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Researchers discover new gene locations that determine heart’s response to exercise

A new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has discovered 30 new gene locations that determine how the heart responds to and recovers from exercise.

18 May 2018

UCLA develops new algorithm that accurately predicts which people will survive heart failure

A new algorithm developed by UCLA researchers more accurately predicts which people will survive heart failure, and for how long, whether or not they receive a heart transplant.

18 May 2018

Clot busting drug combo reduces risk of major strokes in high risk patients

In patients who have had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), the risk of getting a full-blown stroke or a major stroke is high. A new study has found that these high-risk individuals, when prescribed with clot-preventing drugs clopidogrel along with aspirin show a lower risk of getting major stroke.

18 May 2018

NIH stops alcohol study that was looking at purported health benefits of drinking

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped the ongoing $100 million study that was looking at the purported benefits that alcohol consumption may have on the body.

18 May 2018

FDA OKs first non-opioid drug for adults with opioid withdrawal symptoms

The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), in a statement this week, approved a new drug Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the treatment and alleviation of opioid symptom withdrawal symptoms in adults in whom the drugs have been withdrawn abruptly.

17 May 2018

L.A. County unlawfully terminated thousands of Medi-Cal recipients, court rules

Los Angeles County unlawfully dropped an estimated 22,000 people from California's Medicaid program, including low-income seniors and disabled residents who couldn't get vital medications and medical care after their coverage was terminated, according to a court ruling late last week.

17 May 2018

Drug combination may prevent secondary stroke in certain patients, study shows

Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that combining clopidogrel and aspirin following a small stroke or experiencing minor stroke symptoms decreases risk of a new stroke, heart attack or other ischemic event within 90 days.

17 May 2018

Antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may fight against life-threatening lung disease

Michigan State University researchers have found that when triclosan, a substance that reduces or prevents bacteria from growing, is combined with an antibiotic called tobramycin, it kills the cells that protect the CF bacteria, known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by up to 99.9 percent.

17 May 2018

Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

Results of a new study indicate that exercise does not delay the progression of cognitive impairment in older people with dementia.

17 May 2018

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

The amino acid homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a byproduct of methionine metabolism.

17 May 2018

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

In a landmark study, researchers found that patients treated with paramedic oxygen delivery using a newer, more flexible laryngeal breathing tube may have a greater survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest than the traditional intubation breathing tube.

17 May 2018

FDA approves new treatment to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in adults.

17 May 2018

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

16 May 2018

Taking clot-preventing drug with aspirin may lower risk of major stroke, finds study

The research was part of the Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and minor ischemic stroke trial -- a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted between May 2010 and December 2017.

16 May 2018

Blueprint of human heart chambers exists in zebrafish, study reports

Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four chambers of the human heart exists in the humble zebrafish, a study in eLife reports.

16 May 2018

Nutrition researchers agree sugar-sweetened beverages play unique role in chronic health problems

While calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, 22 nutrition researchers agree that sugar-sweetened beverages play a unique role in chronic health problems.

16 May 2018

Scientists develop integrated system for early diagnosis of diseases using wearable monitors

Researchers from the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed an integrated system for early diagnosis of diseases using wearable monitors.

16 May 2018

First epoetin alfa biosimilar receives FDA approval to treat certain types of anemia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) as a biosimilar to Epogen/Procrit (epoetin alfa) for the treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease, chemotherapy, or use of zidovudine in patients with HIV infection.

16 May 2018

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that increasing physical activity to recommended levels over as few as six years in middle age is associated with a significantly decreased risk of heart failure, a condition that affects an estimated 5 million to 6 million Americans.

15 May 2018

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

A new study reveals that essential fats in the diet may play a role in regulating protein secretion in the muscles by changing the way genes associated with secretion act.

15 May 2018

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Researchers discover new gene locations that determine heart’s response to exercise

UCLA develops new algorithm that accurately predicts which people will survive heart failure

Clot busting drug combo reduces risk of major strokes in high risk patients

NIH stops alcohol study that was looking at purported health benefits of drinking

FDA OKs first non-opioid drug for adults with opioid withdrawal symptoms

L.A. County unlawfully terminated thousands of Medi-Cal recipients, court rules

Drug combination may prevent secondary stroke in certain patients, study shows

Antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may fight against life-threatening lung disease

Cognitive decline in dementia is not reduced by high-intensity exercise

New study reveals the extent of brain damage due to elevated homocysteine

Cardiac arrest patients using newer laryngeal breathing tube may have higher survival rate, study shows

FDA approves new treatment to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults

Combining data from wearable technology and AI may help predict onset of diseases

Taking clot-preventing drug with aspirin may lower risk of major stroke, finds study

Blueprint of human heart chambers exists in zebrafish, study reports

Nutrition researchers agree sugar-sweetened beverages play unique role in chronic health problems

Scientists develop integrated system for early diagnosis of diseases using wearable monitors

First epoetin alfa biosimilar receives FDA approval to treat certain types of anemia

Increasing physical activity over six years associated with decreased heart failure risk

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

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