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UT Southwestern-led researchers find new way to determine prognosis of invasive kidney cancer

The nationally recognized Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center led a team of investigators who identified a new way to help doctors determine the prognosis for patients with stage 3 kidney cancer, which has important implications for decisions about surgery and inclusion in clinical trials.

25 May 2018

Doctors call on health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with life-saving treatment

Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke are calling on national health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy, a life-saving treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, in regions where there is a lack of trained specialists. Details of the proposal are presented today at EuroPCR 2018.

25 May 2018

California hospitals urge moms to favor breast milk over formula

Wendy Wan, 31, said American infant formula is advertised in her native China as the most nutritious food for a newborn.

25 May 2018

Drinking recommended amount of milk could protect obese children against metabolic syndrome

Obese children who consume at least two servings of any type of cow's milk daily are more likely to have lower fasting insulin, indicating better blood sugar control, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

25 May 2018

New approach to study brown fat could aid in finding treatments for obesity

A new technique to study fat stores in the body could aid efforts to find treatments to tackle obesity.

25 May 2018

Origami inspires researchers to develop new solution for tissue regeneration

Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and figures - dates back to the sixth century. At UMass Lowell, it is inspiring researchers as they develop a 21st-century solution to the shortage of tissue and organ donors.

25 May 2018

Income and education gap causes racial differences in health behaviors, study shows

Better educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the gap of cardiovascular health behaviors--including smoking, physical activity, and diet quality--between black and white Americans, according to a new study led by a University of Iowa researcher.

24 May 2018

Research examines link between lower-fat diet and breast cancer overall survival

Women diagnosed with breast cancer during the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial who were following a lower-fat diet had increased breast cancer overall survival, although the increase was likely partly due to better survival from several causes of death.

24 May 2018

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

South Asians are more likely to die of heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis - the disease process that narrows arteries - than East Asians and non-Hispanic whites living in the United States, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation.

24 May 2018

Scientists uncover the cause of insulin resistance in obesity

A team of international researchers has identified a pathway by which obesity results in reduced insulin sensitivity.

24 May 2018

Virtual follow-up visits for hypertension care just as effective as in-person office visits

Virtual follow-up visits for patients with hypertension appeared to be just as effective as in-person office visits in helping maintain blood pressure control.

24 May 2018

Study: Tree nut consumption linked to improved type 2 diabetes health

One of the largest studies to date on nuts and diabetes was published today in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The study shows that approximately two ounces of nuts a day, as a replacement for carbohydrate foods, can improve glycemic control and blood lipids in those with type 2 diabetes.

24 May 2018

FDA warns against using teething remedies for babies

According to health officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), popular teething remedies for babies may not be free from dangers.

24 May 2018

Study shows AVATS procedure as safe, effective alternative for patients deemed 'inoperable'

A new study demonstrates that awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery – a minimally invasive procedure that is done under local anesthesia and sedation – is a safe and effective alternative for patients with poor lung function and lung cancer who would normally be precluded from having surgery due to its risks.

23 May 2018

Strenuous exercise in teenage years may protect against height loss later in life

A new study has identified several key factors in postmenopausal women that are associated with height loss, a common occurrence in this age group that is known to increase the risk for death and disease.

23 May 2018

Study provides blueprint of how fruit flies can be used to screen potentially pathogenic human genes

It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born without a thymus, an important organ of the immune system, and without functional immune cells. The boy also presented with cardiac and skeletal defects, dysmorphic craniofacial features and some signs of autistic behaviors.

23 May 2018

Social isolation could increase risk of death, hospitalizations for heart failure patients

Patients with heart failure who felt socially isolated were much more likely to die or be hospitalized than more socially connected patients, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

23 May 2018

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

UT Southwestern-led researchers find new way to determine prognosis of invasive kidney cancer

Doctors call on health authorities for permission to provide stroke patients with life-saving treatment

California hospitals urge moms to favor breast milk over formula

Drinking recommended amount of milk could protect obese children against metabolic syndrome

New approach to study brown fat could aid in finding treatments for obesity

Origami inspires researchers to develop new solution for tissue regeneration

Income and education gap causes racial differences in health behaviors, study shows

Research examines link between lower-fat diet and breast cancer overall survival

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

Scientists uncover the cause of insulin resistance in obesity

Virtual follow-up visits for hypertension care just as effective as in-person office visits

Study: Tree nut consumption linked to improved type 2 diabetes health

FDA warns against using teething remedies for babies

Study shows AVATS procedure as safe, effective alternative for patients deemed 'inoperable'

Strenuous exercise in teenage years may protect against height loss later in life

Study provides blueprint of how fruit flies can be used to screen potentially pathogenic human genes

Social isolation could increase risk of death, hospitalizations for heart failure patients

IDF launches initiative to improve health services for displaced people with diabetes

Healthy lifestyle counseling program linked to reduced risk of developing cancers

Landmark trial to test implantable defibrillator in diabetic patients with history of heart attack

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