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Heart muscle cell grafts suppress arrhythmias after heart attacks in animal study

Researchers have made a major advance in efforts to regenerate damaged hearts.

Medical research created Aug 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Embryonic blood vessels that make blood stem cells can also make beating heart muscles

UCLA stem cell researchers have found for the first time a surprising and unexpected plasticity in the embryonic endothelium, the place where blood stem cells are made in early development.

Medical research created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug shows promise for long QT syndrome

(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a new drug that may be useful in treating a heart rhythm condition called long QT syndrome. The study was published online on June 28 in the Early ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart CT scans may help emergency room personnel more quickly assess patients with chest pain

Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack, ...

Cardiology created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fine tuning cardiac ablation could lead to quicker results for patients with arrhythmias

University of Michigan heart researchers are shedding light on a safer method for steadying an abnormal heart rhythm that prevents collateral damage to healthy cells.

Cardiology created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Yale researchers enroll first patient in study of heart-preserving molecule

(Medical Xpress) -- A 69-year-old man became the first patient enrolled and treated in an ongoing study at Yale School of Medicine of BB3, a molecule that promises to preserve heart muscle, promote healing ...

Cardiology created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tel Aviv University research links childhood obesity to cancer risk

Parents are increasingly conscious of the dangers of childhood obesity. There is a growing recognition of health problems associated with extra pounds, including the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and joint and muscle pain.

Cancer created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study may explain how exercise improves heart function in diabetics

A detailed study of heart muscle function in mice has uncovered evidence to explain why exercise is beneficial for heart function in type 2 diabetes. The research team, led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School ...

Diabetes created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists first to see trafficking of immune cells in beating heart

Blood flow to the heart often is interrupted during a heart attack or cardiac surgery. But when blood flow resumes, the heart may still falter. That's because collateral damage can occur as blood re-enters ...

Medical research created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

300,000 people in U.S. living with Chagas disease: report

(HealthDay) -- As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease -- mostly spread by blood-sucking insects -- health officials report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood test predicts death from heart problems after surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- A blood test can predict whether patients are likely to die of a heart attack in the month after surgery, according to an international study involving thousands of patients.

Surgery created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Myrbetriq approved for overactive bladder

(HealthDay) -- Myrbetriq (mirabegron) has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition affecting some 33 million Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday in a news release.

Medications created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immune response to heart attack worsens atherosclerosis, increases future risk

A heart attack doesn't just damage heart muscle tissue by cutting off its blood supply, it also sets off an inflammatory cascade that worsens underlying atherosclerosis, actively increasing the risk for a future heart attack. ...

Cardiology created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Broken heart syndrome' protects the heart from adrenaline overload

A condition that temporarily causes heart failure in people who experience severe stress might actually protect the heart from very high levels of adrenaline, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. The re ...

Cardiology created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Master molecule' may improve stem cell treatment of heart attacks

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein molecule may hold the key to turning cardiac stem cells into blood vessels or muscle tissue, a finding that may lead to better ways to treat heart attack patients.

Cardiology created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast