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Mice who have partial deficiency of gene SENP2 are more likely to develop seizures, sudden death

A gene crucial for brain and heart development may also be associated with sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the most common cause of early mortality in epilepsy patients.

4 Sep 2014

Case Western Reserve scientists discover leaky gut as source of non-AIDS complications

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is no longer a fatal condition, thanks to newer medications inhibiting the retrovirus, but a puzzling phenomenon has surfaced among these patients — non-AIDS complications. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have resolved the mystery with their discovery of the leaky gut as the offender.

4 Sep 2014

Doctor receives international patents for therapeutic process to remove excess galectin-3

Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc has been awarded a USA patent as well as additional international patents for a therapeutic process that allows for the removal of excess galectin-3 from the circulatory system using plasmapheresis.

4 Sep 2014

Study explores role of self-esteem and social adjustment in children and adolescents

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a Group of Greek investigators is reporting on a study exploring the role of self-esteem and social adjustment in children and adolescents.

4 Sep 2014

DNA regions that contained telomeres generate RNAs

RNA is one of the most primitive molecules associated with life that has awakened most interest over the last decade; a sister molecule to cellular DNA from which it originates via a process called transcription.

4 Sep 2014

Sepsis patients more likely to survive when treated at hospital with higher volume of cases

Patients with sepsis, one of the most time-sensitive and hard-to-detect illnesses in medicine, are more likely to survive the life-threatening condition when treated at a hospital that sees a higher volume of sepsis cases.

4 Sep 2014

Football players are found to be carriers of sickle cell trait later in life

From 2000 to 2014, nine collegiate football players unexpectedly collapsed and died during training. The cause? Muscle breakdown leading to organ failure.

4 Sep 2014

Researchers examine impact of continuous increases in health care costs

If continuing increases in health care costs are inevitable, as some economists predict, is it possible for health care delivery reform to succeed in reducing the overall burden of health care expenditures on the U.S. economy? According to the results of a new study, the focus should shift from cost control to improving utilization rates and quality outcomes, as described in detail in an article in Population Health Management, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

4 Sep 2014

Study shows 1 in 10 patients may not need surgery following heart attack

Researchers from the Golden Jubilee National Hospital and the University of Glasgow have reported a study that shows one in ten patients may not need cardiac intervention following a heart attack and in those that do need stents, the procedure can be targeted more effectively.

4 Sep 2014

Professor receives grant from NIH to test effects of high-intensity functional training

Katie Heinrich, assistant professor of kinesiology at Kansas State University, has been awarded an investigator-initiated grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for more than $2.52 million.

4 Sep 2014

Researchers uncover intriguing link between heart attacks and protein

A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by Dr. Alexandre Stewart, have uncovered an intriguing link between heart attacks and a protein that is of great interest to drug companies for its impact on cholesterol.

4 Sep 2014

Accreditation of bariatric surgery centers contributes to improved safety for patients

Patients who underwent weight loss operations in recent years, when most bariatric surgical centers were accredited, had fewer postoperative complications and were 2.3 times less likely to die in the hospital than patients who had bariatric procedures performed before a national movement toward facility accreditation was taking place, according to new study findings.

4 Sep 2014

Sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night associated with lowest risk of work absence

New research suggests that sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night is associated with the lowest risk of absence from work due to sickness.

4 Sep 2014

CAT score useful for predicting COPD exacerbations

The likelihood and imminence of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in high-risk patients could be predicted using the COPD assessment test score, study findings indicate.

3 Sep 2014

Type 2 diabetes adds to hospital mortality risk in bipolar patients

Type 2 diabetes is a major contributor to mortality in patients with bipolar disorder who are admitted to general hospitals, a study shows.

3 Sep 2014

Implementing guidelines can improve hospitals' communication during patient care transitions

What happens when you are hospitalized, but your outpatient doctor does not know? Or when you arrive at the office for follow-up care, but your doctor does not have the right information about your hospital stay? Missing or incomplete communication from hospitals to outpatient primary care physicians (PCPs) can contribute to poor experiences and lead to hospital readmissions.

3 Sep 2014

Researcher discovers that aspirin prevents first attack

The first researcher in the world to discover that aspirin prevents a first attack, Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll professor and senior academic advisor to the dean in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, has published a comprehensive review in the current issue of the journal Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine.

3 Sep 2014

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Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Mice who have partial deficiency of gene SENP2 are more likely to develop seizures, sudden death

Case Western Reserve scientists discover leaky gut as source of non-AIDS complications

Doctor receives international patents for therapeutic process to remove excess galectin-3

Study explores role of self-esteem and social adjustment in children and adolescents

DNA regions that contained telomeres generate RNAs

Sepsis patients more likely to survive when treated at hospital with higher volume of cases

Football players are found to be carriers of sickle cell trait later in life

Researchers examine impact of continuous increases in health care costs

Study shows 1 in 10 patients may not need surgery following heart attack

Professor receives grant from NIH to test effects of high-intensity functional training

Researchers uncover intriguing link between heart attacks and protein

Accreditation of bariatric surgery centers contributes to improved safety for patients

Sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night associated with lowest risk of work absence

CAT score useful for predicting COPD exacerbations

Type 2 diabetes adds to hospital mortality risk in bipolar patients

Implementing guidelines can improve hospitals' communication during patient care transitions

Researcher discovers that aspirin prevents first attack

Researchers call for implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality

Measuring levels of sex hormones in patients' blood may identify risk of sudden cardiac arrest

Study finds 1/4 of errors made in medical publications

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