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Fruit flies hold clues to how cancerous tumors get started

A Florida State University research team, in coordination with a team from Japan, has found that the epithelial tissues that line the surfaces of organs throughout the body intrinsically have hot spots for cancerous tumors.

9 Sep 2016

Simplified approach to TAVI holds potential to save lives of many patients with rheumatic heart disease

A novel heart valve replacement method is revealed today that offers hope for the thousands of patients with rheumatic heart disease who need the procedure each year. The research is being presented at the SA Heart Congress 2016

9 Sep 2016

Asthma related breathing issues may not be barrier to sporting success, study suggests

Many British swimmers and some boxers won medals and achieved personal best performances at the Rio Olympic Games despite asthma related breathing issues.

9 Sep 2016

MIT biologists unravel lncRNA structure-to-function relationships

Several years ago, biologists discovered a new type of genetic material known as long noncoding RNA. This RNA does not code for proteins and is copied from sections of the genome once believed to be "junk DNA."

9 Sep 2016

UC researchers offer more insights into how lack of gut bacteria influences fat absorption

A study led by University of Cincinnati lipid metabolism researchers lends additional insight into how bacteria in the gut, or lack thereof, influences intestinal mast cells (MMC) activation and perhaps fat absorption.

9 Sep 2016

Medical industry employees experience severe stress leading to negative health behaviors

Several national surveys have found that approximately 15 to 20 percent of adults in the U.S. will report high levels of stress.

9 Sep 2016

Stem cells may be responsible for vascular calcification in patients with kidney disease

Scientists have implicated a type of stem cell in the calcification of blood vessels that is common in patients with chronic kidney disease.

8 Sep 2016

Trial of high-dose flu vaccine aims to better protect heart failure patients

A network of researchers in the United States and Canada will try to spare thousands of patients the dangers of heart attacks and hospitalizations over the next five years in a trial of a high-dose flu vaccine.

8 Sep 2016

Exposure to air pollution at place of residence could be risk factor for type 2 diabetes

Exposure to air pollution at the place of residence increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of type 2 diabetes.

8 Sep 2016

Acute COPD exacerbations linked to long-term decline in lung function

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

8 Sep 2016

Teenagers experience rapid drop in number of calories burned during puberty, study finds

An acceleration in obesity among young teenagers could be explained by a 12-year-long study which found that the number of calories they burn while at rest drops suddenly in puberty.

8 Sep 2016

AAGBI releases new standards of monitoring during anaesthesia for better patient safety

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has this month published new Standards in patient monitoring (Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovering 2016), and calls for all hospitals to work towards using capnography for all anaesthetist-led sedation to improve patient safety.

8 Sep 2016

MR Solutions steps up sales of cryogen free, pre-clinical range of scanners

MR Solutions continues to grow sales of its cryogen free, pre-clinical range of scanners including its PET-MR and high field MR systems.

8 Sep 2016

EarlySense-powered sensor reveals sleep quality scores for 4 European countries

EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free continuous monitoring solutions, released today sleep scores gathered from a sample of 900 Europeans using an EarlySense-powered sleep sensor for six months. Data recordings from more than 20,000 nights were analyzed.

8 Sep 2016

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Fruit flies hold clues to how cancerous tumors get started

Simplified approach to TAVI holds potential to save lives of many patients with rheumatic heart disease

Asthma related breathing issues may not be barrier to sporting success, study suggests

MIT biologists unravel lncRNA structure-to-function relationships

UC researchers offer more insights into how lack of gut bacteria influences fat absorption

Medical industry employees experience severe stress leading to negative health behaviors

Stem cells may be responsible for vascular calcification in patients with kidney disease

Trial of high-dose flu vaccine aims to better protect heart failure patients

Exposure to air pollution at place of residence could be risk factor for type 2 diabetes

Acute COPD exacerbations linked to long-term decline in lung function

Teenagers experience rapid drop in number of calories burned during puberty, study finds

AAGBI releases new standards of monitoring during anaesthesia for better patient safety

MR Solutions steps up sales of cryogen free, pre-clinical range of scanners

EarlySense-powered sensor reveals sleep quality scores for 4 European countries

UCL PhD students show progress in developing ground-breaking medical devices

Telemedicine can be effective in treating kids with asthma who live long distances from hospital

UCLA cardiology expert offers simple tips for heart healthy lifestyle

Research suggests living in racially hostile environment can shorten lives of blacks and whites

New molecular mechanism may explain pain relieving drug’s diverse benefits

Montreal-based researchers get closer to achieving healthy longevity

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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