apr 2022

Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

A recent scientific statement published in Circulation reviewed the current knowledge on COVID-19.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

Scientific advances in the 20th and 21st centuries have led to a major evolution in the understanding of death. At the same time, for decades, people who have survived an encounter with death have recalled unexplained lucid episodes involving heightened consciousness and awareness.

13 Apr 2022

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

The overall risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, affecting 18 people per million vaccine doses. A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, confirms that this risk is comparable to or lower following COVID-19 vaccination than other non-COVID-19 vaccines.

13 Apr 2022

Pod-based e-cigarette use alters the inflammatory state across multiple organ systems

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that daily use of pod-based e-cigarettes alters the inflammatory state across multiple organ systems including the brain, heart, lungs and colon. Effects also vary depending on the e-cigarette flavor, and can influence how organs respond to infections, such as SARS-CoV-2.

13 Apr 2022

New analysis finds more cancer diagnosis through emergency routes in the UK

More cancers are being diagnosed through emergency routes in the UK than in comparable high-income countries, according to new analysis by the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), which is hosted by Cancer Research UK.

12 Apr 2022

Researchers discover new way to inhibit key mutated gene underlying tumor growth

CU Boulder researchers have discovered a new way to inhibit the most commonly mutated gene underlying human tumor growth, opening the door to new therapeutic strategies for cancer and a host of other diseases.

12 Apr 2022

Thoracic aortic diameter serves as a biomarker for major cardiovascular events

The diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in women and men, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

12 Apr 2022

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Heart complications are uncommon, yet treatable for children and young adults after COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that details what has been learned about how to treat, manage and even prevent cardiovascular complications from the SARS-CoV-2 virus in youth.

12 Apr 2022

Heart News and Research

Comprehensive review provides insights on sodium reduction strategies in food production

Researchers develop and validate polygenic risk scores for six common diseases

Researchers uncover a key regulator of pregnancy-associated heart growth

Insight into the future of genetic testing

Acute stroke associated with considerable loss in life expectancy

How a former Catholic priest is navigating a California Medicaid plan through big changes

About one in four adults has a liver condition that is a risk factor for heart disease

Exploring strategies for successful delivery of messenger RNA therapeutics

Recent advances in non-viral nano-vector delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing payloads

Dietary influences on long COVID in children

Cardiovascular risk factors linked to higher risk of depression in older adults

Study: About half of young adults reported mental health symptoms during the pandemic

Scientific statement from the American Heart Association on COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications in children and adolescents

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

Risk of myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, confirms study

Pod-based e-cigarette use alters the inflammatory state across multiple organ systems

New analysis finds more cancer diagnosis through emergency routes in the UK

Researchers discover new way to inhibit key mutated gene underlying tumor growth

Thoracic aortic diameter serves as a biomarker for major cardiovascular events

Heart complications uncommon for children and young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection

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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