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Inhaling irritant that mimics air pollution changes defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension

Air pollution significantly increases the risk for premature deaths, particularly in people with underlying cardiovascular disease, clinical and epidemiological studies have determined.

19 Jun 2019

Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at greater risk for developing heart disease

Thanks to advanced medical treatments, women diagnosed with breast cancer today will likely survive the disease.

19 Jun 2019

Novel approach of blocking inflammation before surgical procedure may prevent cancer recurrences

A growing body of evidence suggests that traditional cancer treatments can paradoxically promote new tumor growth.

19 Jun 2019

Study provides new insight into the heritability of coronary artery disease

A collaboration involving the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the German Heart Center Munich, AstraZeneca, and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has demonstrated that more than 30 percent of heart disease risk stems from genetic factors, much more than was previously understood.

18 Jun 2019

Miracle machine makes heroic rescues — and leaves patients in limbo

The latest miracle machine in modern medicine — whose use has skyrocketed in recent years — is saving people from the brink of death: adults whose lungs have been ravaged by the flu; a trucker who was trapped underwater in a crash; a man whose heart had stopped working for an astonishing seven hours.

18 Jun 2019

Texas is latest state to attack surprise medical bills

Texas is now among more than a dozen states that have cracked down on the practice of surprise medical billing.

18 Jun 2019

Five easy health tips for men

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, men are far more likely to skip routine health screens than women.

18 Jun 2019

A 'health number' that could tell about prostate disease

When it comes to staying on top of your health, doctors often tell you how important it is to "know your numbers." Blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index can tell you a lot about your heart health, but if you're a man, you need to know one more - your PSA, or prostate-specific antigen.

18 Jun 2019

Ochsner Hospital for Children joins national consortium to provide solutions for hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Mayo Clinic's Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Ochsner Hospital for Children are collaborating within a consortium to provide solutions for patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare and complex form of congenital heart disease in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped.

17 Jun 2019

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Strategies to cope with body heat in sports is a pressing issue. The Tokyo Olympics will be held in the hot and muggy Japanese summer where the ambient temperature is expected to be above 33°C. Athletes have to worry about performing under pressure of the high-stakes competition but also now have to deal with a very hot and humid climate.

17 Jun 2019

Topical cream found to be effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo

A nationwide phase II clinical trial, coordinated out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found that a topical cream was extremely effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo, a relatively common autoimmune disease that causes loss of skin pigmentation.

17 Jun 2019

New tool will help implement more precise treatments for patients with cardiogenic shock

A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of having this heart attack-derived complication which, while infrequent, sometimes presents a fatal outcome.

17 Jun 2019

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

17 Jun 2019

Small bioengineered implant promises long-lasting relief from Type 1 diabetes

People suffering from Type 1 diabetes are set to benefit from an innovative therapy being developed in an EU-funded project that promises to restore the body's ability to regulate blood sugar via a small bioengineered implant.

17 Jun 2019

Blood pressure drug appears to be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease

Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory and learning center among people with Alzheimer's disease without affecting other parts of the brain, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

17 Jun 2019

Researchers develop technique to track proteins on the surfaces of endoplasmic reticulum in cells

Researchers from Kanazawa University on the development of a technique to closely track a specific protein on the surfaces of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in cells. Their findings are published in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry.

17 Jun 2019

$VITALE study: High-dose vitamin D effective in lowering fracture rates after kidney transplantation$

VITALE study: High-dose vitamin D effective in lowering fracture rates after kidney transplantation

Lead VITALE investigator Dr Marie Courbebaisse (Paris, France), commented, Our study shows that currently recommended doses of vitamin D are not sufficient to protect patients from the risk of fracture after kidney transplantation.

17 Jun 2019

Research paves way for new treatment to protect people from cardiovascular disease

New University of Alberta research is paving the way for the first medical treatment to help protect people from cardiovascular disease by boosting the body's natural defenses.

17 Jun 2019

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age linked to increased risk for future heart problems

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age were associated with structural heart abnormalities linked to future heart failure, particularly among blacks, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

16 Jun 2019

Online shopping interventions could help customers make healthier choices

Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, according to a study published in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

16 Jun 2019

Heart News and Research

Inhaling irritant that mimics air pollution changes defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension

Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at greater risk for developing heart disease

Novel approach of blocking inflammation before surgical procedure may prevent cancer recurrences

Study provides new insight into the heritability of coronary artery disease

Miracle machine makes heroic rescues — and leaves patients in limbo

Texas is latest state to attack surprise medical bills

Five easy health tips for men

A 'health number' that could tell about prostate disease

Ochsner Hospital for Children joins national consortium to provide solutions for hypoplastic left heart syndrome

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Topical cream found to be effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo

New tool will help implement more precise treatments for patients with cardiogenic shock

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

Small bioengineered implant promises long-lasting relief from Type 1 diabetes

Blood pressure drug appears to be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers develop technique to track proteins on the surfaces of endoplasmic reticulum in cells

VITALE study: High-dose vitamin D effective in lowering fracture rates after kidney transplantation

Research paves way for new treatment to protect people from cardiovascular disease

Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age linked to increased risk for future heart problems

Online shopping interventions could help customers make healthier choices

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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