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Early age at bipolar onset linked to increased depressive morbidity

An early age at bipolar disorder onset is associated with increased depressive morbidity, results from a US study show.

12 Oct 2012

Downregulated protein could be revascularization target in critical limb ischemia

Levels of calcium-sensor protein, S100A1, are downregulated in patients with critical limb ischemia, say researchers who believe the protein could be a potential therapeutic target to promote revascularization.

12 Oct 2012

Neurotensin as an indicator for poor health outcomes in women

The satiety hormone neurotensin may provide a novel biomarker for assessing risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast cancer among women, report researchers.

12 Oct 2012

METASTROKE refines genetic stroke culprits

An analysis from the METASTROKE collaboration confirms an increased stroke risk associated with four previously reported genetic loci and shows that these are specific to certain stroke subtypes.

12 Oct 2012

Key to eczema’s itch uncovered

An influx of neutrophils that secrete a lipid called leukotriene B4 is responsible for triggering the itching and inflammation of the skin typically seen in patients with eczema, suggest study findings.

12 Oct 2012

Researchers discover how indoor mould makes people sick

For more than a decade, it has been known that the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum is the most common finding wherever people are suffering from health hazards related to damp building damage. However, it has not been known how this mould - which is typical of most buildings with indoor air problems - harms people's health. Published in September, a study by a team of researchers at the Department of Food and Environmental Sciences of the University of Helsinki explains how microbial metabolites in the living environment cause health problems

12 Oct 2012

Ferozsons Laboratories, BioGaia to sell probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan

Today BioGaia has signed an agreement with Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, for the exclusive rights to sell BioGaia's probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan. The products will be sold under the BioGaia brand and launch is planned to 2013.

12 Oct 2012

Study identifies 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease, metabolic disorders

In the largest-ever genetic study of cholesterol and other blood lipids, an international consortium has identified 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease and metabolic disorders.

12 Oct 2012

Study compares two drug combinations for use as deep sedation during oral surgery

The ideal sedative for oral surgery should make the patient comfortable during the surgery and should wear off quickly enough that the patient can leave the dental chair soon after the procedure. Finding the best plan of anesthetic treatment is essential to the success of dental procedures such as the extraction of wisdom teeth.

12 Oct 2012

Study identifies pitfalls in current calculation of hospital readmission rates in spine surgery

When hospital patients have to be readmitted soon after discharge, hospitals look bad. And in addition to reflecting poorly on a hospital's quality of care, a high readmission rate also can result in reduced Medicare reimbursements, under provisions now taking effect under the 2010 health care law.

12 Oct 2012

Premature babies from low-income families more likely to develop brain hemorrhages

Babies born prematurely to low-income parents have a disproportionately high risk for developing dangerous brain bleeds that require multiple surgeries and extensive follow-up, according to a small Johns Hopkins Children's Center study.

12 Oct 2012

Support education to reduce child marriage, maternal mortality among teenage girls

"Pregnancy and childbirth is still the leading cause of death for teenage girls in the poorest corners of the world, and despite all the progress in reducing maternal mortality by 47 percent, we have yet to save these young, vulnerable lives," Sarah Brown, founding chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

12 Oct 2012

Cardioviva can help fill the gap between diet, exercise and drugs

Over half (52 percent) of supplement users are concerned about their heart health and 73 percent express an interest in natural, clinically proven solutions for cholesterol reduction, according to market research conducted by Micropharma Limited, a pioneer in the development of innovative and effective probiotics.

12 Oct 2012

Fruits and vegetables appear to improve mental wellbeing

Happiness and mental health are highest among people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a new report.

12 Oct 2012

Johns Hopkins, Iverson enter licensing agreement for molecular diagnostics

Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc. announced today an exclusive licensing agreement with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine under which Iverson receives global exclusive commercialization rights for molecular diagnostics that are designed to help physicians to assess cardiovascular risk in men and women and infertility risk in women.

12 Oct 2012

Two Boston University community members among new MAS Fellows

Two members of the Boston University community are among the new class of Fellows of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences (MAS).

12 Oct 2012

Clinical study to investigate Cytori's adipose-derived cell therapy in patients with heart failure

Timothy Henry, M.D. of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation treated the first patient in the ATHENA study, injecting the patient's own stem cells into the heart to restore blood flow and help regenerate heart muscle. Henry, the Foundation's Director of Research is co-principal investigator of the ATHENA study sponsored by Cytori Therapeutics.

12 Oct 2012

Protocol allows researchers to generate functional thyroid tissue from stem cells

The generation of functional thyroid tissue from stem cells could allow the treatment of patients, which suffer from thyroid hormone deficiency due to defective function, or abnormal development of the thyroid gland.

12 Oct 2012

T cells become more responsive in cancer survivors after exercise

Researchers may soon be able to add yet another item to the list of exercise's well-documented health benefits: A preliminary study suggests that when cancer survivors exercise for several weeks after they finish chemotherapy, their immune systems remodel themselves to become more effective, potentially fending off future incidences of cancer.

12 Oct 2012

Study shows how CaM kinase II triggers cell death following heart damage

University of Iowa researchers have previously shown that an enzyme called CaM kinase II plays a pivotal role in the death of heart cells following a heart attack or other conditions that damage or stress heart muscle.

11 Oct 2012

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Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Early age at bipolar onset linked to increased depressive morbidity

Downregulated protein could be revascularization target in critical limb ischemia

Neurotensin as an indicator for poor health outcomes in women

METASTROKE refines genetic stroke culprits

Key to eczema’s itch uncovered

Researchers discover how indoor mould makes people sick

Ferozsons Laboratories, BioGaia to sell probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan

Study identifies 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease, metabolic disorders

Study compares two drug combinations for use as deep sedation during oral surgery

Study identifies pitfalls in current calculation of hospital readmission rates in spine surgery

Premature babies from low-income families more likely to develop brain hemorrhages

Support education to reduce child marriage, maternal mortality among teenage girls

Cardioviva can help fill the gap between diet, exercise and drugs

Fruits and vegetables appear to improve mental wellbeing

Johns Hopkins, Iverson enter licensing agreement for molecular diagnostics

Two Boston University community members among new MAS Fellows

Clinical study to investigate Cytori's adipose-derived cell therapy in patients with heart failure

Protocol allows researchers to generate functional thyroid tissue from stem cells

T cells become more responsive in cancer survivors after exercise

Study shows how CaM kinase II triggers cell death following heart damage

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