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Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

Johns Hopkins researchers say that by measuring levels of certain proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), they can predict when people will develop the cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease years before the first symptoms of memory loss appear.

17 Oct 2013

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

On World Osteoporosis Day, October 20, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is calling for women to take action now to protect their bone health. Broken bones due to osteoporosis often result in pain, immobility and loss of quality of life as well as early death.

17 Oct 2013

High long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content may lower risk of brain abnormalities

According to a new study, high long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood may lower the risk of small brain infarcts and other brain abnormalities in the elderly.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers receive grant to accelerate development of mobile seizure alert system for epilepsy patients

Approximately 2 million people, including 400,000 children, in the United States are being treated for epilepsy, and one-third continue to have seizures despite treatment. In order to address an important caregiver need, RTI International has been developing a prototype mobile seizure alert system to help epilepsy patients and their families cope with seizures.

17 Oct 2013

Detecting dangerous blood clots in the form of simple urine test

Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threatening conditions such as strokes and heart attacks, leading causes of death for men and women in the U.S., has been a coveted and elusive goal.

17 Oct 2013

Open cardiac outpatient rehabilitation programs for stroke patients across Canada, researchers urge

Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

17 Oct 2013

RAND Corporation study shows cost-effective way to potentially improve community's health

Modest increases in marketing and outreach to local communities can increase the amount of physical activity that occurs in parks, providing a cost-effective way to potentially improve a community's health, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

17 Oct 2013

Cardiac rehab programs reduce hospital readmissions, deaths and have financial ROI

You know the saying: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When it comes to cardiac rehabilitation, a study presented today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress has the numbers to prove it.

17 Oct 2013

Implementing powerful health promotion strategies can help save lives of Canadians

Canada can save lives by implementing powerful health promotion strategies, says Dr. Thomas Farley, the trail-blazing commissioner of the New York City department of health.

17 Oct 2013

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, today announced that it has concluded enrollment of its U.S. pivotal trial evaluating the HeartLight system, for the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal AF.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers use technology to help immobilized stroke survivors regain some independence

A team of researchers from Montreal has found that stroke patients living with Locked-In Syndrome (LIS) who cannot move, swallow or even breathe on their own, can regain a remarkable level of independence with technological help.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers find 5-fold increase in high cholesterol risk

What leads to high cholesterol? Your genes and lifestyle factors may not explain it all. A study presented today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress has connected some of the risk for high cholesterol in adults to their mother's cholesterol levels before she even became pregnant.

17 Oct 2013

Elderly people with hardening of arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in brain

Even for elderly people with no signs of dementia, those with hardening of the arteries are more likely to also have the beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the October 16, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Oct 2013

Research findings point the way to new class of antibiotics for skin and heart infections

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a new mechanism by which the deadly Staphylococcus aureus bacteria attack and kill off immune cells. Their findings, published today in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, explain a critical survival tactic of a pathogen that causes more skin and heart infections than any other microbe, and kills more than 100,000 Americans every year.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new tool to quantify myocardial damage in heart attack patients

Researchers from the Computer Vision Center (CVC) have developed a new tool to quantify the myocardial perfusion damage in people who had a heart attack or an angina. Having been validated in 200 patients, it can help improve and speed up diagnosis of the damage, offering a quantitative, repeatable and objective measure of the blood irrigation level of the heart tissue.

17 Oct 2013

New England publishes results of phase III clinical trial of ABRAXANE for metastatic pancreatic cancer

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation , today announced the results of the MPACT phase III clinical trial of ABRAXANE® in combination with gemcitabine were published online in the October 16th edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

17 Oct 2013

Simple urine test uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting

Life-threatening blood clots can form in anyone who sits on a plane for a long time, is confined to bed while recovering from surgery, or takes certain medications.

17 Oct 2013

Jain Foundation Steps Up Efforts To Find Cure For Muscular Dystrophy

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16 Oct 2013

Respicardia awarded U.S. Healthcare Product of the Year for remede System

Respicardia®, Inc., a developer of implantable therapies to improve respiratory and cardiovascular health, announced that it has been awarded the U.S. Healthcare Product of the Year by Acquisition International for the remede System, the first and only implantable device for the treatment of central sleep apnea.

16 Oct 2013

Proper sleep helps maintain a healthy lifestyle

Three new studies show just how critical it is for adults to seek treatment for a sleep illness and aim for seven to nine hours of sleep each night in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

16 Oct 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

High long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content may lower risk of brain abnormalities

Researchers receive grant to accelerate development of mobile seizure alert system for epilepsy patients

Detecting dangerous blood clots in the form of simple urine test

Open cardiac outpatient rehabilitation programs for stroke patients across Canada, researchers urge

RAND Corporation study shows cost-effective way to potentially improve community's health

Cardiac rehab programs reduce hospital readmissions, deaths and have financial ROI

Implementing powerful health promotion strategies can help save lives of Canadians

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

Researchers use technology to help immobilized stroke survivors regain some independence

Researchers find 5-fold increase in high cholesterol risk

Elderly people with hardening of arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in brain

Research findings point the way to new class of antibiotics for skin and heart infections

Researchers develop new tool to quantify myocardial damage in heart attack patients

New England publishes results of phase III clinical trial of ABRAXANE for metastatic pancreatic cancer

Simple urine test uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting

Jain Foundation Steps Up Efforts To Find Cure For Muscular Dystrophy

Respicardia awarded U.S. Healthcare Product of the Year for remede System

Proper sleep helps maintain a healthy lifestyle

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Heart Disease News and Research

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Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

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