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WPI researcher awarded grant for research into leading cause of aortic valve dysfunction

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Kristen Billiar has been awarded a $154,000 grant from the American Heart Association to determine how cell death leads to calcium deposits in heart tissue that cause aortic valves to fail.

30 Jan 2020

Researchers use new technique to improve the ability to model lung diseases

Using a combination of pluripotent stem cells (cells that can potentially produce any cell or tissue type) and machine learning (artificial intelligence that allows computers to learn automatically), researchers have improved how they generate lung cells.

30 Jan 2020

Turning stink into therapy for atherosclerosis

In an amusing but amazing turnaround, it seems the most foul-smelling compound on earth, called putrescine, could help relieve chronic inflammation, most importantly in the arterial thickening called atherosclerosis. This discovery is reported in the journal Cell Metabolism in January 2020.

30 Jan 2020

Quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage even for decade-long smokers

It’s never too late to quit smoking, as a new study shows the lung’s ability to heal and regrow damaged cells caused by cigarette smoking, even if they smoked for decades.

30 Jan 2020

$18 million gift will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial cancer care

An $18 million commitment from the Simms/Mann Family Foundation, led by Dr. Victoria Mann Simms and Ronald Simms, will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial care for people with cancer and their families into communities throughout Southern California.

30 Jan 2020

Less chemotherapy may be equally or even more beneficial to rectal cancer patients

Chemotherapy used to shrink a tumor before surgery, called neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is becoming more common in many cancers, including stage II and III rectal cancer.

30 Jan 2020

Scientists discover small molecule that may slow or stop Parkinson's disease progression

A collaboration between scientists at Rutgers University and Scripps Research led to the discovery of a small molecule that may slow down or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.

30 Jan 2020

Study clarifies pros and cons of open-heart surgery versus TAVR for treating aortic stenosis

A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and other centers nationwide shows that patients who underwent a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic-valve replacement, had similar key 5-year clinical outcomes of death and stroke as patients who had traditional open-heart surgery to replace the valve.

30 Jan 2020

Future of cardiovascular disease management revolves around remote patient monitoring

Cardiovascular disease must be better managed for patient care to improve. The protocols for monitoring patients are rapidly evolving. Historically, patients who fall ill are required to travel in order to visit a general practitioner or hospital. This procedure may soon become a thing of the past.

From IDTechEx Ltd 30 Jan 2020

High-fiber diet can reverse adverse effects of environmental toxins on cardiovascular health

Research from the University of Kentucky's Superfund Research Center (UK-SRC) shows that a diet high in fiber could possibly reverse the adverse effects that environmental toxins have on cardiovascular health.

30 Jan 2020

MCG scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain for acute coronary artery syndrome

Undiagnosed chest pain sends 8-10 million Americans to Emergency Departments annually, making it the second most common complaint. Emergency physicians must rapidly identify patients whose chest pain is cardiac-related.

30 Jan 2020

Death receptor pathway drives resistance to CAR T cell therapy

Some cancer cells refuse to die, even in the face of powerful cellular immunotherapies like CAR T cell therapy, and new research from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania is shedding light on why.

30 Jan 2020

AARDA announces new partnership with AutoimmuneMom

The American Autoimmune Related Disease Association (AARDA) is thrilled to announce our new partnership with AutoimmuneMom.

30 Jan 2020

Ex-smokers’ lungs can almost “magically” replenish themselves

Researchers have identified a type of lung cell that can almost “magically” replenish the lining of airways in people who have given up smoking.

30 Jan 2020

A high flavonol intake could lower the risk for Alzheimer’s dementia

Older people with a high intake of the antioxidant flavanol may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s dementia, compared with those who have a low intake.

30 Jan 2020

Defective ATP13A2 gene can lead to Parkinson's disease, shows study

Biomedical scientists at KU Leuven have discovered that a defect in the ATP13A2 gene causes cell death by disrupting the cellular transport of polyamines.

30 Jan 2020

Researchers discover new target for repairing heart after heart attack

Billions of cardiac muscle cells are lost during a heart attack. The human heart cannot replenish these lost cells, so the default mechanism of repair is to form a cardiac scar.

30 Jan 2020

New target protein linked to regulation, movement of tumor-associated macrophages

Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer owes its notorious identity to the fact that the cancer cells use the host's own immune system to grow and spread, ultimately becoming deadly.

30 Jan 2020

Annual lung cancer screening with LDCT reduces lung cancer deaths

The Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial, known as the NELSON trial (de Koning et. al), published Jan. 29 in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), reconfirms that annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in high-risk patients significantly reduces lung cancer deaths.

30 Jan 2020

New clinical guidelines call for psychosocial support for complex ADHD in children, adolescents

New clinical guidelines call strongly for providing psychosocial supports for children and adolescents with complex attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Developed by the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), the guideline provides a framework for diagnosing and treating complex ADHD in these age groups.

30 Jan 2020

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WPI researcher awarded grant for research into leading cause of aortic valve dysfunction

Researchers use new technique to improve the ability to model lung diseases

Turning stink into therapy for atherosclerosis

Quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage even for decade-long smokers

$18 million gift will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial cancer care

Less chemotherapy may be equally or even more beneficial to rectal cancer patients

Scientists discover small molecule that may slow or stop Parkinson's disease progression

Study clarifies pros and cons of open-heart surgery versus TAVR for treating aortic stenosis

Future of cardiovascular disease management revolves around remote patient monitoring

High-fiber diet can reverse adverse effects of environmental toxins on cardiovascular health

MCG scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain for acute coronary artery syndrome

Death receptor pathway drives resistance to CAR T cell therapy

AARDA announces new partnership with AutoimmuneMom

Ex-smokers’ lungs can almost “magically” replenish themselves

A high flavonol intake could lower the risk for Alzheimer’s dementia

Defective ATP13A2 gene can lead to Parkinson's disease, shows study

Researchers discover new target for repairing heart after heart attack

New target protein linked to regulation, movement of tumor-associated macrophages

Annual lung cancer screening with LDCT reduces lung cancer deaths

New clinical guidelines call for psychosocial support for complex ADHD in children, adolescents

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