News tagged with blood circulation
Loss of protective heart failure protein linked to critical limb ischemia
Restoring diminished levels of a protein shown to prevent and reverse heart failure damage could also have therapeutic applications for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), suggests a new preclinical study published ...
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Oct 10, 2012 |
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Study links diabetic foot ulcers with higher risk of death, heart attack and stroke
(Medical Xpress)—People with diabetes who develop foot ulcers are at more risk of dying prematurely than those without the complication, finds a new large-scale study. The researchers say the findings highlight the potential ...
Diabetes
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Multiple sclerosis is remote controlled
(Medical Xpress)—Autoimmune diseases are triggered by immune cells that attack the body's own tissue. In multiple sclerosis (MS) immune cells succeed in invading nervous tissue and sparking off a destructive inflammation ...
Immunology
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Non-alcoholic red wine may help reduce high blood pressure
Men with high risk for heart disease had lower blood pressure after drinking non-alcoholic red wine every day for four weeks, according to a new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research.
Cardiology
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Protein impedes microcirculation of malaria-infected red blood cells
(Medical Xpress)—When the parasite responsible for malaria infects human red blood cells, it launches a 48-hour remodeling of the host cells. During the first 24 hours of this cycle, a protein called RESA undertakes the ...
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Analyzing tumor cells in blood using nanomagnets
Siemens' researchers have been able to analyze blood cells by employing the same magnetic reading technology as is used for computer hard drives. They have developed a prototype for the magnetic flow cytometry ...
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Jul 16, 2012 |
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Erectile dysfunction drug may benefit cardiac function in young patients with heart defects
Sildenafil, also known as the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, may give a boost to underdeveloped hearts in children and young adults with congenital heart defects. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Cardiology
May 08, 2012 |
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Targeted exercise relieves sciatica pain
(HealthDay) -- Active conservative symptom-guided therapy for severe sciatica can safely reduce pain and improve neurological function at a rate that matches or surpasses outcomes from common higher-cost surgical ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Potential new approach to treatment of chronic lung diseases
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at UCD have identified a potential new treatment for life-threatening complications associated with chronic obstructive lung diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Taking vitamin E does not impact women's heart failure risk
Taking vitamin E supplements does not increase or decrease heart failure risk among women, according to a study in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.
Cardiology
Mar 20, 2012 |
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New approach to stroke therapy
LMU researchers developed a new strategy for the treatment of stroke, which could help to improve blood flow to ischemic brain. Strokes are due to a localized reduction in the blood supply to the brain, mainly due to the ...
Cardiology
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Scientists unlock evolutionary secret of blood vessels
The ability to form closed systems of blood vessels is one of the hallmarks of vertebrate development. Without it, humans would be closer to invertebrates (think mollusks) in design, where blood simply washes through an open ...
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Feb 21, 2012 |
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Human 'shock absorbers' discovered
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of scientists, led by the University of Sydney, has found the molecular structure in the body which functions as our 'shock absorber'.
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Scientists demonstrate effective new 'biopsy in a blood test' to detect cancer
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating ...
Cancer
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Middle-age blood pressure changes affect lifetime heart disease, stroke risk
An increase or decrease in your blood pressure during middle age can significantly impact your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiology
Dec 19, 2011 |
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