Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Memorial Sloan-Kettering initiates to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in U.S. South Asian

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is leading an innovative initiative to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in South Asian immigrant communities in the United States.

20 Sep 2013

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Gen Xers and baby boomers should no longer ignore their hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute, which is raising awareness of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health in recognition of World Heart Day on September 29th.

20 Sep 2013

Hormone replacement therapy formulations may cause different risks for stroke, heart attack

Post-menopausal women whose doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy for severe hot flashes and other menopause symptoms may want to consider taking low doses of Food and Drug Administration-approved bioidentical forms of estrogen or getting their hormones via a transdermal patch.

20 Sep 2013

Study explains indirect burden of malaria on childhood deaths

Recurrent episodes of malaria cause chronic inflammation in blood vessels that might predispose to future infections and may increase susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, a Wellcome Trust study in Malawian children finds.

20 Sep 2013

Giving up smoking improves sleep, new research finds

As the NHS prepares to launch Stoptober 2013, new research published in Psychology, Health & Medicine has found another reason to quit smoking - giving up smoking improves sleep.

20 Sep 2013

Intentional weight loss can have positive health benefits in older adults

The medical community touts the importance of not carrying excess weight, but that has not always been the message delivered to older adults.

20 Sep 2013

World’s first preclinical Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system announced by Bruker

At the 2013 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC, www.wmicmeeting.org), Bruker today announced the world’s first Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system, an entirely new technology for preclinical imaging. The addition of MPI as a complementary preclinical imaging technique for disease studies, translational research and drug discovery, has significant potential in helping researchers gain new insights into disease processes at the organ, cellular and molecular level.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 19 Sep 2013

New research explores effects of avocado consumption in healthy overweight adults

New research findings on avocado consumption, presented as two posters at the IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition, in Granada, Spain suggest that although calorie consumption at dinner was unchanged, inclusion or addition of fresh Hass Avocado to a meal may help to reduce hunger and the desire to eat in overweight adults.

19 Sep 2013

Comprehensive changes in lifestyle could reverse ageing

A pilot study, published in The Lancet Oncology, shows that comprehensive lifestyle changes may increase the length of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes that control cell ageing.

19 Sep 2013

New information about how estrogens regulate memory formation

The loss of estrogens at menopause increases a woman's risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, yet hormone replacement therapy can cause harmful side effects.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers develop brown fat detection method to combat obesity

When it comes to fat, you want the brown type and not so much of the white variety because brown fat burns energy to keep you warm and metabolically active, while white fat stores excess energy around your waist, causing health problems. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School are studying brown fat with a goal of fighting obesity.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers reveal mechanisms that connect Mfn2 protein to endoplasmic reticulum stress

Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found in the endoplasmic reticulum, which is able to sense cellular stress and trigger either rescue responses or the death of the cell.

18 Sep 2013

Obese men who binge are more likely to have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure

Binge eating is a problem affecting both men and women, however obese men who binge are more likely than their female counterparts to have elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry.

18 Sep 2013

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17 Sep 2013

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

INTEGRA has published a video demonstrating how its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, used in conjunction with the Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer, provides high throughput screening of the cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Sep 2013

Women with acute coronary syndrome less likely to have chest pain than men

A higher proportion of women than men 55 years and younger did not have chest pain in acute coronary syndromes (ACS, such as heart attacks or unstable angina), although chest pain was the most common symptom for both sexes, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

17 Sep 2013

Study: Financial incentives can increase amount of exercise people do

A review study published today finds that financial incentives -as modest as $5 per week - can increase the amount of exercise people do.

17 Sep 2013

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the parts of chromosomes that affect aging.

17 Sep 2013

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

Patients who received automated telephone calls inviting them to get their blood pressure checked at a walk-in clinic were more likely to have controlled hypertension than patients who did not receive calls, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

17 Sep 2013

UAB cardiovascular physician becomes first surgeon to use IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter in patient

University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiovascular physician Tom McElderry, M.D., has become the first surgeon in the United States to use the new IntellaTip MiFi™ XP catheter in a patient.

13 Sep 2013

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Memorial Sloan-Kettering initiates to reduce cancer and cardiovascular health disparities in U.S. South Asian

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Hormone replacement therapy formulations may cause different risks for stroke, heart attack

Study explains indirect burden of malaria on childhood deaths

Giving up smoking improves sleep, new research finds

Intentional weight loss can have positive health benefits in older adults

World’s first preclinical Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) system announced by Bruker

New research explores effects of avocado consumption in healthy overweight adults

Comprehensive changes in lifestyle could reverse ageing

New information about how estrogens regulate memory formation

Researchers develop brown fat detection method to combat obesity

Researchers reveal mechanisms that connect Mfn2 protein to endoplasmic reticulum stress

Obese men who binge are more likely to have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure

Improve Your Lifestyle, Lengthen Your Telomeres

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

Women with acute coronary syndrome less likely to have chest pain than men

Study: Financial incentives can increase amount of exercise people do

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

UAB cardiovascular physician becomes first surgeon to use IntellaTip MiFi XP catheter in patient

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