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Breaking the barriers for transgender health care

Transgender care is swiftly evolving, and primary care providers face a greater need to be clear about their roles and when to seek the support of specialists, according to the latest review by Mount Sinai experts in the field of transgender medicine.

2 Jul 2019

Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of people who appear to have naturally mounted an immune response to TB, a bacterial infection that is the leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide.

1 Jul 2019

Blood pressure self-monitoring can help patients with hypertension to stick with exercise program

Using blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective way to empower patients with hypertension to stick with an exercise program, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by a multidisciplinary team of UConn researchers in collaboration with Hartford Hospital.

1 Jul 2019

CPAP treatment for sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms

Researchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

1 Jul 2019

Vitamin D deficiency at birth increases risk of high blood pressure in children

Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

1 Jul 2019

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index according to new research.

1 Jul 2019

Research provides genomic warning flag just in time for beach season

An article published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience might make you squirm if you plan to hit the beach this summer. The article presents the draft genomes of three different jellyfish species.

30 Jun 2019

Novel population-based approach to examine families where AF occurs with left atrial fibrosis

Atrial fibrillation is a condition that produces an irregular heartbeat that affects about two percent of the general population and six percent of people over 65 years of age.

29 Jun 2019

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

There was no time to spare when air passenger Hutz Hertzberg, DMin, PhD, suddenly collapsed at Midway Airport in full cardiac arrest.

29 Jun 2019

Children's Colorado granted IAC's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation

The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado has been granted the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation for Pediatric Cardiovascular Catheterization, Complex Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Valve Interventions, and Structural Heart Interventions.

29 Jun 2019

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Estonian citizens could become significantly healthier following the launch of a pioneering nationwide DNA testing program.

29 Jun 2019

Joslin researchers selected by Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative for Human Cell Atlas project

Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have been selected by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative as one of 38 collaborative science teams that will launch CZI's Seed Networks for a Human Cell Atlas projects.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers propose new avenue in the search for anti-obesity drugs

Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories--or ideally, both. But for the more than 90 million Americans who suffer from obesity, a disease that contributes to conditions ranging from cancer to heart disease, behavioral change is hard to accomplish or not effective enough--which is why scientists have long sought drugs that would help people shed pounds.

29 Jun 2019

Pharmaceutical products made of solid gold

$UMN research evaluates impact of multimorbidity on hip fracture probability in older women$

UMN research evaluates impact of multimorbidity on hip fracture probability in older women

New University of Minnesota Medical School research evaluates the impact of multimorbidity on the probability of hip fractures.

28 Jun 2019

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Breaking the barriers for transgender health care

Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

Blood pressure self-monitoring can help patients with hypertension to stick with exercise program

CPAP treatment for sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms

Vitamin D deficiency at birth increases risk of high blood pressure in children

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Research provides genomic warning flag just in time for beach season

Novel population-based approach to examine families where AF occurs with left atrial fibrosis

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

Children's Colorado granted IAC's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Joslin researchers selected by Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative for Human Cell Atlas project

Researchers propose new avenue in the search for anti-obesity drugs

Pharmaceutical products made of solid gold

Extremely strenuous exercise can overload the heart without increasing cardiac risk

3D mapping technology can monitor and track the behavior of engineered cells, tissues

It’s never too late to take up exercise, advise researchers

Scientists develop new 3D-printed prosthetic hand that can learn wearers’ basic motions

PAA to highlight integrated robotic systems at SLAS Europe 2019

UMN research evaluates impact of multimorbidity on hip fracture probability in older women

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Shaping the future of lab automation through AI and robotics

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