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Phosphate linked to cause high blood pressure and heart disease

Researchers find link between phosphate rich foods and an enzyme linked to cardiovascular disease. The findings also link phosphates to renal disease.

6 May 2014

New biomarker shows promise in improving screening for esophageal cancer

A new biomarker for esophageal cancer shows promise in improving screening for this deadly disease and its precursor, Barrett's esophagus.

6 May 2014

Scientists develop bone marrow-on-a-chip to test effects of new drugs, toxic agents on bone marrow

The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone marrow, a complex tissue that until now could only be studied intact in living animals, Institute researchers report in the May 4, 2014, online issue of Nature Methods.

6 May 2014

Psychiatrist wins Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry

Dr. Peter F. Buckley, a psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and Dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, is the 2014 winner of the Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association.

6 May 2014

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Mount Sinai Heart receives highest "two-star" safety rating

The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital has once again received the highest "two-star" safety rating from the New York State Department of Health for its percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) overall and in non-emergency cases.

6 May 2014

Physiology researcher receives grant to study effects of plastics on cardiovascular system

Nikki Posnack, Ph.D., a post-doctoral pharmacology and physiology researcher at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a $209,926 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study plastics and their potential human health risks, particularly in the cardiovascular system.

6 May 2014

New webcast for hepatitis receives accreditation by RCN Centre

Roche: The ‘Confronting the silent epidemic: clinical innovation forum’ webcast endorsed by HCV Action, British Liver Trust and the European Liver Patients Association, is now available for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to view on-demand.

5 May 2014

Research roundup: Compounding pharmacies; marketplace details; changes in insurance coverage

Outraged over a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak traced back to Framingham, Massachusetts-based drug compounder New England Compounding Center (NECC) that left sixty-four people dead and more than 700 sickened, Congress passed the Compounding Quality Act .

5 May 2014

Firearm injury prevention in children: Setting the research agenda

Pediatric leaders and researchers will tackle the complex subject of gun violence and critical gaps in research during a symposium on Saturday, May 4, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

5 May 2014

Mixing stem cells with clay to regenerate human tissue

Gels made from clay could provide an environment that would stimulate stem cells to regenerate damaged tissues such as bone, skin, heart, spinal cord, liver, pancreas and cornea.

5 May 2014

Burwell confirmation hearings promise to showcase partisan split on health law

Though confirmation is likely for Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, the GOP will use the process to skewer Obamacare.

5 May 2014

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to die in hospital

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder, a comprehensive national study by the University of South Florida researchers found.

5 May 2014

Life expectancy after diabetic complications gauged

Researchers have generated an equation to estimate the probable life expectancies of patients with diabetes who experience a major complication.

2 May 2014

GPs need enhanced training to help manage patients with psoriasis, say experts

GPs need enhanced training to help them to manage patients with the complex, long term condition psoriasis which affects 1.8 million people in the UK, experts from The University of Manchester argue.

2 May 2014

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

Traditional first-line checks of such heart disease risk factors as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking habits aren’t nearly good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young firefighters, according to results of a small Johns Hopkins study.

2 May 2014

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Phosphate linked to cause high blood pressure and heart disease

New biomarker shows promise in improving screening for esophageal cancer

Scientists develop bone marrow-on-a-chip to test effects of new drugs, toxic agents on bone marrow

Psychiatrist wins Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Mount Sinai Heart receives highest "two-star" safety rating

Physiology researcher receives grant to study effects of plastics on cardiovascular system

New webcast for hepatitis receives accreditation by RCN Centre

Research roundup: Compounding pharmacies; marketplace details; changes in insurance coverage

Firearm injury prevention in children: Setting the research agenda

Mixing stem cells with clay to regenerate human tissue

Burwell confirmation hearings promise to showcase partisan split on health law

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to die in hospital

Life expectancy after diabetic complications gauged

GPs need enhanced training to help manage patients with psoriasis, say experts

Traditional first-line checks not good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in young firefighters

Isis Pharmaceuticals reports final data from ISIS-APOCIIIRx Phase 2 study in patients with FCS

New research suggests that Kindlin-3 regulates 2 major hallmarks of breast cancer

14th Plymouth Symposium focuses on issues relating to obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome

Study suggests reasons for disparities in obesity rates between African-American and white women

Tens of thousands of premature deaths could be prevented each year

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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