http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-regenerating-spinal-cord-fibers-treatment.html Neuroscience Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:08 EST news288528379 Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT cells. These findings, which appear in the April 2013 issue of Nature Medicine, may contribute to further study of BAT's role in human metabolism and developing treatments that use BAT to promote weight loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-scientists-advance-human-brown-adipose.html Medical research Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:35:47 EST news285870940 Researchers from Tel Aviv University describe experiments that could lead to a new approach for treating Parkinson's disease (PD) using a common sweetener, mannitol. This research is presented today at the Genetics Society of America's 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Washington D.C., April 3-7, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-flies-potential-sweet-treatment-parkinson.html Genetics Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:27:43 EST news284466447 (HealthDay)—The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN's) Top Five Recommendations in the Choosing Wisely campaign, established to promote high-value neurologic medicine and to foster physician-patient communication, have been approved and issued, according to a special article published online Feb. 20 in Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-aan-issues-wisely.html Neuroscience Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:01 EST news281019179 Surgery to bypass a blocked carotid artery in order to restore adequate blood flow to the brain does not improve cognitive performance in patients who've had a stroke or mini-stroke (TIA), according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-carotid-bypass-surgery-doesnt-cognitive.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:10:05 EST news279786759 Here's a wake-up call for snorers: Snoring may put you at a greater risk than those who are overweight, smoke or have high cholesterol to have thickening or abnormalities in the carotid artery, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-dont-early-future-health.html Sleep apnea Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:30:47 EST news278249376 While dozens of medical device makers are racing to treat medication-resistant hypertension by burning nerves inside arteries in the kidneys, Minneapolis firm CVRx is coming at the problem from a different direction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-blood-pressure-treatment-brain.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:20:01 EST news274106438 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-scientists-potential-treatment.html Cardiology Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:40:01 EST news272796024 (HealthDay)—For older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the likelihood of carotid artery thickening is increased and vulnerable lipid core plaques are more frequent than in controls with normal lung function, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-carotid-artery-wall-thickening-copd.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:10:01 EST news271960645 Substantial changes in the diameter and thickness of a section of carotid artery in perimenopausal women may indicate a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-carotid-artery-menopausal-transition-predispose.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:45:23 EST news271410305 Older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for carotid artery plaque formation and for the presence of vulnerable plaques with a lipid core, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-risk-carotid-artery-plaque-formation.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:40:02 EST news270439423 A federally funded study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that children with mild to moderate kidney disease have abnormally thick neck arteries, a condition known as carotid atherosclerosis, usually seen in older adults with a long history of elevated cholesterol and untreated hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-abnormal-carotid-arteries-children-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:39:17 EST news267359950 (HealthDay) -- Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern in early life is associated with lower arterial stiffness in adulthood, according to a study published online July 19 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-early-mediterranean-diet-benefits-arteries.html Health Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:40:01 EST news262952624 (Medical Xpress) -- Individuals with elevated levels of PCBs and DDT in their blood run a greater risk of having a stroke. This is shown in a study from Uppsala University that is being published today in the scientific journal Environmental International. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-link-environmental-toxins.html Cardiology Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:51:49 EST news261813101 Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hysterectomy-arterial-stiffening-postmenopausal-women.html Medical research Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:42:07 EST news258802900 Italian researchers report that severe fibrosis increases the early atherosclerosis risk in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A second study found that fatty liver disease also increases risk of developing atherosclerosis at an earlier period. Both studies appear in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-fibrosis-fatty-liver-disease-early.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:52:31 EST news254483544 A paper from Rhode Island Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit examines whether different presentation formats, presenter characteristics, and patient characteristics affect decision-making for patients requiring treatment for asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Based on the study, the researchers concluded that how the treatment options are presented to a patient strongly impacts patients' decision-making, while the patient's age, gender, and education level may also influence the decision. The study was recently published in the journal Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-patients-decision-making-asymptomatic-carotid-stenosis.html Neuroscience Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:55:51 EST news249134147 A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat blockage. Two years after treatment with either surgery or a minimally invasive treatment using wire coils called stents, the re-blockage rate remained the same, approximately six percent. Results of the analysis were detailed in a presentation at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference today in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-re-blockage-stented-surgically-opened-arteries.html Cardiology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:50:01 EST news247314310 (AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-senator-young.html Cardiology Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:05:01 EST news247165494 Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study published online today in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-stenting-safer-high-risk-patients.html Cardiology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:22:03 EST news245521317 "After an arterial injury, the inner layer of cells in the artery begins to regrow. In the long term, this usually causes more harm than good", says Maria Gomez. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-dangerous-cell-regrowth-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:27:59 EST news242393264 A recent study found no significant difference in the outcome for patients who received carotid artery stenting (CAS) at more than 30 days post-transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke versus those who received CAS at 30 days or less post-event. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-impact-carotid-artery-stenting-transient.html Cardiology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:48:40 EST news240486513 A new study shows that carotid artery stenting (CAS) following prior same-side carotid artery revascularization is safe, effective and results in lower incidences of in-hospital death, stroke and heart attack compared to first-time CAS for carotid artery stenosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-outcomes-carotid-artery-stenting-prior.html Cardiology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:47:10 EST news240486422 Results from the PROFI study indicate that the use of a proximal balloon occlusion in carotid artery stenting lead to fewer cerebral ischemic lesions – a predictor of stroke – than with the use of a filter. Trial results were presented today at the 23rd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-results-profi-tct.html Cardiology Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:24:17 EST news240260132 Patients who are not candidates for traditional surgery for severe carotid artery disease lesions could be treated with carotid artery stenting, according to results of a small feasibility study by cardiologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-carotid-artery-stenting-high-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:52:44 EST news239989951 Researchers at Sir Charles Gardener Hospital found that moderate daily consumption of yogurt prevents thickening of the carotid artery while the same consumption of milk and cheese had little effect in reducing CCA-IMT. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-yogurt-consumption-cardiovascular-disease-precursor.html Health Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:48:46 EST news238751319 MRI scanning could become a powerful new tool for assessing how well cholesterol drugs are working, according to Loyola University Health System cardiologist Binh An P. Phan, MD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-mris-powerful-tools-cholesteral-therapy.html Medical research Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:52:03 EST news237815325 Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of long-lived organic environmental toxicants in the blood. The study, carried out by researchers at Uppsala University, is being published online this week in ahead of print in the prestigious journal Environmental Health Perspectives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-link-shown-environmental-toxicants-atherosclerosis.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:03:20 EST news237556982 Research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine could help lead to new ways to prevent coronary arteries from reclogging after balloon angioplasties. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-approach-arteries-balloon-angioplasties.html Cardiology Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:31:23 EST news236586673 Preventing a stroke by placing a stent in the carotid artery, a major artery of the head and neck, is a procedure that's skyrocketing in the United States, but the outcomes can be deadly if older patients are not in the right hands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-doctor-carotid-artery-procedures.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:08 EST news236350493