Vascular disease

Cardiology

Blood supply therapy bid boosted by fresh insights into key cells

Therapies to improve recovery after a heart attack could be developed following fresh insights into how key cells are formed.

Jun 27, 2019

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Study: Alzheimer's disease not linked to type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure

If you want to reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, there is no end of advice on the internet telling you how to do it: keep your blood pressure and blood sugar in check, lose weight, exercise more, avoid getting ...

Jun 25, 2019

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Cardiology

'Smart' molecules that selectively target abnormal cell growth in blood vessels may reduce reoccurring blockage

Artificial "smart" molecules selectively targeted certain blood-vessel cells and prevented abnormal growth while allowing others to heal. This could lead to new stent treatments, according to preliminary research presented ...

May 15, 2019

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Neuroscience

Drugs to prevent stroke and dementia show promise in early trial

Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study.

Apr 25, 2019

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Genetics

Drug treatment could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding

A drug treatment, already approved for use in patients, could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding and strokes.

Nov 27, 2018

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Cardiology

Mount Sinai is first to use FDA-approved drug-eluting stent that treats PAD

Vascular specialists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first in the United States to use the Eluvia, a drug-eluting vascular stent system for clinical treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a circulatory ...

Nov 5, 2018

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Age, sex, APOE genotype identify alzheimer's, dementia risk

(HealthDay)—Age, sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype can identify groups at high 10-year risk for Alzheimer's disease and all dementia, according to a study published Sept. 4 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical ...

Sep 21, 2018

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Cardiology

Stiffening of blood vessels may point to dementia risk

Arterial stiffness among people with mild cognitive impairments could put them at higher risk for progressing to dementia, which may include Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study exploring the connection between the ...

Sep 21, 2018

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Cardiology

Obesity may increase risk for peripheral artery disease

People with obesity are known to be at increased risk for coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. Now, a new study shows obesity may also increase the chance of developing peripheral artery disease.

Aug 9, 2018

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