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The do’s and don’ts on social media for vaccine haves and have-nots

Posting about their day is a regular practice for Generations Y and Z, especially when they have something novel or exclusive to share.

22 Feb 2021

Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs

Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to harbor the virus that causes the disease — despite showing no signs of illness and initially testing negative.

22 Feb 2021

Salt reduction program will lead to health benefits, cost savings by 2050

England's salt reduction programme will have led to nearly 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease and £1.64 billion of healthcare cost savings by 2050, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

22 Feb 2021

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase cardiovascular and respiratory risks

Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and pneumonia among people ages 65 and older, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2021

Exercise training improved artery health and function in middle-aged and older men

Twelve weeks of exercise training improved artery health and function in middle-aged and older men (ages 50-70 years) with low-to-normal testosterone levels, while testosterone therapy provided no benefits to the arteries, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

22 Feb 2021

Study reveals that driving is "absolutely impossible" without music

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers resulted in a nearly unanimous response: driving is "absolutely impossible" without music.

22 Feb 2021

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher rates of significant problems like preeclampsia and low birthweight babies, problems which indicate their kidneys have not actually fully recovered.

22 Feb 2021

Polyphenols may provide protective effect against COVID-19 disease

In the study published in the journal Integrative Physiology, the researchers found that a high intake of polyphenols may have a protective effect on patients with COVID-19 and prevent disease progression.

22 Feb 2021

Researchers study how the methylation of proteins affects different mitochondrial processes

Disorders of the cells' energy supply can cause a number of serious diseases, but also seem to be connected to aging.

20 Feb 2021

Eating more refined grains associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality

A new study published in The British Medical Journal by researchers including SFU health sciences professor Scott Lear found consuming a high number of refined grains, such as croissants and white bread, is associated with a higher risk of major cardiovascular disease, stroke and death.

20 Feb 2021

Research calculates the years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries

The major direct and indirect effects of covid-19 have forced the authorities to implement policies that strike a balance between minimizing the immediate health impact of the pandemic and containing the long-term damage to society arising from protective policies.

20 Feb 2021

Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut

Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words "Little Shell Chippewa Tribe" over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation's first dose of covid-19 vaccine.

19 Feb 2021

Hydrogel injection could help repair damage to the heart muscle after heart attack

Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent further damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack event.

19 Feb 2021

Developing Biochemically Sensitive Membranes with Electrochemistry

In this interview, News-Medical Life Sciences talks to Lane Baker, Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University Bloomington about the role of electrochemistry in developing biochemically sensitive membranes as well the work ongoing at the Baker lab.

From Pittcon 19 Feb 2021

Stents or bypass surgery can improve outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease

A recent study by University of Alberta cardiologists at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre shows that a particular group of patients with stable ischemic heart disease have better outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention (also called angioplasty with stent) or coronary artery bypass surgery and medication, versus conservative management with medication alone.

18 Feb 2021

New study to explore how Apple Watch can provide early warning for worsening heart failure

As part of the University Health Network, renowned cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross has launched a new clinical study, in collaboration with Apple to test if remote monitoring with Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure.

18 Feb 2021

Major project reduces inpatient falls, saves £13 million for UK’s National Health Service

A 10-year project to reduce the number of inpatient falls has saved the United Kingdom's National Health Service more than £13 million, thanks to a team of researchers including an academic from Kingston University, London and St George's, University of London.

18 Feb 2021

One in five people lack protein α-actinin-3 in their muscle fiber, shows study

Almost one in five people lack the protein α-actinin-3 in their muscle fibers. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that more of the skeletal muscle of these individuals comprises slow-twitch muscle fibers, which are more durable and energy-efficient and provide better tolerance to low temperatures than fast-twitch muscle fibers.

18 Feb 2021

Study: Patients should be assessed for frailty before considering multiple surgeries

Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two national patient databases shows.

18 Feb 2021

New collaborative project to study the complex roles of lipids in health, disease

A University of Minnesota-Mayo Clinic partnership has joined with the Zooniverse citizen scientist platform and the Francis Crick Institute in London to leverage world-leading expertise in microscope imaging with the power of citizen science to study the relationship between structure and function in biology to better understand health and disease.

17 Feb 2021

Heart News and Research

The do’s and don’ts on social media for vaccine haves and have-nots

Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs

Salt reduction program will lead to health benefits, cost savings by 2050

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase cardiovascular and respiratory risks

Exercise training improved artery health and function in middle-aged and older men

Study reveals that driving is "absolutely impossible" without music

New rodent model helps identify pregnant women whose prior kidney injury also affects babies

Polyphenols may provide protective effect against COVID-19 disease

Researchers study how the methylation of proteins affects different mitochondrial processes

Eating more refined grains associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality

Research calculates the years of life lost to COVID-19 in 81 countries

Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut

Hydrogel injection could help repair damage to the heart muscle after heart attack

Developing Biochemically Sensitive Membranes with Electrochemistry

Stents or bypass surgery can improve outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease

New study to explore how Apple Watch can provide early warning for worsening heart failure

Major project reduces inpatient falls, saves £13 million for UK’s National Health Service

One in five people lack protein α-actinin-3 in their muscle fiber, shows study

Study: Patients should be assessed for frailty before considering multiple surgeries

New collaborative project to study the complex roles of lipids in health, disease

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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