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Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low-density lipoprotein or "bad" cholesterol.

29 Aug 2017

Mammal embryos discard paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, new study shows

Mammal embryos shed paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, perhaps to ensure the offspring a healthy life, a new study shows.

29 Aug 2017

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

A team of seven University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering undergraduates earned the top prize in this year's National Institutes of Health Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams challenge for their efforts to develop low-cost tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms.

29 Aug 2017

New app could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer by snapping a smartphone selfie

Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses - with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent - in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.

29 Aug 2017

Exercise plus calorie reduction may help improve muscle function in older adults

Improved muscle performance starts with better mitochondrial function. Older adults who are overweight may improve their muscle function with a weight loss program that combines exercise and calorie reduction, according to researchers from Florida Hospital, in Orlando, Fla., who present their findings today at the American Physiological Society's Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench to Bedside conference in San Diego.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers explore freshwater turtles to understand mechanisms that protect from heart damage

In humans, going just minutes without oxygen - such as during a heart attack or stroke - can cause devastating damage to the heart.

29 Aug 2017

SBP scientist receives DoD award to identify new and efficacious treatments for pancreatic cancer

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D., a Career Development Award to identify new and efficacious treatments for pancreatic cancer.

29 Aug 2017

Research reveals LEGO-like stacking of protein complexes

When hemoglobin undergoes just one mutation, the protein complexes stick to one another, stacking like LEGO blocks to form long, stiff filaments.

29 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

LSU Health New Orleans will receive $735,000 over two years to study the effectiveness of the first patented drug-eluting guidewire in preventing a complication that can occur following treatment of heart attacks with angioplasty.

28 Aug 2017

Study captures wide range of diverse sexual behaviors in general population

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and the Center for Sexual Health Promotion have published a new U.S. nationally representative study of sexual behavior, the first of its kind to capture a wide range of diverse sexual behaviors not previously examined in the general population.

28 Aug 2017

Trial for PTSD treatment with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy receives FDA go-ahead

The United States Food and Drugs Administration FDA has granted permission for phase 3 trials in PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) patients using Ecstasy and psychotherapy in a treatment protocol called MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy PTSD affects thousands of war veterans and other individuals and often leads to fatal outcomes of self-harm and suicides

28 Aug 2017

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Lymph nodes are small, kidney-shaped organs found throughout the body. Full of immune cells, their function is to clear out foreign objects and support the immune system.

28 Aug 2017

Coffee consumption connected to a longer life

At the European Society of Cardiology, ESC Congress 1 last weekend, Spanish researchers working as part of the long term project Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) Project, presented their new study that suggests coffee intake might be tied to a longer life. The study included around 20,000 Spanish participants.

28 Aug 2017

Reducing inflammation without lowering cholesterol significantly lowers rate of recurrent cardiovascular events

The researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital this week have come up with a new study which shows that reducing the inflammation among patients who have already had a heart attack before could prevent the risk of getting more cardiovascular events. The study is published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Aug 2017

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's circuitry, new research shows. The findings potentially open the door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease.

28 Aug 2017

Coronary artery bypass surgery can effectively treat diabetes patients with multivessel disease

Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is the best method of treating artherosclerotic coronary arteries in diabetes patients with multivessel disease, even in the presence of type 1 diabetes, a new study from Karolinska Institutet reports, clearing up a question in the current recommendation.

28 Aug 2017

Study tests therapeutic effect of conventional and new cancer drug combinations

Cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide affecting 8.2 million of people per year, and in the US, the number of new cases will achieve 1.6 million in 2017. The global impact of this disease costs a trillion of dollars, which makes critical the development of new drugs and treatment against it.

28 Aug 2017

Lung experts test nicotine patches as potential treatment for sarcoidosis

Doctors believe there is some good to be found in nicotine, the highly addictive drug in tobacco products. Lung experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are testing whether nicotine can help people with a chronic inflammatory lung disease called sarcoidosis.

28 Aug 2017

Substitution of gasoline for ethanol in dual-fuel vehicles increases level of polluting nanoparticles

When ethanol prices at the pump rise for whatever reason, it becomes economically advantageous for drivers of dual-fuel vehicles to fill up with gasoline.

28 Aug 2017

Imaging study identifies brain structural changes linked to physical, mental health in FND patients

An imaging study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has identified differences in key brain structures of individuals whose physical or mental health has been most seriously impaired by a common but poorly understood condition called functional neurological disorder (FND).

28 Aug 2017

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Researchers provide approaches to optimize cardiovascular risk reduction for patients with SAMS

Mammal embryos discard paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, new study shows

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

New app could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer by snapping a smartphone selfie

Exercise plus calorie reduction may help improve muscle function in older adults

Researchers explore freshwater turtles to understand mechanisms that protect from heart damage

SBP scientist receives DoD award to identify new and efficacious treatments for pancreatic cancer

Research reveals LEGO-like stacking of protein complexes

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

Study captures wide range of diverse sexual behaviors in general population

Trial for PTSD treatment with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy receives FDA go-ahead

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Coffee consumption connected to a longer life

Reducing inflammation without lowering cholesterol significantly lowers rate of recurrent cardiovascular events

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

Coronary artery bypass surgery can effectively treat diabetes patients with multivessel disease

Study tests therapeutic effect of conventional and new cancer drug combinations

Lung experts test nicotine patches as potential treatment for sarcoidosis

Substitution of gasoline for ethanol in dual-fuel vehicles increases level of polluting nanoparticles

Imaging study identifies brain structural changes linked to physical, mental health in FND patients

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