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Researchers discuss how time of day affects the severity of illness

In a review published May 17 in the journal Trends in Immunology, researchers discuss how time of day affects the severity of afflictions ranging from allergies to heart attacks.

21 May 2019

Owlstone Medical announces strategic collaboration with Actelion to improve lives of people with pulmonary hypertension

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine today announces a strategic collaboration with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and a global leader in pulmonary arterial hypertension, to discover and validate a breath-based test to help facilitate the early diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and its subtypes.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 21 May 2019

Directed Systems awarded InnovateUK funding to develop clinical decision support software

Pioneering software that enables anesthetists to make better decisions for high risk patients during surgery has been awarded InnovateUK funding.

21 May 2019

Researchers identify enzymes that protect people from diabetic kidney disease

A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center has proven that certain biological protective factors play a large role in preventing diabetic kidney disease in certain people. The study was published today in Diabetes Care.

21 May 2019

Overweight and obese adolescents have similar increased risks of heart disorders

A study performed in Brazil by researchers from São Paulo State University suggests that overweight and obese adolescents have similar increased risks of developing heart disorders. The results of cardiovascular fitness tests with volunteers aged 10-17 were similar in both groups.

21 May 2019

Clinical trial determines how proton radiotherapy can be used in early stage breast cancer

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are looking to enroll participants in a clinical trial, only being offered locally, to determine how the use of proton radiotherapy can be used for patients with early stage breast cancer.

21 May 2019

PDIA1 enzyme levels could help diagnose individuals’ predisposition to cardiovascular disease

Measuring the blood plasma levels of an enzyme called PDIA1 could one day become a method of diagnosing a person's predisposition to cardiovascular disease even if they are healthy, i.e., not obese, diabetic or a smoker, and with normal cholesterol.

20 May 2019

First Footage of T-Cells Training To Fight Pathogens Revealed

Immunologists at The University of Texas at Austin have recorded visuals of T-cells learning what kind of cells to ignore when fighting pathogens, to ensure they do not attack healthy cells and tissues when fighting disease. It is the first time that this process has been captured on video.

20 May 2019

Circadian rhythm influences immune responses across a range of diseases

Researchers in Switzerland have conducted a review of studies looking at how circadian rhythm affects the immune response and severity of illnesses ranging from heart attack to allergy.

20 May 2019

Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption not linked with elevated risk of stroke

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an elevated risk of stroke.

20 May 2019

Reversibly paralyzing, heavily sedating hospitalized patients do not improve outcomes

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical trial conducted at dozens of North American hospitals and led by clinician-scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Colorado schools of medicine.

20 May 2019

Study: People with type 2 diabetes are at particular risk of deadly liver disease

Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow.

20 May 2019

Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices can improve sleep in teens

Sleep in teenagers can be improved by just one week of limiting their evening exposure to light-emitting screens on phones, tablets and computers, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019.

20 May 2019

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Gut reports.

20 May 2019

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

A new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has come up with a new study that reveals that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, cabbage and collard greens contain a substance that could inactivate a vital gene that plays a role in cancers.

19 May 2019

Ultra-Processed foods delay satiety, increase food intake and weight gain

Eating highly processed foods could be associated with weight gain finds a new study. The study was published in the latest issue of Cell Metabolism and is titled, “Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake.”

19 May 2019

Adult-onset inflammatory bowel disease tied to higher mortality

While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Gut reports.

17 May 2019

Partial breast irradiation effective alternative for treatment of low-risk breast cancer patients

Partial breast irradiation produces similar long-term survival rates and risk for recurrence compared with whole breast irradiation for many women with low-risk, early stage breast cancer, according to new clinical data from a national clinical trial involving researchers from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

17 May 2019

BSH supports European heart failure awareness week 2019

Nearly one million people in the UK are living with heart failure, and this is set to rise by 50% over the next couple of decades.

17 May 2019

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet.

16 May 2019

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Latest Cardiology News and Research

Researchers discuss how time of day affects the severity of illness

Owlstone Medical announces strategic collaboration with Actelion to improve lives of people with pulmonary hypertension

Directed Systems awarded InnovateUK funding to develop clinical decision support software

Researchers identify enzymes that protect people from diabetic kidney disease

Overweight and obese adolescents have similar increased risks of heart disorders

Clinical trial determines how proton radiotherapy can be used in early stage breast cancer

PDIA1 enzyme levels could help diagnose individuals’ predisposition to cardiovascular disease

First Footage of T-Cells Training To Fight Pathogens Revealed

Circadian rhythm influences immune responses across a range of diseases

Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption not linked with elevated risk of stroke

Reversibly paralyzing, heavily sedating hospitalized patients do not improve outcomes

Study: People with type 2 diabetes are at particular risk of deadly liver disease

Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices can improve sleep in teens

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

Ultra-Processed foods delay satiety, increase food intake and weight gain

Adult-onset inflammatory bowel disease tied to higher mortality

Partial breast irradiation effective alternative for treatment of low-risk breast cancer patients

BSH supports European heart failure awareness week 2019

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

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