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Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

Soon, Apple announced recently, it will enable doctors to monitor health data from their patients' phones and watches between visits, part of the push into health care that Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has declared will constitute the company's greatest contribution to mankind.

12 Aug 2021

Immunogenicity of mRNA vaccine against emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised patients

A study measured neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine responses in immunocompromised patients with systemic inflammatory diseases.

11 Aug 2021

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

The hospitalization of PWH with COVID-19 is related to host factors such as older age and co-morbidities, rather than due to traditional metrics of HIV.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up research aimed at unraveling how an individual's risks of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

11 Aug 2021

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 10 percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with heart failure have the advanced form of the disease — where conventional heart therapies and symptom management strategies are no longer effective.

11 Aug 2021

Self-perceived social standing may be an important factor contributing to cardiovascular health

How U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults perceive their own social standing, relative to the general population may be an important factor contributing to their overall cardiovascular health, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Aug 2021

Hypoxic inflammation leads to inefficient cardiac repair after heart attacks

Activation of hypoxia inducible factors (green) in macrophages (purple) that have infiltrated damaged cardiac tissue (right) in heart tissue.

10 Aug 2021

Beige fat cells mediate subcutaneous fat's brain protection from dementia

Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new evidence that beige fat has a similar impact on the brain, bringing down the inflammation associated with the more common white fat and providing protection from dementia.

10 Aug 2021

Mount Sinai awarded more than $4 million to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the National Cancer Institute for a large-scale study to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women who have been previously diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

10 Aug 2021

Investigating the link between occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular disease

Occupational settings can involve exposure to loud noise, a known and preventable contributor to hearing loss.

10 Aug 2021

Pilot study assesses antibody response to third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients

A pilot study has begun to assess the antibody response to a third dose of an authorized COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in kidney transplant recipients who did not respond to two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

10 Aug 2021

Cardioprotective role of HIF1α in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019, has quickly become the most urgent issue facing scientists worldwide. It has been reported that the respiratory infection causes cardiac dysfunction in 25-55% patients, including hospitalized patients and non-critical patients.

10 Aug 2021

Women underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements

Women remain underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements developed almost 30 years ago to ensure broader inclusivity, according to a report from the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

9 Aug 2021

New study aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-related heart inflammation among elite athletes

An innovative study at Duke Health aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-related heart inflammation among top-level athletes and establish the symptoms and clinical features to ensure they receive timely and accurate diagnoses.

9 Aug 2021

Research finds disruption of flight-or-fight response in healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19

New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with their nervous system when compared with healthy control subjects.

9 Aug 2021

Genetic testing in ambulatory cardiology clinics can benefit many patients

A person's genetics may hold the key to early intervention in cardiovascular disease, leading to better outcomes in patient care.

9 Aug 2021

New study shows how quickly vaping can affect the cells of healthy younger nonsmokers

The risk that both tobacco and electronic cigarettes can pose to regular smokers' health has been well documented, but a new UCLA study illustrates just how quickly vaping can affect the cells of even healthy younger nonsmokers.

9 Aug 2021

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

If heart attacks blared a warning signal, patients would have a better chance of avoiding them. That's the idea behind a new imaging technique developed by a Spartan-led team of researchers.

9 Aug 2021

Study offers new insights on coronary microvascular dysfunction

New research has shown abnormalities in the tiny blood vessels of human hearts in regions well beyond the large arteries with atherosclerotic blockages that trigger the need for stents or bypass surgery.

9 Aug 2021

Quanterix Simoa® Technology Powers Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Disease Research Presented by Eli Lilly and Company at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021

Ultra-sensitive Simoa® HD-X technology powers new findings that detect rapid reduction of plasma P-tau217 from donanemab, Lilly’s investigational antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease at 12 weeks

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Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

Immunogenicity of mRNA vaccine against emerging strains of SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised patients

Risk factors for hospitalization among HIV patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

One type of cardiac assist device presents greater stroke risk for patients, finds study

Self-perceived social standing may be an important factor contributing to cardiovascular health

Hypoxic inflammation leads to inefficient cardiac repair after heart attacks

Beige fat cells mediate subcutaneous fat's brain protection from dementia

Mount Sinai awarded more than $4 million to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women

Investigating the link between occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular disease

Pilot study assesses antibody response to third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients

Cardioprotective role of HIF1α in COVID-19 patients

Women underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements

New study aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-related heart inflammation among elite athletes

Research finds disruption of flight-or-fight response in healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19

Genetic testing in ambulatory cardiology clinics can benefit many patients

New study shows how quickly vaping can affect the cells of healthy younger nonsmokers

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

Study offers new insights on coronary microvascular dysfunction

Quanterix Simoa® Technology Powers Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Disease Research Presented by Eli Lilly and Company at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021

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