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Researchers use gene therapy to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice

A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice using gene therapy.

9 Jul 2018

Physicians working in small practices report lower levels of burnout than national average

Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices--also known as SIPs--report dramatically lower levels of burnout than the national average, according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine publishing online July 9 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

9 Jul 2018

Study assesses effectiveness of chlorhexidine in preventing bacteremia after tooth extraction

A large number of bacteria are present in human mouths and may pass into the blood when procedures such as the removal of a tooth are carried out. Chlorhexidine mouthwashes have a powerful antimicrobial effect, but there are opposing positions on its use in these cases.

9 Jul 2018

Study finds key evidence about genetic make-up of heart condition linked to sudden arrhythmic death

A new study published in Circulation, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association and led by a cardiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital has found evidence that only one of the 21 genes normally associated with Brugada Syndrome, a serious genetic heart condition associated with the risk of sudden arrhythmic death, is a definitive cause of the condition.

9 Jul 2018

Car vibrations are the culprit that makes drivers sleepy finds study

Long drives and long car journeys can make a person sleepy. While driving this is one of the commonest reasons for accidents with one in five accidents occurring due to sleepiness or fatigue behind the wheels.

9 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new target to treat blood vessel damage in diabetes

In diabetes, both the tightly woven endothelial cells that line our blood vessels and the powerhouses that drive those cells start to come apart as early steps in the destruction of our vasculature.

9 Jul 2018

Increased physical activity more important for heart disease patients than weight loss

Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a new study conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

9 Jul 2018

Lifejackets could have prevented 180 or more maritime fatalities

About 180 people died because they weren't wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new research.

9 Jul 2018

Study finds vitamin D deficiency in many pregnant women

One in three pregnant women in Norway has a vitamin D deficiency at the end of her pregnancy, a major study published earlier this year in PLOS One has shown.

6 Jul 2018

Obesity and overweight associated with chronic disease risks for survivors of TBI

Especially at longer follow-up times, overweight and obesity are associated with chronic disease risks for survivors of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, reports a study in the July/August issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.

6 Jul 2018

Depression and anxiety in heart failure patients linked to adverse outcomes

Symptoms of depression and anxiety are present in about one-third of patients with heart failure - and these patients are at higher risk of progressive heart disease and other adverse outcomes, according to a review and update in the July/August issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

6 Jul 2018

Dementia home designed with hi-tech features showcases how patients can live independently for longer

A show home designed around concepts and technologies which will allow people with dementia to live independently for longer has been officially opened.

6 Jul 2018

Study: Exposure to greenspace has wide-ranging health benefits

Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

6 Jul 2018

Researchers study Mediterranean diet adherence across the U.S.

With obesity rates climbing steadily - they're up 10 percent since 2000 - and nearly four in 10 of us tipping the scale at unhealthy weights, America has earned the unwanted title of Fattest Nation on Earth.

6 Jul 2018

Cleara Biotech creates three public-private partnerships to discover and develop new therapeutics

Cleara Biotech B.V., a Netherlands-based biopharmaceutical company, announced today the creation of three public-private partnerships to discover and develop new therapeutics.

6 Jul 2018

AVO and RaySearch enter into collaboration agreement to support the LIGHT system

The UK based developer of next generation proton therapy technology, Advanced Oncotherapy plc, has selected RayStation as its treatment planning system for the first LIGHT system at the proton therapy facility under construction at Harley Street in central London.

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 6 Jul 2018

Unique FoodSwitch app suggests healthier alternatives

Drop that yogurt. Instead, try this one with less sugar, fat and fewer unpronounceable additives. That's the message from FoodSwitch - a free mobile app developed by researchers from The George Institute and Northwestern University. Using FoodSwitch is like having a nutritionist at your side in the grocery store.

6 Jul 2018

The other victims: First responders to horrific disasters often suffer in solitude

The day a gunman fired into a crowd of 22,000 people at the country music festival in Las Vegas, hospital nursing supervisor Antoinette Mullan was focused on one thing: saving lives.

6 Jul 2018

Researchers discover genetic marker associated with salt sensitivity of blood pressure

For the first time researchers have identified a genetic marker (GNAI2) that is associated with the risk of salt sensitivity in blood pressure regardless of age or gender.

5 Jul 2018

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes at increased risk of having babies with heart defects

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes run a higher risk of having babies with heart defects, especially women with high blood glucose levels during early pregnancy, a study from Karolinska Institutet and the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden published in The BMJ shows.

5 Jul 2018

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Researchers use gene therapy to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice

Physicians working in small practices report lower levels of burnout than national average

Study assesses effectiveness of chlorhexidine in preventing bacteremia after tooth extraction

Study finds key evidence about genetic make-up of heart condition linked to sudden arrhythmic death

Car vibrations are the culprit that makes drivers sleepy finds study

Scientists discover new target to treat blood vessel damage in diabetes

Increased physical activity more important for heart disease patients than weight loss

Lifejackets could have prevented 180 or more maritime fatalities

Study finds vitamin D deficiency in many pregnant women

Obesity and overweight associated with chronic disease risks for survivors of TBI

Depression and anxiety in heart failure patients linked to adverse outcomes

Dementia home designed with hi-tech features showcases how patients can live independently for longer

Study: Exposure to greenspace has wide-ranging health benefits

Researchers study Mediterranean diet adherence across the U.S.

Cleara Biotech creates three public-private partnerships to discover and develop new therapeutics

AVO and RaySearch enter into collaboration agreement to support the LIGHT system

Unique FoodSwitch app suggests healthier alternatives

The other victims: First responders to horrific disasters often suffer in solitude

Researchers discover genetic marker associated with salt sensitivity of blood pressure

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes at increased risk of having babies with heart defects

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