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Bowel care ranks top concern for individuals with spinal cord injury, study shows

Cardiovascular physiology researcher Victoria Claydon's latest study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, focuses on the results of her multi-national study, which surveyed almost 300 participants with spinal cord injuries at or above the mid-thoracic level (middle of the chest ).

9 Mar 2018

OHSU device could be first permanent total artificial heart

OHSU physicians and researchers are developing what they hope will be the first permanent total artificial heart, which could provide the approximately 75,000 Americans who die of heart failure every year another chance at life.

9 Mar 2018

Lower levels of protective molecules could increase heart attack risk in the morning

Cardiovascular disease patients have lower levels of an important family of protective molecules in their blood in the morning, which could be increasing their risk of blood clots and heart attacks at those times, according to early research led by Queen Mary University of London.

9 Mar 2018

Simple dietary supplement found to improve birth outcomes

A simple dietary supplement (L-arginine) was found to improve birth outcomes, paving the way for future clinical trials to test this inexpensive and safe intervention.

9 Mar 2018

Engineers develop optical tool that can read metabolism at subcellular resolution

Metabolic changes in cells can occur at the earliest stages of disease. In most cases, knowledge of those signals is limited, since we usually detect disease only after it has done significant damage. Now, a team led by engineers at Tufts University School of Engineering has opened a window into the cell by developing an optical tool that can read metabolism at subcellular resolution, without having to perturb cells with contrast agents, or destroy them to conduct assays.

9 Mar 2018

Researchers develop algorithm to guide effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Researchers in the UPV/EHU's Signal and Communications Group in collaboration with researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University have developed an algorithm to guide an effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuver.

9 Mar 2018

How Medicaid became a go-to funder for schools

Gerardo Alejandrez used to punch classmates, throw chairs and curse at his teachers, conduct that forced him to switch from school to school. "I had a lot of anger issues," the 16-year-old said recently.

9 Mar 2018

Vitamin D may help reduce risk of heart failure after heart attack

New research has shown how vitamin D may help protect heart tissue and prevent heart failure after a heart attack, potentially offering a low-cost addition to existing treatments for heart failure.

9 Mar 2018

Eggs stored at a fertility clinic in danger due to a malfunction

There has been a recent incident at a fertility clinic - University Hospitals Fertility Center, Cleveland, where the eggs and embryos are stored. Due to the temperature fluctuation at the facility, the viability of the stored eggs and embryos may be in danger. University Hospitals officials have been looking into the issue.

8 Mar 2018

Air pollution exposure during fetal life related to brain abnormalities, cognitive impairment in children

A new study performed in the Netherlands has linked exposure to residential air pollution during fetal life with brain abnormalities that may contribute to impaired cognitive function in school-age children. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, reports that the air pollution levels related to brain alterations were below those considered to be safe.

8 Mar 2018

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem to suffer, too - at least initially, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

8 Mar 2018

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

People who use moist snuff 'snus' have significantly higher levels of the protein cornulin in their blood than non-snusers. This previously unknown relationship was found in a new study from Umeå University, Sweden. Whether higher levels per se increase the risk of disease has, however, not yet been clarified.

8 Mar 2018

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

When Marc Hammer went to the emergency room feeling fatigued and dizzy, he had no idea his life was actually at risk. "I'm an avid cyclist and walk five to 15 miles a day," said Hammer, "so you can imagine my shock when I found out I was facing a heart issue. It came out of the blue."

8 Mar 2018

Computer algorithm reveals differences between nurse and doctor care

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice for nurses and doctors.

8 Mar 2018

Exercise may reduce potential effectiveness of heart drug

Peter Ruben and his team of researchers have spent years studying why seemingly healthy patients with inherited cardiac arrhythmias can sometimes suddenly die during exercise.

8 Mar 2018

Scientists discover 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure

One in four deaths in the United States each year are due to heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's the leading killer of both men and women, but the disease's genetic complexity makes it difficult to treat.

8 Mar 2018

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in PLOS Medicine.

8 Mar 2018

When wildfire smoke invades, who should pay to clean indoor air?

As dense smoke from wildfires spread through communities across western Montana last summer, public health agencies faced an indoor problem, too: Residents suddenly needed filters to clean the air inside homes and public spaces, but there was no obvious funding source to pay for it.

8 Mar 2018

High sugary drink intake linked to poor health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children

More evidence of the association of high intakes of sugary drinks with poor health outcomes, particularly in children, have been found in a new review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ nutrition.

8 Mar 2018

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

Mount Sinai researchers have shown, for the first time, the complex web of links between physical and behavioral characteristics, like age, body mass index (BMI), and substance use, and specific patterns of brain structure and function in patients with psychosis.

7 Mar 2018

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Bowel care ranks top concern for individuals with spinal cord injury, study shows

OHSU device could be first permanent total artificial heart

Lower levels of protective molecules could increase heart attack risk in the morning

Simple dietary supplement found to improve birth outcomes

Engineers develop optical tool that can read metabolism at subcellular resolution

Researchers develop algorithm to guide effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation

How Medicaid became a go-to funder for schools

Vitamin D may help reduce risk of heart failure after heart attack

Eggs stored at a fertility clinic in danger due to a malfunction

Air pollution exposure during fetal life related to brain abnormalities, cognitive impairment in children

Research reports increased caregiver strain when patients receive heart pumping device

Blood samples can soon reflect a person’s lifestyle

New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour

Computer algorithm reveals differences between nurse and doctor care

Exercise may reduce potential effectiveness of heart drug

Scientists discover 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

When wildfire smoke invades, who should pay to clean indoor air?

High sugary drink intake linked to poor health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

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