Cardiology News and Research

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Eating walnuts may offer protection against colon tumors

Eating walnuts may change gut bacteria in a way that suppresses colon cancer, researchers led by UConn Health report in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

3 Jun 2016

Few commercial weight loss programs show promise of benefit for diabetic patients

Johns Hopkins scientists who indirectly investigated the blood sugar effects of 10 (out of 32 selected) commercial weight loss programs say a few show promise of benefit for diabetic patients, but far more rigorous research is needed before doctors can wholeheartedly recommend them.

3 Jun 2016

Researchers developing more accessible way to monitor brain health

Simon Fraser University researchers hope that a brain vital-sign test becomes as routine during a doctor's check-up as taking a blood pressure or heart rate measurement.

3 Jun 2016

Understanding mechanisms of aortic pathology to improve care

Aortic disease, including aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, is an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and death. There have been exciting developments in caring for patients with aortic aneurysm and dissection, including great advances in diagnosis and endovascular therapies.

2 Jun 2016

Shift work alters internal body clock and leads to strokes, serious brain implications

Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don't work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts, are more prone to numerous health hazards, from heart attacks to obesity, and now, new research, published in Endocrinology, shows shift work may also have serious implications for the brain.

2 Jun 2016

In-home radar, bed sensors can capture early signs of illness in older adults

Developing and evaluating motion-capture technology to help older adults "age in place" has been the focus of researchers at the University of Missouri for more than a decade.

2 Jun 2016

Black men with high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less central adiposity

Among black men, those with more genetic variants descended from West Africa may have a relatively lower risk of being overweight, obese and diabetic, according to a new study out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Arizona.

2 Jun 2016

Severe obesity may contribute to infection risk after bypass surgery

Severely obese patients who undergo a coronary artery bypass are more likely to develop an infection after surgery and stay in hospital longer, compared with people of normal weight, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Jun 2016

New technique could help reduce chances of drug failure during later stages of clinical trials

An approach that could reduce the chances of drugs failing during the later stages of clinical trials has been demonstrated by a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.

2 Jun 2016

GET.ON online training course can effectively reduce depression risk

Inspired by promising tests of web-based health intervention measures, the researchers aimed to find out whether the risk of developing depression could be reduced by a six-week online training course called GET.ON. GET.ON is based on established therapy methods involving systematic problem solving and behavioural activation.

2 Jun 2016

New HET wearable system may help track user’s wellness to predict asthma attacks

Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user's environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the goal of predicting and preventing asthma attacks.

2 Jun 2016

Excess phosphates in foods may lead to abnormally high blood pressure

Excess consumption of phosphate over-activates nerves that raise blood pressure, leading to abnormally high blood pressure, a new study in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology reports.

2 Jun 2016

Multiple cell and gene therapies can enhance cardiac function in mice modeled with MI

Researchers at the University of Utah compared the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord-derived sub-epithelial cells (UC-SECs), bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) -- all derived from human tissue -- along with genes (S100a1 and SDF-1a) and growth factor (VEGF165) to evaluate how injected biologics might enhance cardiac function in mice modeled with myocardial infarction (MI; commonly referred to as heart attack).

2 Jun 2016

$CD34+ cell therapy improves angina frequency in no option patients with class III/IV angina refractory$

CD34+ cell therapy improves angina frequency in no option patients with class III/IV angina refractory

A two-year, multi-center clinical study with 167 patients with class III-IV refractory angina randomized to low and high dose CD34+ cells or placebo has revealed that patients who received either a high or low dose of CD34 -- a member of a family of proteins that have an impact on vascular-associated tissue -- cells had a significant reduction in angina frequency over patients who received placebo.

2 Jun 2016

Just one stroke risk factor signals anticoagulation need in AF

The risk of stroke or systemic embolism is significantly increased in atrial fibrillation patients with just one risk factor apart from gender, say researchers.

2 Jun 2016

Researchers call for more accurate renal assessment in stroke patients

Unrecognised renal insufficiency is common among patients with acute stroke and is associated with a significantly increased risk of in-hospital mortality or severe disability at discharge, say researchers.

2 Jun 2016

Women less likely to receive good anticoagulant therapy for AF-related stroke, say researchers

Female atrial fibrillation patients are less likely than their male counterparts to receive blood thinning therapies to prevent stroke, say University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers.

1 Jun 2016

Readmission rates after major cancer procedures depend on patient cohort, hospital characteristics

Readmission rates after complex cancer operations tend to be higher in hospitals that are considered to be vulnerable because they serve as safety nets in their communities or have a high number of Medicaid patients.

1 Jun 2016

Luteal phase of menstrual cycle may help thwart smoking behavior in women

Women who want to quit smoking may have better success by carefully timing their quit date with optimal days within their menstrual cycle, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

1 Jun 2016

Demand for Isansys’ Patient Status Engine wireless patient monitoring platform exceeds expectations

Demand for real-time continuous data, including personal health information, early warning scores, and alerting when a patient's condition is deteriorating, is driving the market for complete monitoring systems in hospital and home care settings globally.

From Isansys Lifecare Ltd. 1 Jun 2016

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Eating walnuts may offer protection against colon tumors

Few commercial weight loss programs show promise of benefit for diabetic patients

Researchers developing more accessible way to monitor brain health

Understanding mechanisms of aortic pathology to improve care

Shift work alters internal body clock and leads to strokes, serious brain implications

In-home radar, bed sensors can capture early signs of illness in older adults

Black men with high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less central adiposity

Severe obesity may contribute to infection risk after bypass surgery

New technique could help reduce chances of drug failure during later stages of clinical trials

GET.ON online training course can effectively reduce depression risk

New HET wearable system may help track user’s wellness to predict asthma attacks

Excess phosphates in foods may lead to abnormally high blood pressure

Multiple cell and gene therapies can enhance cardiac function in mice modeled with MI

CD34+ cell therapy improves angina frequency in no option patients with class III/IV angina refractory

Just one stroke risk factor signals anticoagulation need in AF

Researchers call for more accurate renal assessment in stroke patients

Women less likely to receive good anticoagulant therapy for AF-related stroke, say researchers

Readmission rates after major cancer procedures depend on patient cohort, hospital characteristics

Luteal phase of menstrual cycle may help thwart smoking behavior in women

Demand for Isansys’ Patient Status Engine wireless patient monitoring platform exceeds expectations

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