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Mount Sinai gene therapy improves cardiac function in people with severe heart failure

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found in a Phase II trial that a gene therapy developed at Mount Sinai stabilized or improved cardiac function in people with severe heart failure. Patients receiving a high dose of the therapy, called SERCA2a, experienced substantial clinical benefit and significantly reduced cardiovascular hospitalizations, addressing a critical unmet need in this population.

29 Jun 2011

Diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may not be healthy alternatives

In the constant battle to lose inches or at least stay the same, we reach for the diet soda. Two studies presented June 25 and 27 at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in San Diego suggest this might be self-defeating behavior.

29 Jun 2011

Nuvilex to continue development of acquired live-cell encapsulation technology

Nuvilex, Inc. announced its plans to continue development of the live-cell encapsulation technology obtained with its recent acquisition of SG Austria, to carry out the pancreatic cancer clinical trial, to maintain and expand customers utilizing the encapsulation technology, and to establish itself as an active participant in the stem cell arena. The stem cell market was estimated to be $21.5 billion globally in 2010 and is forecast to reach $63.8 billion by 2015.

29 Jun 2011

Insufficient sleep can reduce benefit of hormones released during sleep

Nearly half of all Americans reported having difficulty sleeping. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that about 35% of people surveyed in 12 states said they slept less than 7 hours a night on average.

29 Jun 2011

Expert addresses need to improve risk stratification of heart failure patients eligible for ICD or CRT-D

Responding to a recent study showing that 40% of patients who receive CRT-ICD therapy do not benefit from the device (Sipahi, et al – 6/13/11), Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD, stated that improving risk stratification of heart failure patients eligible for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) is essential.

28 Jun 2011

bioMD changes name to Allied Healthcare Group

bioMD Limited (ASX: BOD) today announced a change of corporate name to reflect the merger with Allied Medical Ltd earlier this month. The new Company will be called Allied Healthcare Group Ltd and trade under the ASX code AHZ.

28 Jun 2011

Relypsa initiates dosing in RLY5016 Phase 2b trial for hyperkalemia in diabetic nephropathy and CKD patients

Relypsa, Inc. today announced the start of dosing in a Phase 2b clinical trial of RLY5016 for the treatment of hyperkalemia in patients with diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease (CKD). RLY5016 is a high capacity, non-absorbed, polymer-based potassium binder that is orally administered and has been shown to control serum potassium levels in previous studies.

28 Jun 2011

Nine-year-old recovers with experimental heart pump

Nine-year-old Greer Underwood was healthy until February 2011. What seemingly began as sinusitis on a Tuesday became almost fatal by the weekend when her heart began to fail. Now, after a historic series of events at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she's the only child in the country to have used the experimental heart pump, Heartware, as a bridge to transplant.

28 Jun 2011

EAS, ESC develop new European guidelines to manage dyslipidaemias

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), driven by the global pandemics of obesity and diabetes, poses a daunting challenge to clinicians in the 21st century. Despite progress, there is still much to be done to improve the control of dyslipidaemia, a key risk factor.

28 Jun 2011

University of Nottingham, Malaysian Government to co-host Crops for the Future Research Centre

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is to co- host the first ever Crops for the Future Research Centre (CFFRC) in partnership with the Government of Malaysia.

28 Jun 2011

Nitric oxide cream as snake bite first aid may buy time: Study

According to Australian scientists working on snake bits, a chemical compound that is used on heart patients may raise chances of survival for snakebite victim.

28 Jun 2011

Ticagrelor drug with low-dose aspirin effective against acute coronary syndrome

When taken with higher doses of aspirin, the experimental antiplatelet drug ticagrelor was associated with worse outcomes than the standard drug, clopidogrel, but the opposite was true with lower doses of aspirin.

28 Jun 2011

Coronary CT angiography may effectively screen for heart disease in African-Americans

Researchers may have discovered one reason that African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.

28 Jun 2011

Scientists discover how bacteria invade heart tissue and cause endocarditis

Scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria normally found in our mouths use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as endocarditis.

28 Jun 2011

Tissue-engineered blood vessels from donor skin cells successfully implanted in patients

For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients. Functioning blood vessels that aren't rejected by the immune system could be used to make durable shunts for kidney dialysis, and potentially to improve treatment for children with heart defects and adults needing coronary or other bypass graft surgery.

28 Jun 2011

Researchers, policy experts to examine issue of declining enrollment in clinical trials

Leading researchers and policy experts from across the country will come together June 27 and June 28 at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York to examine the issue of declining enrollment in clinical trials.

28 Jun 2011

Circulation journal publishes Celladon's MYDICAR Phase 2 trial on advanced heart failure

Celladon Corp., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases, announces that the data from its completed Phase 2 CUPID clinical study of MYDICAR for the treatment of advanced heart failure is being published today online in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.

28 Jun 2011

Wildfire exposure may increase risk of heart failure

An EPA study published online Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives finds that the 2008 peat bog wildfires in NC led to an increase in emergency room visits for respiratory and cardiovascular effects.

28 Jun 2011

Black church members report better quality of life than general population

Health disparities between black Americans and the rest of the nation have been well-documented in medical journals. But one study shows that blacks who identify as members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church actually report a better quality of life than the average American.

28 Jun 2011

On-X LTI announces four clinical trial results of Prosthetic Heart Valve

On-X Life Technologies, Inc. announced today that four clinical trial reports, documenting the On-X Prosthetic Heart Valve's extraordinary performance, will be presented at the upcoming meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease in Barcelona, Spain being held June 25-28, 2011.

28 Jun 2011

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Mount Sinai gene therapy improves cardiac function in people with severe heart failure

Diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may not be healthy alternatives

Nuvilex to continue development of acquired live-cell encapsulation technology

Insufficient sleep can reduce benefit of hormones released during sleep

Expert addresses need to improve risk stratification of heart failure patients eligible for ICD or CRT-D

bioMD changes name to Allied Healthcare Group

Relypsa initiates dosing in RLY5016 Phase 2b trial for hyperkalemia in diabetic nephropathy and CKD patients

Nine-year-old recovers with experimental heart pump

EAS, ESC develop new European guidelines to manage dyslipidaemias

University of Nottingham, Malaysian Government to co-host Crops for the Future Research Centre

Nitric oxide cream as snake bite first aid may buy time: Study

Ticagrelor drug with low-dose aspirin effective against acute coronary syndrome

Coronary CT angiography may effectively screen for heart disease in African-Americans

Scientists discover how bacteria invade heart tissue and cause endocarditis

Tissue-engineered blood vessels from donor skin cells successfully implanted in patients

Researchers, policy experts to examine issue of declining enrollment in clinical trials

Circulation journal publishes Celladon's MYDICAR Phase 2 trial on advanced heart failure

Wildfire exposure may increase risk of heart failure

Black church members report better quality of life than general population

On-X LTI announces four clinical trial results of Prosthetic Heart Valve

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