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Research to understand how low blood sugars cause irregular heartbeats in diabetes

Dangerous overnight blood sugar levels often go undetected and cause prolonged periods of heart rhythm disturbances in older patients with Type 2 diabetes and associated heart problems, new research reveals.

29 Apr 2014

Girls labeled fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at 19, say researchers

Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19, a new study by UCLA psychologists shows.

29 Apr 2014

Adherence optimises success of primary care hypertension programme

The value of a structured hypertension-treatment programme in primary care increases with increasing adherence to the programme, say researchers.

28 Apr 2014

Sorin Group's Mitroflow Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve with PRT gets approval from FDA

Sorin Group, a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the Mitroflow Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve with PRT.

28 Apr 2014

Young onset age heightens Type 2 diabetes complication risks

Patients who develop Type 2 diabetes before the age of 40 years have higher complication risks at any given age than those who develop it later in life, research shows.

28 Apr 2014

Cognitive deficits stable across bipolar disease course

The cognitive deficits experienced by patients with bipolar disorder are relatively stable across the disease course, show findings from a meta-analysis involving 14 studies.

28 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 28, 2014

Today's headlines include a number of stories examining the impact of the health law in various states.

28 Apr 2014

Scientists use analysis of epigenetic marks on DNA to measure baby's development in womb

An international study, involving scientists at the University of Southampton, has used an analysis of epigenetic marks on DNA to measure how much a baby's development in the womb is determined by the genes inherited from the parents, as compared with the mother's nutrition, mental health and lifestyle.

28 Apr 2014

Researchers develop art-based program to help prevent heart disease

For patients with end stage heart disease who need a heart transplant, the experience of an extended hospitalization while waiting for a life-saving organ and then undergoing life-saving surgery can be an emotional and stressful journey.

28 Apr 2014

Highlights from April 2014 issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter

Here are highlights from the April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

26 Apr 2014

Scientific congress on menopause to take place from 1-4 May

The world's most important scientific congress on the menopause will take place in Cancun, Mexico from 1-4 May 2014. Up to 3000 delegates are expected to attend.

26 Apr 2014

European Commission approves VOKANAMET for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved VOKANAMET® (a fixed-dose therapy combining canagliflozin and immediate release metformin hydrochloride in a single tablet) in the European Union, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve glycaemic control.

26 Apr 2014

Researchers use RNA sequencing to look at early- and late-stage development of the heart

Most people think the development of the heart only happens in the womb, however the days and weeks following birth are full of cellular changes that play a role in the structure and function of the heart. Using mouse models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have now been able to categorize the alternative splicing (the process in which genes code proteins, determining their role) that takes place during these changes and what mechanisms they affect.

26 Apr 2014

Biologists identify how T-type channels change electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells

Biologists have discovered how an outer shield over T-type channels change the electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells. Understanding how these shields work will help researchers eventually develop a new class of drugs for treating epilepsy, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

26 Apr 2014

Methadone safety: New clinical practice guideline from American Pain Society

Improved physician education and patient counseling about methadone safety and ECG monitoring to identify patients at high risk for cardiac problems will lead to safer use of the medication, according to the American Pain Society's Clinical Practice Guideline on Methadone Safety, published this week in The Journal of Pain.

26 Apr 2014

Discovery offers potential target for reversing progression of end-stage liver disease

A team of researchers in the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy has discovered a molecular pathway that could be key to creating new therapeutics that would slow or even reverse the progression of end-stage liver disease.

26 Apr 2014

Junk DNA linked to heart failure, reveals Washington University study

Large sections of the genome that were once referred to as "junk" DNA have been linked to human heart failure, according to research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

26 Apr 2014

New study sheds light on mysterious gene that influences cardiovascular health

A new study from researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), published today in Cell Reports, sheds light on a mysterious gene that likely influences cardiovascular health.

26 Apr 2014

Studies reveal effect of almonds on diet quality, appetite, adiposity and cardiovascular disease risk factors

Six new almond-related research studies will be presented next week in San Diego at the American Society of Nutrition (ASN)'s Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with Experimental Biology 2014 (EB).

26 Apr 2014

French researchers introduce new method to effectively control bleeding and repair tissues

Stopping bleeding, closing wounds, repairing organs—these are everyday challenges in medical and surgical practice. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, French researchers have now introduced a new method that employs gluing by aqueous nanoparticle solutions to effectively control bleeding and repair tissues. In animal tests, their approach proved easy to apply, rapid and efficient even in situations when conventional methods are traumatic or fail.

25 Apr 2014

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Research to understand how low blood sugars cause irregular heartbeats in diabetes

Girls labeled fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at 19, say researchers

Adherence optimises success of primary care hypertension programme

Sorin Group's Mitroflow Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve with PRT gets approval from FDA

Young onset age heightens Type 2 diabetes complication risks

Cognitive deficits stable across bipolar disease course

First Edition: April 28, 2014

Scientists use analysis of epigenetic marks on DNA to measure baby's development in womb

Researchers develop art-based program to help prevent heart disease

Highlights from April 2014 issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter

Scientific congress on menopause to take place from 1-4 May

European Commission approves VOKANAMET for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Researchers use RNA sequencing to look at early- and late-stage development of the heart

Biologists identify how T-type channels change electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells

Methadone safety: New clinical practice guideline from American Pain Society

Discovery offers potential target for reversing progression of end-stage liver disease

Junk DNA linked to heart failure, reveals Washington University study

New study sheds light on mysterious gene that influences cardiovascular health

Studies reveal effect of almonds on diet quality, appetite, adiposity and cardiovascular disease risk factors

French researchers introduce new method to effectively control bleeding and repair tissues

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