Lethal stings from the Australian box jellyfish could be treated with zinc
Box jellyfish of the Chironex species are among the most venomous animals in the world, capable of killing humans with their sting. Their venom, though, which kills by rapidly punching holes in human red bl ...
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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Biocompatible patch heals infants with birth defects (w/ video)
(Medical Xpress)—A painstaking effort to create a biocompatible patch to heal infant hearts is paying off at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital.
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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Discovery could improve screening for sudden cardiac death
Unfortunately, newspaper articles about young athletes dying suddenly on the field are not unheard of. Such reports fuel discussions about compulsory screening, for example of young footballers, for heart failure. Research ...
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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The birth of new cardiac cells
Recent research has shown that there are new cells that develop in the heart, but how these cardiac cells are born and how frequently they are generated remains unclear. In new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Scientists one step closer to creating youthful heart patches from old cells
A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Rituximab shows promise for clinical problems tied to antiphospholipid antibodies
Rituximab, a drug used to treat cancer and arthritis, may help patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) who suffer from aPL-related clinical problems that do not respond to anticoagulation, such as cardiac disease ...
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Nov 20, 2012 |
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Stem cell finding could advance immunotherapy for lung cancer
A University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute lung cancer research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated—and then grown—in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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G proteins regulate remodelling of blood vessels
Blood vessels are extremely dynamic: depending on the external conditions, they can adapt their permeability for nutrients, their contractility, and even their shape. Unlike cardiac muscle cells, for example, ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Researchers develop world's first human heart cell model
Researchers at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have successfully created a human heart cell model of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), an inherited heart muscle disorder which puts one at ...
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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Researchers prevent heart failure in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Cardiac stress, for example a heart attack or high blood pressure, frequently leads to pathological heart growth and subsequently to heart failure. Two tiny RNA molecules play a key role ...
Cardiology
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Fluorescent protein helps scientists with heart, stem cell research
(Medical Xpress)—A fluorescent protein from a deep-sea jellyfish has helped scientists isolate heart cells in the laboratory, creating an invaluable aid to work on heart disease treatments and extraordinary ...
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Sep 24, 2012 |
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Researchers closer to understanding actions of cells involved in atherosclerosis
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital are one step closer to understanding why plaque bursts in coronary arteries and causes heart attacks.
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Sep 10, 2012 |
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More white blood cells in cardiac patients with depression
(Medical Xpress)—Cardiac patients suffering from depression are at greater risk for new cardiac events or cardiac death than patients without depression. It is still unclear which underlying mechanisms play a role in this ...
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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Treatment of heart attacks with APOSEC: further mechanism unravelled
The protein concentrate APOSEC, obtained from white blood cells, when given intravenously 40 minutes after an acute myocardial infarction, largely prevents scarring of the cardiac muscle. These were the findings ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Promising new drug target discovered for treatment and prevention of heart failure
A promising new drug target for the treatment and prevention of heart failure has been discovered by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, US. The study was presented at the ESC Congress 2012 by principal ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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