Cardiology News and Research

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Exposure to very low concentrations of BPA by pregnant females can cause fetal abnormalities in primates

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a wide variety of consumer products, such as resins used to line metal food and beverage containers, thermal paper store receipts, and dental composites.

28 Feb 2014

Link found between pollutants and certain metabolic complications of obesity

A team of researchers at the IRCM in Montr-al led by R-mi Rabasa-Lhoret, in collaboration with J-r-me Ruzzin from the University of Bergen in Norway, found a link between a type of pollutants and certain metabolic complications of obesity. Their breakthrough, published online this week by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, could eventually help improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiometabolic risk associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

28 Feb 2014

Chemo and radiation can kill more cancer cells and spare healthy ones, suggests Rutgers research

What if there were a way to make chemotherapy and radiation more effective as cancer treatments than they are today, while also getting rid of debilitating side effects that patients dread? A new study led by Alexey Ryazanov, a professor of pharmacology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, suggests the day that happens could be getting closer.

27 Feb 2014

Further support for hippocampal volume as psychosis biomarker

Findings from the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes provide further evidence that reduced hippocampal volume is a consistent feature of schizophrenia.

27 Feb 2014

Advanced paternal age effects extend to several psychiatric disorders

The effect of advanced paternal age at childbearing on the psychiatric morbidity risk of their children extends to several psychiatric disorders and particularly bipolar disorder, findings from a sibling-comparison study show.

27 Feb 2014

Study highlights health outcomes in Hispanic and Latino populations

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, released the largest and most comprehensive health and lifestyle analysis of people from a range of Hispanic/Latino origins. The data will enable individuals, communities, and policy makers to tailor better health intervention strategies.

27 Feb 2014

Researchers develop bio-inspired actuated material that mimics complex motion of heart muscle

In the heart, as in the movies, 3D action beats the 2D experience hands down.

27 Feb 2014

Researchers launch new programme to remotely monitor patients undergoing chemotherapy

Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast, bowel and blood cancers.

27 Feb 2014

Scientific Statement details latest evidence for diagnosis and treatment of fibromuscular dysplasia

A vascular disease called fibromuscular dysplasia, which can cause high blood pressure, kidney failure, stroke and other symptoms -- mostly in women -- is "poorly understood by many healthcare providers," according to a Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association.

27 Feb 2014

Waiting room time helps in effective screening for depression and anxiety

A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry finds patients visiting the hospital for a variety of ailments can be easily screened for depression and anxiety as they wait for care, information that can then be sent immediately to their doctor to address.

27 Feb 2014

Dampening immune response may encourage lung transplant rejection

Organ transplant patients routinely receive drugs that stop their immune systems from attacking newly implanted hearts, livers, kidneys or lungs, which the body sees as foreign.

27 Feb 2014

Patients with dental extractions before cardiac surgery still at risk for poor outcomes

To pull or not to pull? That is a common question when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed or infected teeth and the need for heart surgery.

27 Feb 2014

Study shows fructose consumption does not contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries, affecting up to 30 per cent of their populations.

27 Feb 2014

"Sprouted" garlic has more heart-healthy antioxidant activity than fresher, younger bulbs

"Sprouted" garlic - old garlic bulbs with bright green shoots emerging from the cloves - is considered to be past its prime and usually ends up in the garbage can. But scientists are reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that this type of garlic has even more heart-healthy antioxidant activity than its fresher counterparts.

27 Feb 2014

Obesity rate for young children falls 43 percent

The study by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention reported the decline among 2- to 5-year-old children -- the first significant drop ever reported. Rates for the broader population remain unchanged, however.

27 Feb 2014

Breast cancer survivors should get regular exercise to enjoy high quality of life

Older women who have overcome breast cancer are likely to struggle with heart disease, osteoporosis and hypertension further on in their lives. Whether these conditions occur or not is influenced by the treatment that patients received to fight cancer, their overall weight and their age.

27 Feb 2014

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Exposure to very low concentrations of BPA by pregnant females can cause fetal abnormalities in primates

Link found between pollutants and certain metabolic complications of obesity

Chemo and radiation can kill more cancer cells and spare healthy ones, suggests Rutgers research

Further support for hippocampal volume as psychosis biomarker

Advanced paternal age effects extend to several psychiatric disorders

Study highlights health outcomes in Hispanic and Latino populations

Researchers develop bio-inspired actuated material that mimics complex motion of heart muscle

Researchers launch new programme to remotely monitor patients undergoing chemotherapy

Scientific Statement details latest evidence for diagnosis and treatment of fibromuscular dysplasia

Waiting room time helps in effective screening for depression and anxiety

Dampening immune response may encourage lung transplant rejection

Patients with dental extractions before cardiac surgery still at risk for poor outcomes

Study shows fructose consumption does not contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

"Sprouted" garlic has more heart-healthy antioxidant activity than fresher, younger bulbs

Obesity rate for young children falls 43 percent

Breast cancer survivors should get regular exercise to enjoy high quality of life

Study demonstrates impact of vitamin D on social behavior linked with ASD

CCNAP highlights psychological issues related to cardiac diseases

Caffeine-based compound with small amount of gold could be used as anticancer agent

New scientific blood analysis predicts short-term mortality in humans

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Cardiology News and Research

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