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Study: Generic cholesterol medications save billions of dollars for Medicare

The switch from brand name to generic cholesterol medications that occurred between 2014 and 2018 has saved Medicare billions of dollars, even as the number of people on cholesterol-lowering drugs has increased, UT Southwestern scientists have calculated.

9 Sep 2020

Study illuminates the role of body temperature in realizing diet-induced health benefits

Cutting calories significantly may not be an easy task for most, but it's tied to a host of health benefits ranging from longer lifespan to a much lower chance of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's.

8 Sep 2020

'Molecular brake' on the immune system could be potential treatment target for severe COVID-19

Older people and people with underlying medical conditions are at particular risk of severe COVID-19. A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered one possible reason for this vulnerability.

8 Sep 2020

New bio-active natural products with huge potential as drugs

Natural compounds continue to play a key role in drug development. Many clinically approved drugs are either unmodified natural products or their semi-synthetic derivatives.

8 Sep 2020

Study reveals complex immunology behind MIS-C in children with COVID-19

In a recent paper published in the prestigious journal Cell, researchers from Sweden and Italy show that inflammatory response in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) differs from the cytokine storm found in severe acute illness, involving autoantibodies at the same time and sharing several features with Kawasaki disease.

8 Sep 2020

Tel Aviv University receives philanthropic grant from 3M for COVID-19 vaccine research

Science-based technology company 3M has awarded a significant philanthropic research grant of $400,000 to the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University to advance scientific knowledge in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Sep 2020

Research finds different patterns of blood use in the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes

A University of Houston researcher is reporting that the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes do not use as much oxygenated blood as those who don't have the disease.

8 Sep 2020

Acne drug could be a potential treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure, affecting 1 in 250 people. The disease is characterised by an increase in size of the left ventricle of the heart.

8 Sep 2020

American Heart Association honors UVA professor for contributions to cardiovascular research

Robert M. Carey, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been named a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association for his "extraordinary contributions" to cardiovascular research.

8 Sep 2020

Research highlights the effects of confinement due to COVID-19 among pregnant women

Researchers of Medicine and Physical Therapy at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia and of the Italian University of Catania, have published the results of the first study on the effects of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant Spanish women.

8 Sep 2020

Blanket approach to prescribing medication during pregnancy may put low birth weight babies at risk

New research led by the University of South Australia shows that a blanket approach to prescribing medication during pregnancy may put low birth weight babies at risk for the rest of their lives.

8 Sep 2020

Fight for Sight partners with Diabetes UK to investigate link between eye disease and COVID-19

Eye research charity Fight for Sight is partnering with Diabetes UK to investigate if people with the eye disease diabetic retinopathy are at greater risk of developing complications from Covid-19, in a study that hopes to save lives.

8 Sep 2020

Antibody-mediated platelet death linked to COVID-19 severity

A new study by University of Tuebingen researchers shows the strong association between platelet apoptosis and the thrombotic manifestations that may underlie critical COVID-19 illness.

7 Sep 2020

Vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health and disease risks

Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020.

7 Sep 2020

International registries show an increase in PCI procedures in Japan, U.S.

Japan and the U.S. have seen an increase in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, which is driven primarily by a rise in elective PCIs in Japan compared to non-elective in the U.S., according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

7 Sep 2020

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

7 Sep 2020

New insights into how the brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents

In rodents with type 2 diabetes, a single surgical injection of a protein called fibroblast growth factor 1 can restore blood sugar levels to normal for weeks or months. Yet how this growth factor acts in the brain to generate this lasting benefit has been poorly understood.

7 Sep 2020

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Study: Generic cholesterol medications save billions of dollars for Medicare

Study illuminates the role of body temperature in realizing diet-induced health benefits

'Molecular brake' on the immune system could be potential treatment target for severe COVID-19

New bio-active natural products with huge potential as drugs

Study reveals complex immunology behind MIS-C in children with COVID-19

Tel Aviv University receives philanthropic grant from 3M for COVID-19 vaccine research

Research finds different patterns of blood use in the brains of older women with Type 2 diabetes

Acne drug could be a potential treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy

American Heart Association honors UVA professor for contributions to cardiovascular research

Research highlights the effects of confinement due to COVID-19 among pregnant women

Blanket approach to prescribing medication during pregnancy may put low birth weight babies at risk

Fight for Sight partners with Diabetes UK to investigate link between eye disease and COVID-19

Antibody-mediated platelet death linked to COVID-19 severity

Vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health and disease risks

International registries show an increase in PCI procedures in Japan, U.S.

New medical instruments with smart sensors can improve surgery, therapy for cardiac diseases

New insights into how the brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents

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Probiotics may help manage obesity in younger population

D-dimer - A sensitive novel biomarker of COVID-19 mortality

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