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Researchers find mutated gene responsible for cardiac angiosarcoma in two brothers

A few years ago, Javier Benítez, director of the Human Genetics Group at the CNIO, received a call from Pablo García Pavía, from the Cardiology Unit of the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital. This cardiologist was treating two brothers with a rare form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma (CAS).

26 Sep 2015

Research: When social isolation pairs with coinfection, diseases can spread faster

Conventional wisdom holds that the more people stay within their own social groups and avoid others, the less likely a small disease outbreak will turn into full-blown epidemic. But this conventional wisdom might be quite wrong, according to two Santa Fe Institute researchers, and the consequences could reach far beyond epidemiology.

26 Sep 2015

New technology benefits child suffering from severe form of epilepsy

Brittany Brown has watched her daughter, Amaree, 6, struggle with hundreds of seizures every day for the past six years. Yes, hundreds. Every day.

26 Sep 2015

New partnership aims to support countries in improving performance of primary health care

Underscoring the urgent need to transform how essential health care is delivered in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank Group and World Health Organization today are launching a new partnership to support countries in improving the performance of primary health care.

26 Sep 2015

Annual flu vaccine may offer protection regardless of any viral strain, says Penn State physician

Every year at this time, we hear it's time to get the flu shot. After last year's vaccine missed the mark, how does the Center for Disease Control regain the public's confidence that their predictions will hold up this year? With the facts.

26 Sep 2015

Edward-Elmhurst Health, UChicago Medicine agree to provide advanced care to children in west and southwest regions

Edward-Elmhurst Health and the University of Chicago Medicine have reached an agreement to expand access to advanced subspecialty care for infants and children in west and southwest suburban communities. The affiliation will bring nationally recognized UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital experts across a dozen pediatric subspecialties to new outpatient clinics at Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital.

26 Sep 2015

Scripps becomes first health care provider in San Diego County to implant Evera MRI SureScan ICD System

Scripps Health is the first health care provider in San Diego County to use the only implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device approved for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

26 Sep 2015

CHOP scientist says that mitochondria play central role in human evolution, disease

Mitochondria are not only the power plants of our cells, these tiny structures also play a central role in our physiology. Furthermore, by enabling flexible physiological responses to new environments, mitochondria have helped humans and other mammals to adapt and evolve throughout the history of life on earth.

26 Sep 2015

New study heightens concerns over detrimental impact of air pollution on gene associated with AD risk

A new study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, and North Carolina, the Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, and Centro Médico Cozumel heightens concerns over the detrimental impact of air pollution on hippocampal metabolites as early markers of neurodegeneration in young urbanites carrying an allele 4 of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE).

26 Sep 2015

Researchers uncover proteins that may have critical role in normal heart function

Researchers at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research have uncovered a treasure trove of proteins, which hold answers about how our heart pumps -- a phenomenon known as contractility.

26 Sep 2015

Dr. Sidney Goldstein to receive Heart Failure Society of America's Lifetime Achievement Award

The Heart Failure Society of America will award the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for the tenth time in its history. The 2015 recipient is Sidney Goldstein, MD. Dr. Goldstein lives in Detroit, MI.

26 Sep 2015

Novo Nordisk announces FDA approval of Tresiba (insulin degludec injection) for diabetes treatment

Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug application for Tresiba (insulin degludec injection), a once-daily, long-acting basal insulin. Tresiba is indicated for use alone, or in combination with oral antidiabetic medicines or bolus insulin, and is approved for glycemic control in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Tresiba provides a long duration of action beyond 42 hours.

From Novo Nordisk 26 Sep 2015

Scientists compile complete genetic information of people affected by PAH

The genetic architecture of a debilitating and potentially fatal vascular disease has for the first time been detailed in its entirety, providing clinicians with the comprehensive data needed to improve diagnosis and deliver more personalised patient care.

25 Sep 2015

Delayed umbilical cord clamping may benefit extremely preterm infants

Clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord happens within 10 seconds after birth in most cases, in part so members of a medical team can more quickly begin caring for a newborn. But research from Nationwide Children's Hospital shows that waiting 30 to 45 seconds to clamp could have advantages for extremely preterm infants.

25 Sep 2015

Prevalence of frailty in older people varies by region and race

A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability, while another 45 percent are considered pre-frail, or at heightened risk of becoming physically diminished.

25 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers develop molecular 'on switch' that allows control over the actions of T cells

UC San Francisco researchers have engineered a molecular "on switch" that allows tight control over the actions of T cells, immune system cells that have shown great potential as therapies for cancer. The innovation lays the groundwork for sharply reducing severe, sometimes deadly side effects that have been a significant hurdle to advancing T cell-based treatments.

25 Sep 2015

Research highlights potential new treatment strategy for degenerative diseases

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered evidence of a mechanism at the heart of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related degenerative diseases. The research appears in today's edition of the journal Cell and highlights a possible new treatment strategy for the devastating disorders.

25 Sep 2015

Sticky, protein-rich gel improves cardiac function after simulated heart attacks

A sticky, protein-rich gel created by Johns Hopkins researchers appears to help stem cells stay on or in rat hearts and restore their metabolism after transplantation, improving cardiac function after simulated heart attacks, according to results of a new study.

25 Sep 2015

Fidgeting while sitting may be good for us

Fidgeting may counteract the adverse health effects of sitting down for long periods, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

24 Sep 2015

Moderate beer consumption protects women from heart attacks

Women who drink beer at most once or twice per week run a 30 per cent lower risk of heart attack, compared with both heavy drinkers and women who never drink beer. These are the findings of a Swedish study which has followed 1,500 women over a period of almost 50 years.

24 Sep 2015

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Researchers find mutated gene responsible for cardiac angiosarcoma in two brothers

Research: When social isolation pairs with coinfection, diseases can spread faster

New technology benefits child suffering from severe form of epilepsy

New partnership aims to support countries in improving performance of primary health care

Annual flu vaccine may offer protection regardless of any viral strain, says Penn State physician

Edward-Elmhurst Health, UChicago Medicine agree to provide advanced care to children in west and southwest regions

Scripps becomes first health care provider in San Diego County to implant Evera MRI SureScan ICD System

CHOP scientist says that mitochondria play central role in human evolution, disease

New study heightens concerns over detrimental impact of air pollution on gene associated with AD risk

Researchers uncover proteins that may have critical role in normal heart function

Dr. Sidney Goldstein to receive Heart Failure Society of America's Lifetime Achievement Award

Novo Nordisk announces FDA approval of Tresiba (insulin degludec injection) for diabetes treatment

Scientists compile complete genetic information of people affected by PAH

Delayed umbilical cord clamping may benefit extremely preterm infants

Prevalence of frailty in older people varies by region and race

UCSF researchers develop molecular 'on switch' that allows control over the actions of T cells

Research highlights potential new treatment strategy for degenerative diseases

Sticky, protein-rich gel improves cardiac function after simulated heart attacks

Fidgeting while sitting may be good for us

Moderate beer consumption protects women from heart attacks

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