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TARA Biosystems and Insilico Medicine collaborate to discover novel therapies for cardiac disease

TARA Biosystems, Inc. a company offering “heart-on-a-chip” tissue models for drug discovery and risk assessment applications and Insilico Medicine, an artificial intelligence company developing end-to-end drug discovery pipelines for age-related diseases, announced today the launch of a collaboration to discover and develop novel therapies for cardiac disease and diseases associated with cardiac muscle aging.

9 Jan 2019

PTSD linked with cardiovascular disease and cancer, study shows

Posttraumatic stress disorder was associated with cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as the metabolic syndrome, in a new study.

9 Jan 2019

Long-term postpartum obesity may be due to reprogramming of maternal energy metabolism

During normal pregnancy, mothers always gain body weight within a proper range. However, many women worry that extra pounds put on during pregnancy will not be lost after childbirth and, in fact, past studies have shown that excessive gestational weight gain is associated with immediate postpartum weight retention.

9 Jan 2019

UC San Diego to conduct first U.S. clinical trial of intravenously administered bacteriophage therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted an Investigational New Drug application by physician-scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine to conduct the first U.S. clinical trial of an intravenously administered bacteriophage-based therapy.

9 Jan 2019

FDA approves initiation of first-in-human trial of DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody

The Wistar Institute, along with partners Penn Medicine and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announce that the FDA has approved the initiation of a first-in-human clinical trial investigating the safety and tolerability of a novel synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody therapeutic technology for the prevention of Zika virus infection.

9 Jan 2019

Researchers identify and overcome barrier in CRISPR gene editing to treat muscular dystrophy

The gene editing technique known as CRISPR is a revolutionary approach to treating inherited diseases. However, the tool has yet to be used to effectively treat long-term, chronic conditions.

9 Jan 2019

Thubrikar announces first human implant of Optimum TAV using their TAVI system

Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc., a privately held medical device company, today announced the first human implant of the Optimum TAV using their transcatheter aortic valve implantation system.

9 Jan 2019

Moderate amounts of healthy fats could soon be allowed in diets

Most public health guidelines including the Dietary Guidelines for Americans do not allow fat portions in excess. However nutritionists and dieticians have now agreed that not all fats in diet are bad and many of them could be allowed.

8 Jan 2019

Genetic variations may influence whether vitamin E decreases or increases cancer risk

Almost half of all Americans take a vitamin supplement, and yet many large-scale, placebo-controlled clinical trials of various supplements have found little or no benefit.

8 Jan 2019

Early clinical assessments could reduce end-of-life hospitalizations for seniors

Better use of standard assessment tools could help long-term care homes identify which new residents are at risk of hospitalization or death in the first 90 days of admission.

8 Jan 2019

High-fat diets shown to increase blood pressure

A new study has added to the evidence that a high-fat diet is unhealthy for both younger males and females. The study also found sex-linked differences in the physiological effects of a HFD.

8 Jan 2019

Scientists reveal molecular mechanism behind CVD in premature aging disease

Cardiovascular Diseases lead to atherosclerosis and heart failure and are prevalent age-related illnesses in humans. In a new study, published in the renowned journal JCI, scientists from Roland Foisner's group at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, together with scientists from the Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research at the Center for Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna and from the BOKU, Vienna describe the molecular mechanism behind CVD in the premature aging disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.

8 Jan 2019

Obese women could achieve weight loss and improvements in health with intermittent fasting

Research carried out at the University of Adelaide shows that obese women lost more weight and improved their health by fasting intermittently while following a strictly controlled diet.

8 Jan 2019

Higher fat consumption appear to be bad for blood pressure in younger males and females

There's more evidence that a high-fat diet is bad for both younger males and females, but exactly how it's harmful may differ between the sexes, scientists report.

8 Jan 2019

New ESA and University of Bath rehabilitation project launched

A joint European Space Agency - University of Bath project has been launched that aims to inform ESA's operational experts who develop and implement exercise countermeasures for astronauts.

8 Jan 2019

Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds study

According to a large worldwide study, the hormone that is produced in the body during exercise called irisin, can prevent and delay the onset of mental faculty decline and Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Medicine.

8 Jan 2019

Insilico Medicine and TARA Biosystems collaborate to develop novel therapies for cardiac diseases

Insilico Medicine, an artificial intelligence company developing end-to-end drug discovery pipelines for age-related diseases and TARA Biosystems, Inc. a company offering "heart-on-a-chip" tissue models for drug discovery and risk assessment applications, announced today the launch of a collaboration to discover and develop novel therapies for cardiac disease and diseases associated with cardiac muscle aging.

8 Jan 2019

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

TARA Biosystems and Insilico Medicine collaborate to discover novel therapies for cardiac disease

PTSD linked with cardiovascular disease and cancer, study shows

Long-term postpartum obesity may be due to reprogramming of maternal energy metabolism

UC San Diego to conduct first U.S. clinical trial of intravenously administered bacteriophage therapy

FDA approves initiation of first-in-human trial of DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody

Researchers identify and overcome barrier in CRISPR gene editing to treat muscular dystrophy

Thubrikar announces first human implant of Optimum TAV using their TAVI system

Moderate amounts of healthy fats could soon be allowed in diets

Genetic variations may influence whether vitamin E decreases or increases cancer risk

Early clinical assessments could reduce end-of-life hospitalizations for seniors

High-fat diets shown to increase blood pressure

Scientists reveal molecular mechanism behind CVD in premature aging disease

Obese women could achieve weight loss and improvements in health with intermittent fasting

Higher fat consumption appear to be bad for blood pressure in younger males and females

New ESA and University of Bath rehabilitation project launched

Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds study

Insilico Medicine and TARA Biosystems collaborate to develop novel therapies for cardiac diseases

Biomarkers identified that could predict the risk of stroke

Researchers identify genetic risk factor for atypical heart attack in women

Faulty immune receptor in HIV patients could be reason why many experience complications

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Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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