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Study finds new colon cancer screening as promising alternative to colonoscopy for African Americans

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that a new non-invasive technology for colon cancer screening is a promising alternative to colonoscopy for African Americans.

19 May 2015

Pre-pregnancy maternal weight has significant impact on baby's immune system

Almost 60 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States are overweight or obese. Obesity is a major public health issue, and has been linked to health problems like heart disease, cancer and hypertension. It can complicate pregnancy by increasing the mother's risk of having gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm birth or a baby with birth defects. Maternal obesity is also linked to several adverse health outcomes for the infant that can persist into adulthood, such as type-2 diabetes, heart disease and mortality.

19 May 2015

UMD expert working to accelerate development of improved implantable cardiac devices

A University of Maryland expert in the model-based testing of embedded software is working to accelerate the development of improved implantable medical devices used in the treatment of heart disease.

19 May 2015

Post-operative atrial fibrillation can significantly increase risk of heart attack or stroke

As many as 12 percent of patients undergoing major, non-cardiac surgery experience an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.

19 May 2015

Researchers reveal molecular steps that allow pancreatic cancer to spread to the liver

An international team led by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators has illuminated the precise molecular steps that enable pancreatic cancer to spread to the liver -- the event that makes the most common form of the disease lethal. By understanding this process, investigators say their discovery can lead to targeted treatments that delay metastasis, and could offer clinicians a new biomarker to test for the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer.

19 May 2015

Alnylam files clinical trial application for alpha-1 liver disease, presents data at DDW

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that it has filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) with the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial with ALN-AAT, a subcutaneously administered investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of AAT deficiency-associated liver disease (alpha-1 liver disease).

19 May 2015

Toxin pneumolysin causes progressive and fatal heart complications

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen and is known to be associated with increased risk of fatal heart complications including heart failure and heart attacks.

19 May 2015

fMRI reflects interactions between brain regions

Tübingen neuroscientists have made an important advance in studying the human brain with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

18 May 2015

HRS 2015: Additional data supports SJM quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy system

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the presentation of important data around its SJM™ Quadra CRT System during the Heart Rhythm Society's (HRS) 36th annual scientific sessions. Multiple presentations showcase improved clinical outcomes, increased survival and better cost utilization with the St. Jude Medical quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system.

18 May 2015

UK's leading experts to discuss new ideas and controversies in obesity at Plymouth symposium

No one health issue has the most impact on human health, or engenders more debate about how to tackle it, than obesity.

18 May 2015

Researchers get NSF funding to create virtual-heart platform to improve medical device development

A virtual-heart platform proposed by Stony Brook researchers and colleagues to improve and accelerate medical-device development and testing has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $4.2 million over five years.

18 May 2015

Findings support use of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy to treat postoperative respiratory failure

A relatively new, easier to implement, and better-tolerated method to provide supplemental oxygen to patients at risk of respiratory failure after surgery did not result in a worse rate of treatment failure compared to a more commonly used method, according to a study appearing in JAMA.

18 May 2015

Weight loss can improve outcomes in lung transplant patients

Obesity is a complicating factor for many surgical patients. In a recent study published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that losing weight can have a positive impact on outcomes for lung transplant patients.

18 May 2015

Noninvasive findings reduce catheterisation need in suspected PAH

Research shows that a risk score based on noninvasive measures can identify left heart failure in a “substantial percentage” of patients with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension, reducing the need for right heart catheterisation.

15 May 2015

Early intensive epoprostenol yields best haemodynamic outcomes in PAH

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension achieve greater improvements in right heart haemodynamics if epoprostenol is given rapidly and at a high dose, research suggests.

15 May 2015

New study shows safe levels of exercise differ for men and women with Atrial Firbrillation

Data from nearly 380,000 patients presented at Heart Rhythm 2015 reveals that moderate exercise is beneficial, yet vigorous exercise can increase the risk of AF for men

15 May 2015

Study finds botulinum toxin injections in epicardial fat pads reduce AF risk immediately following surgery and after one year of follow-up

AF is the most common arrhythmia complicating cardiac surgery and occurs in approximately 30-40 percent of patients undergoing CABG surgery...

15 May 2015

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Study finds new colon cancer screening as promising alternative to colonoscopy for African Americans

Pre-pregnancy maternal weight has significant impact on baby's immune system

UMD expert working to accelerate development of improved implantable cardiac devices

Post-operative atrial fibrillation can significantly increase risk of heart attack or stroke

Researchers reveal molecular steps that allow pancreatic cancer to spread to the liver

Alnylam files clinical trial application for alpha-1 liver disease, presents data at DDW

Toxin pneumolysin causes progressive and fatal heart complications

fMRI reflects interactions between brain regions

HRS 2015: Additional data supports SJM quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy system

UK's leading experts to discuss new ideas and controversies in obesity at Plymouth symposium

Researchers get NSF funding to create virtual-heart platform to improve medical device development

Findings support use of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy to treat postoperative respiratory failure

Weight loss can improve outcomes in lung transplant patients

Noninvasive findings reduce catheterisation need in suspected PAH

Early intensive epoprostenol yields best haemodynamic outcomes in PAH

New study shows safe levels of exercise differ for men and women with Atrial Firbrillation

Study finds botulinum toxin injections in epicardial fat pads reduce AF risk immediately following surgery and after one year of follow-up

Handshakes better than your blood pressure at assessing your health

Vagus nerve stimulation effective in inhibiting cortical spreading depression

Regular exercise reduces mortality risk in elderly men

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How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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Cardiology News and Research

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