Cardiology
Cellular repair response to treadmill test can predict cardiac outcomes
Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by signs of cardiac stress that appear in the blood in response to exercise, Emory cardiologists report.
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Cardiology
New remote-controlled 'smart' platform helps in cardiovascular disease treatment
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular (CV) disease has become the leading cause of death worldwide. However, vascular regeneration is a promising treatment for cardiovascular disease. Remodeling the endothelium—i.e., ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Cardiology
Study helps explain why exercise guards against heart disease
Regular exercise protects the cardiovascular system by reducing risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure. "But we believe there are certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease that are not fully understood," ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Starvation halts brain development, but hungry cells jump-start growth when food becomes available
We all know that food is essential to healthy development of the brain and body, especially in the earliest stages of life. But exactly how early brain growth is affected by nutrition is not as well understood, especially ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Medical research
Study shows mouse cerebellum quite different from human
An international team of researchers has found that the mouse cerebellum may not be a good model for the human cerebellum in brain studies. In their study published in the journal Science, the group describes their comparison ...
Medical research
New study challenges our understanding of premature ageing
Disturbances in the function of mitochondrial DNA can accelerate the ageing process in ways that are different than previously thought, according to a new Finnish study published in Nature Metabolism. Offering a new perspective ...
Oct 8, 2019
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Neuroscience
Team discovers surprise contributor to multiple sclerosis
Cells that scientists have largely ignored when studying multiple sclerosis are actually key contributors to MS development, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows. The discovery suggests new ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Medical research
A step toward understanding gastric cancer
Helicobacter pylori infects approximately half of the world's population and is the strongest known risk factor for developing gastric cancer. Gastric cancer is the third most lethal cancer worldwide.
Oct 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery could improve MDS cancer treatment
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), one of the most common blood cancers, has very few treatment options. Now, researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a new and promising drug target for this deadly ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Genetics
Scientists identify gene as master regulator in schizophrenia
Using computational tools to investigate gene transcription networks in large collections of brain tissues, a scientific team has identified a gene that acts as a master regulator of schizophrenia during early human brain ...
Sep 11, 2019
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