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Heavy smoking could lead to vision loss, study finds

Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher finds.

18 Feb 2019

Study offers implications of advanced age in evaluation, management of ischemic heart disease

Demographic trends worldwide show a progressively aging population and an increase in the overall medical complexity of elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.

18 Feb 2019

Patients with diabetes mellitus have high risk of stable ischemic heart disease

More than 30 million Americans have diabetes mellitus, and heart disease is the cause of death in 68% of them.

18 Feb 2019

Research finds reasons for sudden cardiac death in patients with stable ischemic disease

Sudden death in patients with stable ischemic heart disease is not a common occurrence and is sparsely reported.

18 Feb 2019

Study sheds new light on left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic heart disease

Ischemic heart disease is a growing cause of heart failure owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

17 Feb 2019

New study outlines sex-specific issues in ischemic heart disease

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and death among women. Our knowledge of ischemic heart disease has grown tremendously over the past few decades as sex differences in prevalence, presentation, and pathophysiology are increasingly being recognized.

17 Feb 2019

Study finds genetic vulnerability to use of menthol cigarettes

A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker's preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive.

15 Feb 2019

Promising drug developed to rejuvenate muscle cells

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a promising drug that has proven to significantly increase muscle size, strength and metabolic state in aged mice, according to a study just published in Biochemical Pharmacology.

15 Feb 2019

Blood clot discovery could lead to development of better treatments for blood diseases

Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia.

15 Feb 2019

Excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA patients linked to greater risk for cardiovascular diseases

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who experience excessive sleepiness while awake appear to be at far greater risk for cardiovascular diseases than those without excessive daytime sleepiness, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

15 Feb 2019

Study: High intensity exercise may improve health by increasing gut microbiota diversity

Bacteria, often synonymous with infection and disease, may have an unfair reputation. Research indicates there are as many, if not more, bacterial cells in our bodies as human cells, meaning they play an important role in our physiology.

15 Feb 2019

Discharged, dismissed: ERs often miss chance to set overdose survivors on ‘better path’

The last time heroin landed Marissa Angerer in a Midland, Texas, emergency room — naked and unconscious — was May 2016. But that wasn't her first drug-related interaction with the health system.

15 Feb 2019

HDL proteome behaves like a tiny Velcro ball that is rolling on surfaces

Cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein particles, or HDL cholesterol, has been dubbed the good cholesterol, because people whose HDL levels are high have a lower risk of developing heart disease. That link was first established in 1977 and has been confirmed over and over in epidemiological studies.

15 Feb 2019

Suspicious spots on the lungs of children with rhabdomyosarcoma do not behave like metastases

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumor in the muscle tissue of children and adolescents. About 20 children are diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma per year in the Netherlands. "Metastases in these children are often found in the lungs," says professor Hans Merks of the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, who led the study.

15 Feb 2019

Diet drinks daily could raise stroke risk says study

New evidence shows that consuming two or more cans of diet drinks like diet coke everyday could be linked to a raised risk of dying young due to stroke or heart disease.

15 Feb 2019

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

Some of the damaging cell effects linked to aging could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study shows.

14 Feb 2019

$4.1 million funding for heart research on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and romance, but the holiday has also become an opportunity to promote heart health, a tradition that continues as Clemson University bioengineers announce the launch of two separate research projects.

14 Feb 2019

Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third

Outpatients could cut their risk of MRSA by a third if they apply a nasal antibiotic treatment and used mouthwash and antiseptic soap.

14 Feb 2019

Human cells can change their original function to battle against diabetes

For the first time, researchers have shown that ordinary human cells can change their original function. This may give new hope for diabetes patients.

14 Feb 2019

Research shows link between diet drinks and stroke risk among post-menopausal women

Among post-menopausal women, drinking multiple diet drinks daily was associated with an increase in the risk of having a stroke caused by a blocked artery, especially small arteries, according to research published inStroke,a journal of the American Heart Association.

14 Feb 2019

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Heavy smoking could lead to vision loss, study finds

Study offers implications of advanced age in evaluation, management of ischemic heart disease

Patients with diabetes mellitus have high risk of stable ischemic heart disease

Research finds reasons for sudden cardiac death in patients with stable ischemic disease

Study sheds new light on left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic heart disease

New study outlines sex-specific issues in ischemic heart disease

Study finds genetic vulnerability to use of menthol cigarettes

Promising drug developed to rejuvenate muscle cells

Blood clot discovery could lead to development of better treatments for blood diseases

Excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA patients linked to greater risk for cardiovascular diseases

Study: High intensity exercise may improve health by increasing gut microbiota diversity

Discharged, dismissed: ERs often miss chance to set overdose survivors on ‘better path’

HDL proteome behaves like a tiny Velcro ball that is rolling on surfaces

Suspicious spots on the lungs of children with rhabdomyosarcoma do not behave like metastases

Diet drinks daily could raise stroke risk says study

Scientists shed light on damaging cell effects linked to aging

$4.1 million funding for heart research on Valentine's Day

Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third

Human cells can change their original function to battle against diabetes

Research shows link between diet drinks and stroke risk among post-menopausal women

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