Researchers shed new light on damaging effects of standard heart attack treatment
A study led by Indiana University School of Medicine is challenging standard treatment methods used to prevent muscle damage during heart attack.
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A study led by Indiana University School of Medicine is challenging standard treatment methods used to prevent muscle damage during heart attack.
Jan 4, 2022
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A large stroke trial has shown that intensive blood pressure lowering after clot removal worsens recovery. The results of the trial, stopped early due to the significance of the findings, were presented in a late-breaking ...
Oct 28, 2022
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A study of rats released today shows that blocking a type of RNA produced by what used to be called "junk DNA" can prevent a significant portion of the neural destruction that follows a stroke. The research points toward ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Reperfusion therapy, the gold standard for stroke treatment, helps restore blood flow after a stroke caused by a clot, preventing loss of brain tissue. However, only about 10% of stroke patients qualify, in part because of ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a new drug that prevents blood clots without causing an increased risk of bleeding, a common side effect of all antiplatelet medications currently available.
Jul 16, 2020
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The ability of molecules to pass through the membrane of mitochondria—the cellular structures that convert nutrients into energy—may determine whether or not autophagy, a cellular process that removes damaged and dysfunctional ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Two studies in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:6), now freely available on-line, demonstrate how the use of magnetic particles are a factor that can positively impact on the targeted delivery of transplanted ...
Sep 24, 2012
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A protein produced by the human body appears to be a promising new drug candidate to treat conditions that lead to acute renal failure. This is shown by a study conducted at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in São José ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Only about 10 percent of patients with a certain type of heart attack who need to be transferred to another hospital for a PCI (procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) ...
Jun 21, 2011
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs)—nanometer sized messengers that travel between cells to deliver cues and cargo—are promising tools for the next generation of therapies for everything from autoimmune and neurodegenerative ...
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