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New druggable target for heart failure in neonates and infants identified

Researchers have identified a new druggable target for heart failure in neonates and infants, a condition for which there has been no specific treatment.

19 Nov 2020

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

Pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 and their newborn babies have a low risk of developing severe symptoms, according to a new study from UT Southwestern.

19 Nov 2020

COVID-19 lockdown is associated with high blood pressure

Lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in high blood pressure among patients admitted to emergency.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers use bioinformatics methods to identify key genes in dilated cardiomyopathy

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Yukuan Chen, Xiaohui Wu, Danchun Hu and Wei Wang, from the Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China and Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China consider the importance of mitochondrial-related genes in dilated cardiomyopathy.

19 Nov 2020

Teenagers facing COVID-19 and EVALI show similar symptoms

A UC Davis Health pediatric team presented a powerful case series of three teenagers who had unexplained breathing problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Nov 2020

Study shows new route for treating myocardial infarction

When the heart develops, some of its coronary blood vessels develop from cells lining the inner surface of the heart's ventricular chambers (endocardium). Novel

19 Nov 2020

Sleep Revolution project receives 15-million Euro grant to revolutionize treatment for OSA

Sleep Revolution, an interdisciplinary international research and development project, has been selected for a 15-million Euro grant from the EU's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Health, demographic change and wellbeing.

19 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

A recent study examined the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, finding that no severe adverse outcomes are expected to either party.

19 Nov 2020

Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

The cutting edge of cardiovascular imaging: that's the focus of EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). A pioneering event covering the full spectrum of cardiac imaging. Explore the scientific program.

19 Nov 2020

Global Mental Health Databank launches study to understand the mental health of young people

Young people around the world commonly experience anxiety and depression, but it can be hard to identify how each person can best manage their own mental health.

19 Nov 2020

Research on genetic heart disease uncovers new mechanism for heart failure

Research on genetic heart disease has uncovered a new and unexpected mechanism for heart failure. This landmark discovery found a correlation between the clumping of RNA-binding proteins long linked to neurodegenerative disease and the aggregates of protein found in the heart tissue of patients with RBM20 dilated cardiomyopathy.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state. The mountain valleys of this high elevation region are particularly vulnerable to the buildup of air pollution from vehicles, household heating, and power production.

19 Nov 2020

Heart News and Research

New druggable target for heart failure in neonates and infants identified

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have low risk of developing severe symptoms

COVID-19 lockdown is associated with high blood pressure

Researchers use bioinformatics methods to identify key genes in dilated cardiomyopathy

Teenagers facing COVID-19 and EVALI show similar symptoms

Study shows new route for treating myocardial infarction

Sleep Revolution project receives 15-million Euro grant to revolutionize treatment for OSA

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

Expert provides new perspective on safe, effective use of cardiac imaging in COVID-19 patients

Global Mental Health Databank launches study to understand the mental health of young people

Research on genetic heart disease uncovers new mechanism for heart failure

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

OU College of Medicine, US Department of Defense to address problematic sexual behavior of youth

Predictive model identifies neighborhoods that have greatest risk of COVID-19 infection

Researchers assess consequences of decades of global nutrition transition

UIC conducts three clinical trials to study blood clot prevention in COVID-19 patients

Study provides new insight into the formation of neural crest cells

Brain protein plays a major role in the development and growth of pancreatic cancer

UIC study aims to improve smoking cessation interventions for underserved populations

New data highlights the gaps in care for children with familial hypercholesterolemia

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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