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NIDA grants $3.3M to design vaccine conferring immunity to nicotine

A chemical component present in the nightshade family of plants is one of the world's most tenaciously addictive substances. It is the nicotine contained in tobacco and found in high concentrations in cigarettes. Smoking remains a global scourge; in the U.S. it is the leading source of preventable death.

3 Jul 2013

Activation of brown fat increases heart-related mortality during winter

More people die from heart-disease during the winter months, and according to a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, the increase in mortality is possibly due to the accelerated growth of atherosclerotic plaque in the blood vessels caused by the activation of brown fat by the cold.

3 Jul 2013

Salsalate lowers blood glucose and improves glycemic control in T2D, say scientists

Joslin scientists report that salsalate, a drug used to treat arthritis, lowers blood glucose and improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. These findings, which were published today by the Annals of Internal Medicine, provide additional evidence that salsalate may be an effective drug to treat type 2 diabetes.

3 Jul 2013

FDA-approved formoterol drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome

An existing FDA-approved drug improves cognitive function in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

3 Jul 2013

BHR to demonstrate EKF Quo-Test HbA1c analyser at Heart UK's conference

EKF, announces today that the Quo-Test, its glycated haemoglobin analyser for near-patient monitoring of diabetes will be on show at Heart UK.

From EKF Diagnostics 2 Jul 2013

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

The number of people eligible for Medicaid who remain uninsured varies from state to state, according to the authors. But the federal health law is likely to increase the rate of enrollment for this group. The potential impact of this increase in Medicaid enrollment, also known as the 'welcome-mat' effect, is unclear.

2 Jul 2013

UH and Case Western Reserve University to develop diagnostic tests to determine HIV drug resistance

Case Western Reserve University has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement granting University Hospitals Case Medical Center rights to a series of diagnostic tests to determine drug resistance and co-receptor tropism in human immunodeficiency virus.

2 Jul 2013

Fondation Leducq grants $6M to cardiovascular scientists to help advance cardiac regeneration therapeutics

The Fondation Leducq in Paris, France, dedicated to improving human health through international efforts to combat cardiovascular disease, awarded a $6 million grant award to a new global research network of cardiovascular scientists which includes three researchers from the Cardiovascular Research Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

2 Jul 2013

New mechanism triggers chronic inflammation in Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis and type-2 diabetes

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a mechanism that triggers chronic inflammation in Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis and type-2 diabetes. The results, published today in Nature Immunology, suggest a common biochemical thread to multiple diseases and point the way to a new class of therapies that could treat chronic inflammation in these non-infectious diseases without crippling the immune system.

2 Jul 2013

Hospitals, doctors consider changes amid Medicare hospital readmissions scrutiny

Hospitals and doctors are feeling the health care law heat as officials try to reduce readmissions and increase quality of care in the Medicare program. PBS NewsHour looks at the law's hospital readmissions penalties and Medpage Today explains what the hospitals are doing.

2 Jul 2013

New research paper explains how pregnancy provides a window to future health

Physicians with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine released a paper today that provides significant insight into future health conditions that women are likely to experience, and that can be detected early based on information relating to the course of pregnancy.

2 Jul 2013

Study suggests patient's neurons may be altered in different ways, although resulting disease is same

Epilepsy, irregular heartbeats and other conditions caused by malfunctions in the body's nerve cells, also known as neurons, can be difficult to treat. The problem is that one medicine may help some patients but not others.

2 Jul 2013

Research shows DHA found in fish oil can reduce inflammation

Bethesda, MD-Chronic inflammation is a major factor in a wide range of problems from arthritis to cardiovascular disease, and DHA (found in fish oil) is known to temper this problem. A new research report appearing in the July 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, helps explain why DHA is important in reducing inflammation, and provides an important lead to finding new drugs that will help bring people back to optimal health.

2 Jul 2013

Depression calculator to predict likelihood of antidepressant response in individual patients

As in any other field of medicine, when a depressed person visits a psychiatrist for treatment of depression, they like to be informed of the odds that they will respond to the medication they are prescribed. Unfortunately, there has been no precise way to predict antidepressant response in individual patients.

2 Jul 2013

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to disease.

2 Jul 2013

DNA fragments in blood may help doctors to quickly identify coronary artery disease

DNA fragments in your blood may someday help doctors quickly learn if chest pain means you have narrowed heart arteries, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

2 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 1, 2013

Today's headlines include a variety of weekend news reports, including coverage of the Obama administration's final contraceptive coverage rule as well as a range of other stories on health law implementation issues.

1 Jul 2013

NCC joins with the "hats 4 headway day" campaign to raise money for ABI Week

On Friday 17th May 2013 the NCC Home Learning team joined together with the "hats 4 headway day" campaign to raise money for Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week. NCC Home Learning delved deep into their clothing collections to don their craziest head gear.

1 Jul 2013

ATS releases statement on ethical, health policy considerations surrounding DCDD process

The American Thoracic Society has released an official statement on the ethical and health policy considerations surrounding adult and pediatric controlled organ donation after circulatory determination of death, the recovery of organs after cessation of circulation from patients with severe neurological, neuromuscular or pulmonary disease for whom decisions are made to forego additional life-prolonging treatments.

1 Jul 2013

Study indicates "statin-intolerant" patients can reduce cholesterol by visiting lipid clinic treatment

Up to 15 percent of patients who take cholesterol-lowering statin medications experience muscle pain or other side effects, and many patients simply stop taking the drugs.

30 Jun 2013

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

NIDA grants $3.3M to design vaccine conferring immunity to nicotine

Activation of brown fat increases heart-related mortality during winter

Salsalate lowers blood glucose and improves glycemic control in T2D, say scientists

FDA-approved formoterol drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome

BHR to demonstrate EKF Quo-Test HbA1c analyser at Heart UK's conference

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

UH and Case Western Reserve University to develop diagnostic tests to determine HIV drug resistance

Fondation Leducq grants $6M to cardiovascular scientists to help advance cardiac regeneration therapeutics

New mechanism triggers chronic inflammation in Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis and type-2 diabetes

Hospitals, doctors consider changes amid Medicare hospital readmissions scrutiny

New research paper explains how pregnancy provides a window to future health

Study suggests patient's neurons may be altered in different ways, although resulting disease is same

Research shows DHA found in fish oil can reduce inflammation

Depression calculator to predict likelihood of antidepressant response in individual patients

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

DNA fragments in blood may help doctors to quickly identify coronary artery disease

First Edition: July 1, 2013

NCC joins with the "hats 4 headway day" campaign to raise money for ABI Week

ATS releases statement on ethical, health policy considerations surrounding DCDD process

Study indicates "statin-intolerant" patients can reduce cholesterol by visiting lipid clinic treatment

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