Cardiology
Oxygen may not help heart attack victims
(HealthDay)—Strapping an oxygen mask to someone suffering a heart attack might make their heart attack worse, new research suggests.
Nov 19, 2014
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Cardiology
Misplaced protein causes heart failure
Colchicine, a drug that's used to treat gout, has the beneficial side effect of lowering the risk of heart attack in patients taking it. Conversely, taxol, a drug for treating cancer, has the opposite effect; raising the ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Medical research
Team finds gene therapy a promising tool for cardiac regeneration
After a heart attack, there is often permanent damage to a portion of the heart. This happens, in part, because cardiac muscle cells are terminally differentiated and cannot proliferate after blood flow is blocked off to ...
Feb 20, 2014
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Cardiology
Sodium nitrite before artery-opening procedures didn't limit heart muscle damage
Giving heart attack patients sodium nitrite just before performing a procedure to open blocked arteries doesn't significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Medical research
Mayo Clinic restores disrupted heartbeat with regenerative intervention
Mayo Clinic researchers have found a way to resynchronize cardiac motion following a heart attack using stem cells. Scientists implanted engineered stem cells, also known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, into damaged ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Medical research
A smart way of using testosterone to prevent muscle wasting
New Australian research suggests that a small dose of testosterone directed solely to the liver stimulates protein synthesis, likely preventing muscle loss and wasting, and potentially promoting muscle growth. The researchers ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Genetics
Protein targeted for cancer drug development is essential for normal heart function
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered that a protein used by cancer cells to evade death also plays a vital role in heart health. This dual role complicates efforts to develop cancer drugs that ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Cardiology
MRI detects early effects of chemotherapy on children's hearts
MRI scans of children who have had chemotherapy can detect early changes in their hearts finds research in biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Jun 9, 2013
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Cardiology
Anti-cholesterol drugs may do more harm than good for older people
The side effects of Australia's most commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs may outweigh the benefits in older people, a new clinical review has found.
Jun 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researcher advancing motor neuron studies
A University of Connecticut researcher is advancing the understanding of the devastating inherited condition known as spinal muscular atrophy.
Jan 29, 2013
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