Study: Heart repairs very early in life, but not as adults
(Medical Xpress) -- In a two-day-old mouse, a heart attack causes active stem cells to grow new heart cells; a few months later, the heart is mostly repaired. But in an adult mouse, recovery from such an attack ...
Cardiology
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Heart medication converts cancer cells into vaccine
(HealthDay) -- A class of heart medications, cardiac glycosides, can induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), whereby dying cancer cells are converted into a vaccine that stimulates antitumor response, according ...
Cancer
Jul 23, 2012 |
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All-they-can-eat diet for lab mice and rats may foster inaccurate test results
The widespread practice of allowing laboratory rats and mice to eat as much as they want may be affecting the outcome of experiments in which scientists use these "test-tubes-on-four-feet" to test new drugs ...
Medical research
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Discovery of new heart failure trigger could change the way cardiovascular drugs are made
In their quest to treat cardiovascular disease, researchers and pharmaceutical companies have long been interested in developing new medicines that activate a heart protein called APJ. But researchers at Sanford-Burnham ...
Cardiology
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Scientists to study role-switching cells in heart failure
The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $2 million to a team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis and InvivoSciences, a biotechnology startup with WUSTL roots, to construct artificial tissue ...
Cardiology
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Noninvasive imaging technique may help kids with heart transplants
Cardiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that may help determine whether children who have had heart transplants are showing early signs of rejection. ...
Cardiology
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Birth control that uses combined hormones raises heart risk: study
(HealthDay) -- Sweeping new research comparing various forms of hormonal contraception -- including birth control pills, vaginal rings and skin patches -- suggests that the risk for heart attacks and strokes ...
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Aspirin may prevent recurrence of deep vein blood clots
(HealthDay) -- After suffering a type of blood clot called a venous thromboembolism, patients usually take a blood-thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin). But aspirin may do just as well after a period of time, ...
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May 23, 2012 |
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Scientists turn patients' skin cells into heart muscle cells to repair their damaged hearts
For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.
Cardiology
May 23, 2012 |
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Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: ...
Health
May 17, 2012 |
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Study finds common antibiotic azithromycin carries heart risk
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular death in the first five ...
Medications
May 16, 2012 |
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Plavix's new generic status could be boon for patients
(HealthDay) -- The blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel), used to prevent clotting in some heart patients, will go off patent in the United States on Thursday, making it considerably more affordable.
Medications
May 15, 2012 |
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Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer's
(AP) -- The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.
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May 15, 2012 |
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Scripps doctors study novel new device to diagnose irregular heartbeat
A study conducted at Scripps Health has found that a novel new heart monitoring device helped emergency room patients avoid unnecessary follow-up care. Scripps Health electrophysiologist Steven Higgins, MD, presented findings ...
Cardiology
May 11, 2012 |
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Aspirin and warfarin equally effective for most heart failure patients
Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial published in today's ...
Medications
May 02, 2012 |
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