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Activated T-cells promote heart failure after heart attack

Chronic inflammation after a heart attack can promote heart failure and death. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have now shown that activated T-cells — part of the immune system's inflammatory response — are both necessary and sufficient to produce such heart failure.

28 Feb 2017

Study examines impact of ‘Change Clubs’ in improving heart health of black women

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Black/African American women in the US and more Black/African American women die every year from heart disease compared to their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

28 Feb 2017

Researchers aim to identify cause of eye pathologies in astronauts

Many astronauts who come back from space experience poorer vision after flight, some even years after, and researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are working to see why.

28 Feb 2017

UCF scientist finds new way to use light for monitoring patient's blood during life-and-death surgeries

A University of Central Florida professor has invented a way to use light to continuously monitor a surgical patient's blood, for the first time providing a real-time status during life-and-death operations.

28 Feb 2017

Lack of exercise, excessive weight linked to heart failure that has poor prognosis

Lack of exercise and excessive weight are strongly associated with a type of heart failure that has a particularly poor prognosis, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers determined in an analysis of data from three large studies.

27 Feb 2017

$Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus$

Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus

In a small phase I and II clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues elsewhere found that the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet was a safe and effective treatment option for the majority of adults experiencing a relatively rare, often fatal and always severe form of epilepsy marked by prolonged seizures that require medically induced comas to prevent them from further damaging the body and the brain.

27 Feb 2017

Diagnosing Infections Through Molecules in Patient Breath

Over the past couple of decades, the analytical technology and the clinical microbiology insight needed to create a breath test for infections has seen a considerable number of advances and there are now numerous research teams focused on evaluating patient breath as a diagnostic fluid for infectious diseases. Significant challenges still need to be overcome.

From Pittcon 27 Feb 2017

Study finds 78% postoperative stroke reduction with ‘no-touch’ beating heart bypass surgery

A landmark study led by Prof. Michael P. Vallely, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, of Sydney Heart and Lung Surgeons and the University of Sydney will be published in the February 28, 2017 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

27 Feb 2017

Universal public coverage of essential medicines could save over $4 billion per year, study finds

Universal public coverage of 117 essential medicines could address the needs of most Canadians for pharmaceutical drugs, and possibly save more than $4 billion a year, according to a new study published http://www.cmaj.ca/site/press/cmaj.161082.pdf in CMAJ.

27 Feb 2017

Living with children linked to insufficient sleep among women, study finds

New research backs up what many women already know: They're sleep deprived. Unlike men, a good night's sleep for women is affected by having children in the house, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22 to 28, 2017.

27 Feb 2017

Deep brain stimulation may help improve mental, physical health in patients with anorexia nervosa

Deep brain stimulation might alter the brain circuits that drive anorexia nervosa symptoms and help improve patients’ mental and physical health, according to a small study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

25 Feb 2017

New study confirms benefits of Medtronic’s Solitaire stent retriever for stroke patients in real-world setting

Data presented today on Medtronic’s Solitaire stent retriever at the International Stroke Conference in Houston demonstrate that the results from the four pivotal randomized controlled trials – SOLITAIRE FR With the Intention For Thrombectomy as PRIMary Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic Stroke, EXtending the Time for Thrombolysis in Emergency Neurological Deficits - Intra-Arterial and Endovascular Revascularization With Solitaire Device Versus Best Medical Therapy in Anterior Circulation Stroke Within 8 Hours – can be replicated in U.S. centers, in a pragmatic, real-world setting reconfirming the benefits of mechanical thrombectomy in patients suffering acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

25 Feb 2017

Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Just like real doctors and nurses, online health tools with good -- but controlled -- communication skills can promote healthier lifestyles, according to researchers. However, if their tone is conversational, these tools may lull users into a false sense of comfort, they add.

24 Feb 2017

Study reveals inaccuracy of exercise test that could lead to unnecessary open heart surgeries

An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by the University of Leicester has suggested.

24 Feb 2017

Researchers find link between low general cognitive ability and elevated risk of not taking statins

After a heart attack, it is important for patients to take medication that lowers cholesterol levels. In a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, researchers at Uppsala and Umeå Universities have found that general cognitive ability (intelligence) has a bearing, in the first year and two years after the heart attack, on how well men take statins prescribed for them.

24 Feb 2017

Newly discovered gene variants increase risk of anxiety disorders

Several newly discovered variants of a gene increase the risk of developing anxiety disorders. A research team aims to derive new therapies from this finding which are better tailored to the individual patients.

24 Feb 2017

Sports massage therapist offers tips to better recognize and prevent common workout injuries

For many, the start of a new year means the start of a new workout regimen. It is difficult enough to make the time commitment, but nothing throws off a resolution like an injury.

24 Feb 2017

New image-guided therapy system to aid clinicians in a variety of procedures developed by Philips

Royal Philips, a leader in health technology, today announced the global launch of Azurion, its next generation image-guided therapy (IGT) platform that integrates advanced interventional tools into one clinician platform. Combining advancements in vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, oncology and neuroradiology, Azurion provides procedure cards that allow clinicians to pre-program routine tasks and user preferences while state-of-the-art ergonomic design and an intuitive user interface lets clinicians swiftly and confidently perform a wide range of routine and complex procedures in the interventional lab.

From Philips Healthcare 24 Feb 2017

Patients enrolled in heart failure registry have lower risk of death, study finds

Heart failure patients registered in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry receive better medication and have a 35 percent lower risk of death than unregistered patients, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

24 Feb 2017

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily steps, as well as measurable health benefits, such as lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance, for patients with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes.

24 Feb 2017

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Activated T-cells promote heart failure after heart attack

Study examines impact of ‘Change Clubs’ in improving heart health of black women

Researchers aim to identify cause of eye pathologies in astronauts

UCF scientist finds new way to use light for monitoring patient's blood during life-and-death surgeries

Lack of exercise, excessive weight linked to heart failure that has poor prognosis

Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus

Diagnosing Infections Through Molecules in Patient Breath

Study finds 78% postoperative stroke reduction with ‘no-touch’ beating heart bypass surgery

Universal public coverage of essential medicines could save over $4 billion per year, study finds

Living with children linked to insufficient sleep among women, study finds

Deep brain stimulation may help improve mental, physical health in patients with anorexia nervosa

New study confirms benefits of Medtronic’s Solitaire stent retriever for stroke patients in real-world setting

Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Study reveals inaccuracy of exercise test that could lead to unnecessary open heart surgeries

Researchers find link between low general cognitive ability and elevated risk of not taking statins

Newly discovered gene variants increase risk of anxiety disorders

Sports massage therapist offers tips to better recognize and prevent common workout injuries

New image-guided therapy system to aid clinicians in a variety of procedures developed by Philips

Patients enrolled in heart failure registry have lower risk of death, study finds

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

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