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Switching what heart cells consume could help them regenerate

Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

23 Feb 2020

Healthy diet, healthier sperm, greater fertility

A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in February 2020 reports that Danish men who followed a healthy diet had the highest total sperm counts, and a better hormonal profile concerning hormonal regulators of fertility, compared to those on a Western or other less healthy types of diet.

23 Feb 2020

UT Dallas scientists awarded CPRIT grants for lung, kidney cancer research

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded new grants totaling $1.8 million to two University of Texas at Dallas scientists for their research related to lung and kidney cancers.

23 Feb 2020

Telemonitoring plus phone counseling improves blood pressure control among minority stroke survivors

Adding phone-based lifestyle counseling to home blood pressure telemonitoring is an effective strategy to improve long-term blood pressure control among minority stroke survivors with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Study shows feasibility of using a robot to treat brain aneurysms

Using a robot to treat brain aneurysms is feasible and could allow for improved precision when placing stents, coils and other devices, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Antifibrinolytic agent could be a treatment for bleeding stroke

A common medication that reduces bleeding could be a treatment for bleeding stroke, particularly if administered quickly, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Secondary analysis reinforces safety of blood thinner

Treatment with the blood thinner apixaban was associated with a lower risk of bleeding, death and hospitalization compared with warfarin, regardless of history of prior stroke or blood clot, according to a secondary analysis presented as late breaking science today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Skipping clot-busters and using mechanical clot removal alone may be sufficient stroke treatment

Skipping IV clot-busters and using mechanical clot removal alone for strokes may be just as good as the combination of both treatments, with less risk of brain bleeding, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Lipid signaling from beta cells linked to inflammatory macrophage polarization

Do the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas unwittingly produce a signal that aids their own demise in Type 1 diabetes?

23 Feb 2020

Antiplatelet medication used to treat leg pain may prevent re-blockage of carotid artery stents

Adding cilostazol - an antiplatelet medication used to treat leg pain - tended to prevent re-blockage of carotid artery stents within two years, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020. The conference, Feb. 19-21 in Los Angeles, is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health.

23 Feb 2020

Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Using cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that the brains of young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have low levels of a protein that appears to play a role in inflammation and metabolism.

23 Feb 2020

Changing diet repeatedly or abruptly could be harmful to health

New research from the University of Sheffield has discovered that switching to a rich diet after eating a restricted diet can decrease life expectancy and have negative effects on health.

23 Feb 2020

Researchers develop new probe to detect common target of anti-inflammatory drugs

The Chan group at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology has recently developed a probe named CoxFluor, which is able to distinguish between Cyclooxygenase-2, an enzyme that plays a major role in driving the progression of cancer, and Cyclooxygenase-1, which is expressed in all cells.

23 Feb 2020

Polygenic risk score not useful in predicting heart disease risk, study finds

A Polygenic Risk Score -- a genetic assessment that doctors have hoped could predict coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients -- has been found not to be a useful predictive biomarker for disease risk, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

23 Feb 2020

Researchers study why colon cancer is more lethal in pediatric and young adult patients

Colon cancer is more likely to be lethal in children and young adults than middle-aged adults. In a single-institution study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex., found that differences in mortality rates persist regardless of whether pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients (aged 24 and younger) were born with a predisposition for colon abnormalities or disease and for the first time conclude that young people are more likely to have metastases outside the colon, into the abdominal cavity, when they are diagnosed.

23 Feb 2020

Patient satisfaction or confidence not significantly affected by physician's gender and race

When a patient arrives at an American emergency room today, they have a higher chance than ever before of seeing a doctor who's a woman or a person of color. And they're also more likely than ever to get a survey after they go home, asking how satisfied they were with their ER care.

23 Feb 2020

Coriell researchers find new genetic indicator of obesity risk

Obesity is among the most common complex diseases in the United States and has been a stubborn public health challenge for decades. Its causes are wide ranging, but genetic heritability is increasingly understood to be an influential factor in determining a person's risk for the disease.

23 Feb 2020

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Switching what heart cells consume could help them regenerate

Healthy diet, healthier sperm, greater fertility

UT Dallas scientists awarded CPRIT grants for lung, kidney cancer research

Telemonitoring plus phone counseling improves blood pressure control among minority stroke survivors

Study shows feasibility of using a robot to treat brain aneurysms

Antifibrinolytic agent could be a treatment for bleeding stroke

Secondary analysis reinforces safety of blood thinner

Skipping clot-busters and using mechanical clot removal alone may be sufficient stroke treatment

Lipid signaling from beta cells linked to inflammatory macrophage polarization

Antiplatelet medication used to treat leg pain may prevent re-blockage of carotid artery stents

Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Changing diet repeatedly or abruptly could be harmful to health

Researchers develop new probe to detect common target of anti-inflammatory drugs

Polygenic risk score not useful in predicting heart disease risk, study finds

Researchers study why colon cancer is more lethal in pediatric and young adult patients

Patient satisfaction or confidence not significantly affected by physician's gender and race

Coriell researchers find new genetic indicator of obesity risk

UCI neuro-oncologist uses comprehensive approach to battle brain cancer

Researchers discover a potential new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases

Transcendental meditation correlated with specific changes in the brain

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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