Neuroscience
Muscle contraction may contribute to stroke damage, researchers find
An investigation of blood flow network in the brain has revealed some surprising behavior of vessels during stroke, according to Yale researchers
Jun 26, 2015
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Diabetes
Scientists restore normal function in heart muscle cells of diabetic rats
Working with heart muscle cells from diabetic rats, scientists at Johns Hopkins have located what they say is the epicenter of mischief wreaked by too much blood sugar and used a sugar-gobbling enzyme to restore normal function ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Cardiology
Less extensive damage to heart muscle/therapeutic hypothermia following acute myocardial infarction
After an acute myocardial infarction, patients treated with rapid lowering of body temperature by combined cold saline infusion and endovascular cooling had less heart muscle damage and reduced incidence of heart failure. ...
Jun 9, 2015
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Cardiology
Study reveals first six months best for stimulating heart growth
In a recent issue of Science Translational Medicine, Brian Polizzotti, PhD, Bernhard Kuhn, MD, Sangita Choudhury, PhD, and colleagues affiliated with the Boston Children's Hospital's Translational Research Center report that ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Research effort leads to mammalian heart tissue regeneration
(MedicalXpress)—A large team of researchers with affiliations in Israel and Australia has found a way to cause cell regeneration in mice. In their paper published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, the team reports on ...
Medical research
'Missing culprit' in heart failure identified
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified what they describe as "the long-sought culprit" in the mystery behind a cell-signaling breakdown that triggers ...
Mar 19, 2015
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Genetics
Potential treatment for most common form of muscular dystrophy
A doctor who was one of the discoverers of the gene responsible for myotonic muscular dystrophy has now identified a drug that could slow the progression of muscle damage and muscle dysfunction associated with the disease ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Health
Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
An Indiana University study has revealed that there may be a greater connection between mussels and muscles than previously thought.
Feb 24, 2015
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Cardiology
In the short run, a high-fat diet may help minimize heart attack damage
It's well known that over the long run, a high-fat diet increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Feb 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Long-term use of ventricular assist devices induces heart muscle regeneration, study finds
Prolonged use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) by patients with heart failure may induce regeneration of heart muscle by preventing oxidative damage to a cell-regulator mechanism, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Jan 21, 2015
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