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Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights? Not so, according to University of Colorado Boulder research published today in Current Biology.

28 Feb 2019

Association between OSA and cardiovascular diseases in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 421-434(14); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0064, Nimeh Najjar, MD, Peter Staiano, MD and Mariam Louis, MD from the University of Florida, Department of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA consider obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease in women.

28 Feb 2019

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

An infant born with a relatively simple heart defect is far more likely to develop heart problems as an adult, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered.

28 Feb 2019

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

Dr. Susan Wong sat down with an 84-year-old patient in the hospital, where he'd been admitted with a flare-up of a serious autoimmune condition and deteriorating kidney function.

28 Feb 2019

MD&M West 2019: Medical Devices, 3D Printing and Staying Compliant

Between February 5 - 7 2019, the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California hosted the annual MD&M West medical manufacturing conference.

27 Feb 2019

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Banner Health are collaborating to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications.

27 Feb 2019

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well as the balance of electrolytes and acid/base amongst others. Kidneys are important organs whose functions most of us take for granted, but when kidneys silently stop working this can create a life threatening situation.

27 Feb 2019

Pharma execs dig in for a fight against outraged senators

Senators got their first opportunity Tuesday to prod drugmakers about the wallet-emptying prices they charge for prescription drugs.

27 Feb 2019

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its telehealth capacity to help patients across Virginia better prevent or manage chronic conditions that include diabetes, prediabetes and heart disease.

27 Feb 2019

Student-led interest group increases student engagement with rheumatology

According to data from the 2005 and 2016 American College of Rheumatology Workforce Studies, a significant increase in the demand for rheumatologists is expected in the coming years. However, the number of trained rheumatologists is declining.

27 Feb 2019

Study finds drug interactions in ER's are common but could be prevented

In a recent Rutgers study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction resulting from a newly prescribed medicine.

26 Feb 2019

Philips unveils unique mixed reality concept developed jointly with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona

At the MWC Barcelona, one of the largest mobile events in the world, Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology today unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. for the operating room of the future.

26 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

RWTH Aachen University have chosen the MILabs high-resolution CT to further enhance its world-leading molecular imaging research.

26 Feb 2019

Biophysicists visualize atomic-level dynamics of largest protein-degrading machine

Protein dynamics are essential for their functions. Protein nanomachines made of multiple protein molecules are highly dynamics during their actions on their functional targets, sometime called substrates.

26 Feb 2019

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

A study released today from the Illinois Institute of Technology shows the benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of individuals with pre-diabetes and insulin resistance.

26 Feb 2019

New green, economical way achieves key organic synthesis via catalyst synergy

In organic chemistry, discovering new reactions is one thing, but to carry them off efficiently is quite another. Carbon-carbon bond-forming is at the heart of organic synthesis, allowing us to stitch together diverse functional groups into an endless array of useful compounds.

26 Feb 2019

FDA warns Total Thermal Imaging for illegally marketing unapproved thermography device

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter toTotal Thermal Imaging Inc., of La Mesa, California, and its president and co-owner, Linda Hayes, for illegally marketing and distributing an unapproved thermography device as a sole screening device for breast cancer and other diseases.

25 Feb 2019

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

Russian scientists investigated the role of opioid receptors in protecting the heart from coronary disease: the lack of its blood supply.

25 Feb 2019

Penn researchers cure nine HCV patients following heart transplants from infected donors

Nine patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

25 Feb 2019

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Association between OSA and cardiovascular diseases in women

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

Listening to older patients who want to stop dialysis

MD&M West 2019: Medical Devices, 3D Printing and Staying Compliant

New collaboration aims to prevent life-threatening adverse reactions to medications

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Pharma execs dig in for a fight against outraged senators

UVA expands telehealth capacity to better prevent or manage chronic conditions

Student-led interest group increases student engagement with rheumatology

Study finds drug interactions in ER's are common but could be prevented

Philips unveils unique mixed reality concept developed jointly with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

RWTH Aachen chooses MILabs’ hybrid OI/CT system to enhance molecular imaging research

Biophysicists visualize atomic-level dynamics of largest protein-degrading machine

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

New green, economical way achieves key organic synthesis via catalyst synergy

FDA warns Total Thermal Imaging for illegally marketing unapproved thermography device

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

Penn researchers cure nine HCV patients following heart transplants from infected donors

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

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