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Two-drug combinations containing calcium channel blocker significantly lowers BP

In the largest randomized controlled trial of treatment for high blood pressure ever conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, two frontline two-drug combinations that included the long-acting calcium channel blocker, amlodipine, were able to drive down blood pressure levels more than a third two-drug combination that did not include amlodipine, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

A new option for reducing LDL cholesterol in patients at high risk for heart attack, stroke

Patients at high risk for a heart attack or stroke who took an investigational drug in addition to a statin had significantly lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, after 12 weeks compared to similar patients who took a placebo in addition to statin therapy, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

Prophylactic cranial irradiation used as standard approach for patients with NSCLC

Prophylactic cranial irradiation, a technique used to prevent the clinical development of brain metastases, is established as a standard approach for many patients with small cell lung cancer after initial therapy.

19 Mar 2019

Latest advances and perspectives of all AI types used in pharmaceutical R&D

The advances in Artificial intelligence have successfully propagated into the many areas such as computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language processing.

19 Mar 2019

New research aims to find how asthma symptoms are aggravated

America's 26 million asthmatics may be able to breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to Dr. Sailaja Paruchuri, a University of Akron researcher who has received a $1.9 million Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

19 Mar 2019

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

In a new case study, researchers at North Carolina State University describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with rapid onset schizophrenia who was found instead to have a Bartonella henselae infection.

19 Mar 2019

Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer's disease

Low levels of amyloid-β and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, in eye fluid were significantly associated with low cognitive scores, according to a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

19 Mar 2019

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

The nation's first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, aimed at ensuring that genomic research and neuroscience studies are representative of individuals across all populations including African ancestry, launched today.

19 Mar 2019

New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

Two residents of Elmcroft Senior Living sat side-by-side facing a large screen, raising their hands in tandem as the watch-style devices on their wrists controlled the avatars in front of them.

18 Mar 2019

ACC/AHA guideline for prevention of cardiovascular disease released

The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart healthy eating plan, getting more exercise, avoiding tobacco and managing known risk factors are among the key recommendations in the 2019 Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

18 Mar 2019

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

Favorable views on aging promote a general sense of wellbeing, increase self-efficacy, and motivate older adults to maintain a healthy lifestyle, ultimately influencing their own physical and biological aging. But exposure to trauma, directly or indirectly, may significantly impact these views, according to a new study.

18 Mar 2019

One-off surgery could offer hope to patients with high blood pressure

A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least six months, according to the results of a clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, and supported by the National Institute for Health Research.

18 Mar 2019

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

The more sugar-sweetened beverages people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women.

18 Mar 2019

Cardiovascular benefits of diabetes drug extend across a wide spectrum of patients, shows study

The cardiovascular benefits of the diabetes drug dapagliflozin extend across a wide spectrum of patients and are especially pronounced in those with reduced ejection fraction, a measure of the heart's pumping ability indicative of poor heart functioning, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2019

Study demonstrates effective way to slow progression of cerebrovascular disease in older adults

Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130 mm Hg for three years showed significantly less accumulation of harmful brain lesions compared with those taking medicine to maintain a systolic blood pressure around 145 mm Hg, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68thAnnual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2019

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Two-drug combinations containing calcium channel blocker significantly lowers BP

A new option for reducing LDL cholesterol in patients at high risk for heart attack, stroke

Prophylactic cranial irradiation used as standard approach for patients with NSCLC

Latest advances and perspectives of all AI types used in pharmaceutical R&D

New research aims to find how asthma symptoms are aggravated

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

Proteins in the eye may be potential source for cost-effective test to predict Alzheimer's disease

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

ACC/AHA guideline for prevention of cardiovascular disease released

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

One-off surgery could offer hope to patients with high blood pressure

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

Cardiovascular benefits of diabetes drug extend across a wide spectrum of patients, shows study

Study demonstrates effective way to slow progression of cerebrovascular disease in older adults

UTA nursing professor receives $6.575 million to attack musculoskeletal diseases

Dementia caregivers design robots for alleviating stress and increasing joyful moments

Mental health disorders among young adults may be on the increase

Study offers new evidence that narcolepsy is an autoimmune condition

Researchers hope blood test that accurately diagnoses fibromyalgia could be available within five years

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