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Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect health outcomes of older adults

Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect the health outcomes of older adults ages 75 and up, suggesting that placing people of such advanced age on overly restrictive diets to treat their excess weight or other conditions may have little benefit, according to researchers at Penn State and Geisinger Healthcare System.

16 Jan 2013

SLU researchers examine health outcomes for obese transplant recipients

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney transplant patients.

16 Jan 2013

Spacemen upset sodium balance theories

Levels of salt in the body and sodium in the urine fluctuate over fixed cycles that are independent of salt intake, shows a space simulation study.

15 Jan 2013

Research scrambles previous findings on health impact of eggs

Increased egg consumption is not associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease or stroke in the general population, research suggests.

14 Jan 2013

Baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore severely damaged arteries

Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore a severely damaged artery. These early results show promise for eventually developing stem cell therapies to restore human tissues or organs damaged by age or disease.

11 Jan 2013

New York State WIC program reduces rates of obesity among children

New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the program were undertaken, according to a study published online today in Obesity, the official journal of the Obesity Society.

10 Jan 2013

Nutrisystem reduces arterial stiffness associated with menopause and obesity

Arturo Figueroa, a researcher in the Florida State University College of Human Sciences, has confirmed with a team of researchers that Nutrisystem, with or without low intense resistance exercise, improves arterial function in obese, postmenopausal women.

9 Jan 2013

Brown University receives Irene Diamond Fund gift to launch major initiative on healthy aging

Brown University's Program in Public Health has received a gift from the Irene Diamond Fund to launch a major initiative on healthy aging.

9 Jan 2013

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off, irrespective of where they live, states a paper led by Warwick Medical School published on Tuesday in the BMJ Open journal .

9 Jan 2013

Fertility window research uncovers miscarriage mechanism

Research in animals has shed light on how recurrent miscarriage is related to a dysregulation of the monthly “fertility window.”

8 Jan 2013

Arterial elasticity link to lung function

People with reduced arterial elasticity may have impaired lung function, and vice versa, say US researchers.

8 Jan 2013

Esperion reports positive results from ETC-1002 Phase 2 clinical trial on type 2 diabetes

Esperion Therapeutics, the leading developer of small molecule therapies for the treatment of cardiometabolic disorders, today announced positive results of a recently completed Phase 2 clinical trial of ETC-1002 in patients with type 2 diabetes with LDL-C lowering of up to 43% compared to placebo.

8 Jan 2013

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals reveals positive RenaZorb Phase 1 clinical trial results

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in hematology and oncology, today announced positive, statistically significant data from the Company's Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the safety and tolerability of RenaZorb (also referred to as SPI-014) in healthy volunteers.

8 Jan 2013

Merck’s resubmission of the NDA for suggammadex sodium injection accepted for review by the FDA

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the resubmission of the New Drug Application (NDA) for sugammadex sodium injection has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merck expects the FDA’s review to be completed in the first half of 2013.

7 Jan 2013

Industry sponsored drug and device studies: an interview with Professor Lisa Bero

Our review included analyses of drug and device studies conducted in humans. The drugs or devices could be compared to placebo or sham treatments, or other effective treatments. The drugs and devices examined for this review are used for a wide variety of clinical conditions, including cardiovascular and psychiatric diseases.

7 Jan 2013

TRIP-Br2 plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage

As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator - TRIP-Br2 - that plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage.

6 Jan 2013

Stanford scientists identify molecular basis for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

When a young athlete dies unexpectedly on the basketball court or the football field, it's both shocking and tragic. Now Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have, for the first time, identified the molecular basis for a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that is the most common cause for this type of sudden cardiac death.

4 Jan 2013

Heart attack patients may benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing

People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists suggests that some heart attack patients with these conditions may actually benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing.

3 Jan 2013

Weight gain after adolescence has repercussions for hypertension

Individuals who gain weight in adulthood as well as those who are overweight in adolescence and adulthood are at increased risk for hypertension, research suggests.

31 Dec 2012

Long-term, regular aspirin use linked to macular degeneration

Using aspirin on a regular basis for 10 years or more during middle-to-old age could increase the risk for the developing incident age-related macular degeneration, indicate study results.

28 Dec 2012

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect health outcomes of older adults

SLU researchers examine health outcomes for obese transplant recipients

Spacemen upset sodium balance theories

Research scrambles previous findings on health impact of eggs

Baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore severely damaged arteries

New York State WIC program reduces rates of obesity among children

Nutrisystem reduces arterial stiffness associated with menopause and obesity

Brown University receives Irene Diamond Fund gift to launch major initiative on healthy aging

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off

Fertility window research uncovers miscarriage mechanism

Arterial elasticity link to lung function

Esperion reports positive results from ETC-1002 Phase 2 clinical trial on type 2 diabetes

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals reveals positive RenaZorb Phase 1 clinical trial results

Merck’s resubmission of the NDA for suggammadex sodium injection accepted for review by the FDA

Industry sponsored drug and device studies: an interview with Professor Lisa Bero

TRIP-Br2 plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage

Stanford scientists identify molecular basis for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Heart attack patients may benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing

Weight gain after adolescence has repercussions for hypertension

Long-term, regular aspirin use linked to macular degeneration

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