Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Researchers have detected widespread white matter integrity reductions in patients with bipolar disorder, which extend to their unaffected siblings.

13 Nov 2013

Neovasc's Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology gets US patent

Neovasc Inc. today announced that the first patent covering the company's innovative Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology has been issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

13 Nov 2013

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

MORE than 100 healthcare professionals from across the country gathered for the first ever national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures – a disabling condition often mistaken for epilepsy.

13 Nov 2013

Internal body clock may contribute to morning peak in heart attacks and ischemic strokes

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women, and most adverse cardiovascular events tend to happen in the morning. In new findings published in the November issue of Blood, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that the internal body clock may contribute to the morning peak in heart attacks and ischemic strokes.

13 Nov 2013

National Inventors Hall of Fame picks winners at 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition

An invention that strips cancer tumors' ability to hide from the body's immune system, and a better way to shock hearts back into their normal rhythm took top honors today at America's most prestigious collegiate inventing competition.

13 Nov 2013

Welch Allyn, Cerner to deliver connected solution for patient data management

Welch Allyn, a leading medical diagnostic device company that specializes in helping clinicians improve patient outcomes, and Cerner Corporation, a company dedicated to contributing to the systemic change of health and care delivery, have collaborated to deliver a connected solution that can help clinicians overcome common issues like inaccuracy, poor data management and inefficient workflow.

13 Nov 2013

Clinical guidelines suggest BP levels in diabetes people should be kept lower than standard

Many people with diabetes also have high blood pressure. Clinical guidelines have suggested blood pressure levels in people with diabetes should be kept lower than the standard for people without diabetes. However, a new review from The Cochrane Library does not find support for this practice.

13 Nov 2013

New biomedical instrument anticipated to help breakthroughs in animal, human health

A Kansas State University team recently received a nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Major Research Institute for a biomedical instrument that is anticipated to help with breakthroughs in animal and human health as well as cancer treatment.

13 Nov 2013

Latest techniques for diagnosing, treating heart failure to be presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013

The latest science on the role of imaging in diagnosing and treating heart failure will be presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013, the official annual meeting of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). It takes place during 11-14 December in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC).

13 Nov 2013

FibroGen presents China-based Phase 2 study data of roxadustat for treatment of CKD patients

FibroGen, Inc. (FibroGen), today announced that data from a China-based Phase 2 study of roxadustat (FG-4592), a first-in-class oral compound in late stage development for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), were presented in an oral session at the 2013 American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week in Atlanta, Georgia.

13 Nov 2013

Researchers identify link between narrowed heart valves and special lipoprotein in blood

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital and Rigshospitalet have identified a clear link between narrowed heart valves and a special lipoprotein in the blood. In the long term, the research may well help to prevent valvular heart disease.

13 Nov 2013

Aerobic exercise helps healthy aging adults improve memory, brain health and physical fitness

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online in the open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found that engaging in a physical exercise regimen helps healthy aging adults improve their memory, brain health and physical fitness.

13 Nov 2013

Obesity, bipolarity may have common mechanisms

The presence of obesity in patients with major depression could be a sign of underlying bipolarity, say researchers.

12 Nov 2013

‘Pioneering’ non-invasive coronary plaque imaging revealed

Combined 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography–computed tomography allows physicians to visualize high-risk or ruptured coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients with myocardial infarction or stable angina, research shows.

12 Nov 2013

Orexigen Therapeutics reports net loss of $18.6 million in Q3 2013

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, today announced business and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

12 Nov 2013

Obesity in older women linked with higher risk of death, disability, disease before age of 85

Obesity and a bigger waist size in older women are associated with a higher risk of death, major chronic disease and mobility disability before the age of 85, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

12 Nov 2013

Obesity, overweight are risk factors for MI and IHD regardless of metabolic syndrome

Being overweight or obese are risk factors for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) regardless of whether individuals also have the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, which includes high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

12 Nov 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Neovasc's Tiara transcatheter mitral valve replacement technology gets US patent

Experts gather for first national conference focusing on the treatment of non-epileptic seizures

Internal body clock may contribute to morning peak in heart attacks and ischemic strokes

National Inventors Hall of Fame picks winners at 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition

Welch Allyn, Cerner to deliver connected solution for patient data management

Clinical guidelines suggest BP levels in diabetes people should be kept lower than standard

New biomedical instrument anticipated to help breakthroughs in animal, human health

Latest techniques for diagnosing, treating heart failure to be presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013

FibroGen presents China-based Phase 2 study data of roxadustat for treatment of CKD patients

Researchers identify link between narrowed heart valves and special lipoprotein in blood

Aerobic exercise helps healthy aging adults improve memory, brain health and physical fitness

Obesity, bipolarity may have common mechanisms

‘Pioneering’ non-invasive coronary plaque imaging revealed

Orexigen Therapeutics reports net loss of $18.6 million in Q3 2013

Obesity in older women linked with higher risk of death, disability, disease before age of 85

Obesity, overweight are risk factors for MI and IHD regardless of metabolic syndrome

Some vegetable oils claim to be healthy may actually increase heart disease risk

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

Livers from donors with pre-hospital cardiac arrest considered for transplant

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Newsletters you may be interested in