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Patients with high-risk clinical features have greater risk for acute aortic dissection

Patients with one or more high-risk clinical features (tearing pain, hypotension, pulse deficit, neurologic deficit, new murmur) should be considered high risk for acute aortic dissection.

10 Apr 2018

New blood test may predict future heart disease risk

Despite heart disease and type 2 diabetes being among the leading causes of death in the U.S., the mechanisms leading to and linking these two diseases remain incompletely understood.

10 Apr 2018

Sex and racial gaps for cardiac rehabilitation referral could be reduced

Substantial sex and racial gaps exist for cardiac rehabilitation referral at hospital discharge, especially among females, African-Americans, Hispanic and Asian patients leading to less favorable outcomes and/or survival rates.

10 Apr 2018

Deprived areas found to have worse life expectancy and health outcomes

Life expectancy and health outcomes worsen the more deprived an area or population is, new research from Cass Business School has found.

10 Apr 2018

Researchers suggest alternative therapy for heart attack patients with beta blocker intolerance

Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, the elderly, and diabetics.

10 Apr 2018

New study highlights lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food

Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant children at the dinner table for generations.

10 Apr 2018

Houston Methodist-led research focuses on rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder

A rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder will soon be the focus of an international clinical research effort led by Houston Methodist and funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Apr 2018

New research sheds light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another

Researchers from the University of Leicester have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of neurodegenerative diseases occur.

10 Apr 2018

Researchers explore treatment target for acute kidney injury

When you have diabetes then get an acute kidney injury there is a multiplier effect that can worsen your prognosis and destroy your kidneys.

10 Apr 2018

Early intervention needed to help breast cancer patients manage 'chemobrain' symptoms

More support is needed to help breast cancer patients and survivors manage 'chemobrain' symptoms, such as memory loss, short attention span and mental confusion, according to a study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore.

10 Apr 2018

Scientists develop and validate rapid point-of-care HCV assay

One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the diagnosis of chronic cases that are generally asymptomatic.

10 Apr 2018

Fathers rarely participate in family-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity

Research shows that fathers play an important role in their children's eating and physical activity habits, but a new study has found that dads are rarely included in family-based interventions designed to prevent childhood obesity.

10 Apr 2018

New class of drug holds potential to help patients with treatment-resistant cancers

Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies.

10 Apr 2018

Study finds unintended weight loss to be second highest risk factor for cancer

Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association.

10 Apr 2018

Yoga and mindfulness activities at school can benefit children with anxiety

Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps third-graders exhibiting anxiety improve their wellbeing and emotional health, according to a new Tulane University study published in the journal Psychology Research and Behavior Management.

10 Apr 2018

Researchers discover how intestinal bacteria can influence blood glucose and lipid concentrations

Intestinal bacteria have attracted recent attention since they were discovered to influence various physiological functions and diseases in humans.

10 Apr 2018

Low and high HDL cholesterol linked to higher risk of infectious disease

Most people recognize that there is a relationship between cholesterol levels and risk of heart disease. But new research from Copenhagen University Hospital and University of Copenhagen shows that a certain kind of cholesterol might affect our health differently, that is, through a role in the immune system.

10 Apr 2018

DNA test method can help quickly prevent Legionnaires' outbreak

A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction allowed New York City health officials to identify the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak within hours of specimen collection and should be considered in all Legionnaires' outbreak investigations, researchers say in the April issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.

10 Apr 2018

Exercise may be best defense for people with genetic predisposition to heart disease

Exercise may be the best way to keep hearts healthy - and it works even for people with a genetic pre-disposition for heart disease, according to new findings in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation.

10 Apr 2018

Finding new drug target for common form of lung cancer

Research by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators has identified novel functions of the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) enzyme providing support that it could serve as a therapeutic target in the most common type of lung cancer.

10 Apr 2018

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Patients with high-risk clinical features have greater risk for acute aortic dissection

New blood test may predict future heart disease risk

Sex and racial gaps for cardiac rehabilitation referral could be reduced

Deprived areas found to have worse life expectancy and health outcomes

Researchers suggest alternative therapy for heart attack patients with beta blocker intolerance

New study highlights lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food

Houston Methodist-led research focuses on rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder

New research sheds light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another

Researchers explore treatment target for acute kidney injury

Early intervention needed to help breast cancer patients manage 'chemobrain' symptoms

Scientists develop and validate rapid point-of-care HCV assay

Fathers rarely participate in family-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity

New class of drug holds potential to help patients with treatment-resistant cancers

Study finds unintended weight loss to be second highest risk factor for cancer

Yoga and mindfulness activities at school can benefit children with anxiety

Researchers discover how intestinal bacteria can influence blood glucose and lipid concentrations

Low and high HDL cholesterol linked to higher risk of infectious disease

DNA test method can help quickly prevent Legionnaires' outbreak

Exercise may be best defense for people with genetic predisposition to heart disease

Finding new drug target for common form of lung cancer

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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