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FDA approves EYLEA Injection for treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection for the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).

29 Jul 2014

Computational biologists develop program for easy diagnosis of hereditary illnesses

In the case of a cough or a sore throat, the doctor can usually diagnose a common cold immediately. However, the diagnosis of hereditary illnesses like cystic fibrosis, which affects the metabolism, or Huntington's disease, which leads to cognitive decline, is much more complex.

29 Jul 2014

Healthy lifestyle may help childhood cancer survivors avoid metabolic syndrome

A new study has found that following a healthy lifestyle may lower childhood cancer survivors’ risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that children with cancer and adults who had cancer when they were children should receive information about how their lifestyle may influence their long-term health.

29 Jul 2014

New specialised clinic, smartphone app aim to improve health outcomes of chronic fatigue patients

Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are set to benefit with the dual launch of a specialist Griffith University clinic and smartphone app, both aimed to manage their illness and improve health outcomes.

29 Jul 2014

Researchers examine impact of extreme temperatures on number of deaths

When temperatures are extremely high or low, there is a significant increase in the number of deaths caused by heart failure or stroke.

29 Jul 2014

Biochemists report advance in production of functional mirror-image proteins

University of Utah biochemists have reported an advance in the production of functional mirror-image proteins.

29 Jul 2014

Study suggests healthy diet, sleep and exercise can mitigate negative impacts of stress

A new study from UC San Francisco is the first to show that while the impact of life's stressors accumulate overtime and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well.

29 Jul 2014

Taiwan researchers develop new optical device to detect early complication of diabetes sooner

A group of researchers in Taiwan has developed a new optical technology that may be able to detect an early complication of diabetes sooner, when it is more easily treated. If the device proves safe and effective in clinical trials, it may pave the way for the early detection and more effective treatment of this complication, called diabetic autonomic neuropathy, which is common among people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

29 Jul 2014

Researchers one step closer to finding treatment for Alzheimer's, other forms of dementia

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but the research community is one step closer to finding treatment.

29 Jul 2014

Childhood obesity linked to early puberty

A new link has been identified between obesity in childhood and the lowering of the age of puberty.

28 Jul 2014

PLXNA4 gene may increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine report variants in a new gene, PLXNA4, which may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). The discovery of this novel genetic association may lead to new drug treatment options that target PLXNA4 specifically.

28 Jul 2014

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Astute Medical, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration with Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. that will expand access to a new test that assesses critically ill patients for risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), a prevalent and deadly condition.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 28 Jul 2014

Cardioxyl reports positive results from CXL-1427 Phase I trial for treatment of ADHF

Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the positive results of a clinical trial demonstrating that CXL-1427, a novel potential treatment for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), was well tolerated in healthy volunteers.

28 Jul 2014

Lifestyle impacts likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors

A St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study found that 73 percent of adult survivors of childhood cancer more than doubled their risk of developing metabolic syndrome and related health problems by failing to follow a heart-healthy lifestyle. The results appear in the current issue of the journal Cancer.

28 Jul 2014

Surgical patient safety program significantly reduces cardiac surgical site infections

A common postoperative complication after open heart operations-infection at the surgical site-has been reduced by 77 percent at a Canadian hospital through its participation in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP-), according to a new case study presented at the 2014 ACS NSQIP National Conference.

27 Jul 2014

PLM launches mobile apps to deliver medical information on cancer, heart disease conditions

IBM today announced that PLM, a Latin American healthcare sciences publisher, launched a library of mobile apps to deliver medical information on conditions such as cancer and heart disease.

26 Jul 2014

HealthInsight to lead health care quality improvement activities for Medicare program

HealthInsight has been named to lead health care quality improvement activities for the Medicare Program for a four-state region serving Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah under a five-year contract awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

26 Jul 2014

Neuregulin 1 effective in promoting peripheral nerve regrowth

Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is a pleiotropic factor characterized by the existence of numerous isoforms arising from alternative splicing of exons that confer to the protein deeply different characteristics.

26 Jul 2014

Researchers examine effects of bacteria in fighting against obesity

A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects of a high-fat diet in mice, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.

26 Jul 2014

RI Defeats Hepatitis C project aims to eliminate HCV in Rhode Island

Lynn E. Taylor, M.D., director of The Miriam Hospital's HIV/Viral Hepatitis Coinfection program, states in the July, 2014 Rhode Island Medical Journal special edition, "RI Defeats Hep C" that eliminating hepatitis c virus infection (hep c or HCV) is feasible, can provide economic benefits, enhance capacity to address other health challenges, and improve health care disparities.

26 Jul 2014

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Latest Heart Disease News and Research

FDA approves EYLEA Injection for treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Computational biologists develop program for easy diagnosis of hereditary illnesses

Healthy lifestyle may help childhood cancer survivors avoid metabolic syndrome

New specialised clinic, smartphone app aim to improve health outcomes of chronic fatigue patients

Researchers examine impact of extreme temperatures on number of deaths

Biochemists report advance in production of functional mirror-image proteins

Study suggests healthy diet, sleep and exercise can mitigate negative impacts of stress

Taiwan researchers develop new optical device to detect early complication of diabetes sooner

Researchers one step closer to finding treatment for Alzheimer's, other forms of dementia

Childhood obesity linked to early puberty

PLXNA4 gene may increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Astute Medical, OCD partner to expand access to new acute kidney injury test

Cardioxyl reports positive results from CXL-1427 Phase I trial for treatment of ADHF

Lifestyle impacts likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors

Surgical patient safety program significantly reduces cardiac surgical site infections

PLM launches mobile apps to deliver medical information on cancer, heart disease conditions

HealthInsight to lead health care quality improvement activities for Medicare program

Neuregulin 1 effective in promoting peripheral nerve regrowth

Researchers examine effects of bacteria in fighting against obesity

RI Defeats Hepatitis C project aims to eliminate HCV in Rhode Island

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