Cardiology
What is heart failure?
Heart failure – one of the conditions former first lady Barbara Bush has been diagnosed with – is a fairly common condition, especially among older patients.
Apr 17, 2018
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Cardiology
Blocking matrix-forming protein might prevent heart failure
Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue and saving mouse models from heart failure.
Apr 13, 2018
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Genetics
Newly identified gene mutation results in intellectual disability and developmental delay
An international group of researchers led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Gholson Lyon has identified a new genetic mutation associated with intellectual disability, developmental delay, autism ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New insight into widespread virus behind birth defects
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Developmental Cell provides new insights into how cytomegalovirus—a common virus in the herpes family—replicates within human cells, and identifies proteins that may be therapeutically ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers advise long-term monitoring of infants infected with Zika after birth
A collaborative research team led by Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, of Emory University is recommending long-term clinical monitoring for infants infected with Zika virus early after birth. The recommendation is based on the team's ...
Apr 4, 2018
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Cardiology
Heart defects in infant may predict heart problems in birth mother later in life
Women who give birth to infants with congenital heart defects may have an increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations later in life, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Apr 2, 2018
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Genetics
New work from Ron Crystal's lab on treating hereditary adrenal disorders
A new study has definitively shown that a single treatment with gene therapy using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector gene delivery to replace the defective gene responsible for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) will ...
Mar 29, 2018
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Cardiology
Research collaboration gives hope for future of babies with rare heart defect
Collaboration among hospitals across the U.S. as part of a new research consortium is giving hope for the future of babies born with a rare congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. A baby from Alabama ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Birth defects affect 7 percent of Zika-exposed babies: study
(HealthDay)—A new study of pregnant women in the Caribbean further confirms that Zika virus causes birth defects, particularly if infection occurs early in pregnancy.
Mar 15, 2018
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Cardiology
Trial bolsters evidence in favor of closing hole in heart after stroke
Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), those who received a medical device to close this opening after a stroke fared better after two years compared with those who received stroke-preventing ...
Mar 12, 2018
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