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First Edition: August 27, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about this week's GOP convention, the politics of Medicare and abortion, and the latest health policy news from the states.

27 Aug 2012

Renal denervation improves depression, QOL and stress in patients with resistant hypertension

Renal sympathetic denervation improves anxiety, depression, quality of life and stress in patients with resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Denise Fischer from Saarland University Hospital.

27 Aug 2012

Healthy behaviours decrease risk of high blood pressure by two thirds

Healthy behaviours regarding alcohol, physical activity, vegetable intake and body weight reduce the risk of hypertension by two thirds, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today.

27 Aug 2012

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Renal denervation safe and effective in patients with treatment resistant hypertension

Renal denervation leads to significant and sustained blood pressure reduction for up to 18 months in patients with treatment resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance

Consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress by Dr Matteo Cameli from University of Siena.

27 Aug 2012

Belly fat linked with increased risk of cardiovascular death in normal weight individuals

Normal weight individuals who carry weight concentrated in their belly have a higher death risk than obese individuals, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Obesity at diagnosis of breast cancer associated with increased risk of recurrence

Extra pounds-even within the overweight but not obese range-are linked to a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

27 Aug 2012

Healthy intake of micronutrients may boost sperm DNA quality in older men

A new study led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that a healthy intake of micronutrients is strongly associated with improved sperm DNA quality in older men.

27 Aug 2012

XJB-5-131 prevents secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury

Treatment with an agent that blocks the oxidation of an important component of the mitochondrial membrane prevented the secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury and preserved function that would otherwise have been impaired, according to a research team from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health and Department of Chemistry in a report published online today in Nature Neuroscience.

27 Aug 2012

Profilin-1 gene influences survival time in Lou Gehrig's disease

A team of scientists, including faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), have discovered a gene that influences survival time in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease).

27 Aug 2012

People with cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise more likely to survive

People who have a cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise are three times more likely to survive than those who have a cardiac arrest that is not exercise related, according to research presented at the ESC Congress 2012 today.

27 Aug 2012

Study confirms electrical storm as potent risk factor for death and impaired quality of life

Electrical storm (ES) is a potent risk factor for mortality and morbidity, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Federico Guerra from Italy. Data was also presented on which patients are prone to developing ES and how effective current treatments are.

27 Aug 2012

Study: Lower use of drug eluting stents in women treated with PCI than men

Drug eluting stents (DES) are used less often in women treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary artery disease than men treated with PCI for the same condition, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Female sex associated with increased risk of stroke for AF patients aged ≥75 years

Female gender increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) aged >75 years by 20%, according to a study presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented by Anders Mikkelsen, from Denmark.

27 Aug 2012

$LCZ696 demonstrates beneficial effects in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction$

LCZ696 demonstrates beneficial effects in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

The novel angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor, LCZ696, demonstrated beneficial effects in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to results of the PARAMOUNT (Prospective compArison of ARNI with ARB on Management Of heart failUre with preserved ejectioN fracTion) trial.

27 Aug 2012

People with guanine version of rs55705857 SNP more likely to develop gliomas

People who carry a "G" instead of an "A" at a specific spot in their genetic code have roughly a six-fold higher risk of developing certain types of brain tumors, a Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco study has found. The

27 Aug 2012

Appeals Court upholds federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research

Family Research Council (FRC) expressed disappointment in today's Appeals Court ruling that upholds the Obama administration's efforts to use taxpayer funds for human embryonic stem cell research.

27 Aug 2012

Health and defense applications account for 40% of business R&D: NSF report

Businesses in the United States are focusing a large portion of their research and development efforts on health and defense, according to a National Science Foundation (NSF) report released today.

27 Aug 2012

Obama, Romney exchange barbs on Medicare, abortion

The former Massachusetts governor, responding to charges of a GOP "war on women," says his state health overhaul provided health care for "all women and men." The president, meanwhile, fights back against charges that he is taking money out of Medicare by asserting he wants to strengthen and preverve the program. Both campaigns also debut new ads on Medicare.

27 Aug 2012

Research News and Research

First Edition: August 27, 2012

Renal denervation improves depression, QOL and stress in patients with resistant hypertension

Healthy behaviours decrease risk of high blood pressure by two thirds

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus

Renal denervation safe and effective in patients with treatment resistant hypertension

Consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance

Belly fat linked with increased risk of cardiovascular death in normal weight individuals

Obesity at diagnosis of breast cancer associated with increased risk of recurrence

Healthy intake of micronutrients may boost sperm DNA quality in older men

XJB-5-131 prevents secondary damage of severe traumatic brain injury

Profilin-1 gene influences survival time in Lou Gehrig's disease

People with cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise more likely to survive

Study confirms electrical storm as potent risk factor for death and impaired quality of life

Study: Lower use of drug eluting stents in women treated with PCI than men

Female sex associated with increased risk of stroke for AF patients aged ≥75 years

LCZ696 demonstrates beneficial effects in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

People with guanine version of rs55705857 SNP more likely to develop gliomas

Appeals Court upholds federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research

Health and defense applications account for 40% of business R&D: NSF report

Obama, Romney exchange barbs on Medicare, abortion

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