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SENP1 prevents STAT5 from becoming trapped in nucleus

When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports today in Molecular Cell.

30 Jan 2012

Study finds link between body clock hormone melatonin, type 2 diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for melatonin have a much higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

30 Jan 2012

Differences in systolic blood pressure between arms indicate possibility of vascular risk, death: Study

A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death.

30 Jan 2012

Everist Genomics' CardioDefender Device to be featured at Wearable Technologies Conference

Everist Genomics announced today that Executive Vice Chairman Alex Charlton will speak about its breakthrough CardioDefender Device at the Wearable Technologies Conference, January 30, 2012, in Munich.

30 Jan 2012

Tea could help lower high blood pressure: Study

The study shows that people who drank three cups of black tea a day were able to lower their blood pressure. This was seen when compared to those who drank a placebo similar in taste and caffeine content. Those who drank the tea saw a slight drop in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure over six months.

29 Jan 2012

PIP breast implant mastermind arrested

The founder of the company - Poly Implant Prothese or PIP was arrested Thursday in an early-morning police raid on his luxury home in the south of France. The PIP implants have been the center of controversy and fear after reports of rupture of the breast implants due to use of second grade materials in their manufacture.

29 Jan 2012

Sorin opens ACCESS training center in Clamart

Sorin Group, a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today the opening of its Advanced Center for Continuous Education on Scientific Solutions - ACCESS - training center in Clamart.

27 Jan 2012

Two NIH clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause- free rescue breathing to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which includes a combination of chest compressions and pauses for rescue breathing.

27 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Massachusetts' health care success; Employers are key to curbing health costs

It's too bad former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't want to talk about his state's health care reform legislation on the campaign trail. If he did, he'd have a pretty good story to tell. The reform plan, which President Obama used as a model for the national reform, lifted the number of insured residents in the Bay State from 86.6 percent in 2006 to 94.2 percent in 2010, according to a new study published today by Health Affairs.

27 Jan 2012

Technoclone, Roche enter strategic alliance to co-develop coagulation assays

Roche announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Technoclone, a reagent specialist in thrombosis and cardiovascular diagnostics based in Vienna, Austria, to co-develop a complete range of coagulation assays.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 27 Jan 2012

Olive and sunflower oil fried food not bad for heart: Study

A study published this week in the British Medical Journal analyzed data on 40,757 Spanish adults age 29 to 69 who were followed for an average 11 years. Free of coronary heart disease at the beginning of the study, they were asked what they ate and what cooking methods they used, then were tracked to see who developed coronary heart disease and who died.

26 Jan 2012

Amorcyte commences enrollment in PreSERVE Phase 2 trial for acute myocardial infarction

Amorcyte, LLC, a NeoStem, Inc. company today announces the enrollment of the first patient in the Amorcyte PreSERVE Phase 2 trial for acute myocardial infarction.

25 Jan 2012

High Court's review of health law's Medicaid expansion 'very serious' issue

One of the top lawyers representing those challenging the health care law said Monday that even opponents were surprised that the Supreme Court ordered arguments on the measure's Medicaid expansion. And a second plaintiff attorney characterized it as a "very serious issue" that goes to the heart of the question of the overhaul's constitutionality.

25 Jan 2012

St. Jude Medical fourth quarter net sales increase 4% to $1.407B

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today reported sales and net earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

25 Jan 2012

CHF associated with reduced patency after peripheral endovascular intervention

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a highly prevalent comorbidity among patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. The effect of CHF on the procedural success of endovascular treatment, however, remains unknown.

25 Jan 2012

Study finds low blood levels of HDL in children with autism

Mystery surrounds autism. Its theories of causes and treatments are as unique and diverse as the people who have it. The same holds true for its symptoms. Scientists and physicians are uncovering more about this disorder every day; many of those studies and findings concentrate on diet.

25 Jan 2012

UH Case Medical Center initiates enrollment in Moxy Drug Coated Balloon trial for PAD

Physicians at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center enrolled their first patient in LEVANT 2, a global, multicenter, randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Moxy™ Drug Coated Balloon for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

25 Jan 2012

BioTime obtains license from Wistar Institute for technology related to SP100 gene

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has obtained an exclusive license from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA for technology related to a gene designated as SP100.

25 Jan 2012

Survey: Percentage of Americans who lack health coverage rose for fourth straight year

The percentage of Americans lacking health insurance coverage rose for the fourth straight year in 2011 to 17.1 percent, a new survey showed Tuesday. The climb has been steady since Gallup began tracking whether adults have health insurance in 2008. Four years ago, only 14.8 percent of adults lacked health insurance.

25 Jan 2012

Glanbia Nutritionals, ChromaDex sign LOI for pTeroPure

ChromaDex Corporation, an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food & beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, and marketer of its branded patent-pending pterostilbene, pTeroPure, announced today it has signed a letter of intent with Glanbia Nutritionals (NA), Inc., a global ingredient and micronutrient premix company, for the distribution of pTeroPure. Glanbia Nutritionals will serve as the primary distributor of pTeroPure in North America.

25 Jan 2012

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

SENP1 prevents STAT5 from becoming trapped in nucleus

Study finds link between body clock hormone melatonin, type 2 diabetes

Differences in systolic blood pressure between arms indicate possibility of vascular risk, death: Study

Everist Genomics' CardioDefender Device to be featured at Wearable Technologies Conference

Tea could help lower high blood pressure: Study

PIP breast implant mastermind arrested

Sorin opens ACCESS training center in Clamart

Two NIH clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Viewpoints: Massachusetts' health care success; Employers are key to curbing health costs

Technoclone, Roche enter strategic alliance to co-develop coagulation assays

Olive and sunflower oil fried food not bad for heart: Study

Amorcyte commences enrollment in PreSERVE Phase 2 trial for acute myocardial infarction

High Court's review of health law's Medicaid expansion 'very serious' issue

St. Jude Medical fourth quarter net sales increase 4% to $1.407B

CHF associated with reduced patency after peripheral endovascular intervention

Study finds low blood levels of HDL in children with autism

UH Case Medical Center initiates enrollment in Moxy Drug Coated Balloon trial for PAD

BioTime obtains license from Wistar Institute for technology related to SP100 gene

Survey: Percentage of Americans who lack health coverage rose for fourth straight year

Glanbia Nutritionals, ChromaDex sign LOI for pTeroPure

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