Cardiology
Antibodies cut heart attack risk
Antibodies could protect against heart attacks, according to a study by researchers from Imperial College London.
Sep 17, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do we get nose bleeds?
Nose bleeds, or epistaxes, are often a mystery to the 60% of us who have had at least one in our lifetime. Suddenly, and without obvious cause, bright red blood starts streaming from one nostril.
Aug 13, 2018
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Neuroscience
Aneurysm strikes baseball pitcher, but why? A neurosurgeon explains the mysterious condition
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar, 31, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the White Sox dugout after throwing 15 pitches Friday night, April 20, devastating his family, teammates and fans. The cause was a ruptured ...
Apr 23, 2018
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Cardiology
Scientists discover the cause of accelerated atherosclerosis and premature death in progeria
Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome (HGPS, also known as progeria) is a very rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 400 people globally, and for which there is no effective treatment. HGPS is characterized by early aging accompanied ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Premature births linked to changes in mother's bacteria
Changes to the communities of microbes living in the reproductive tract of pregnant women could help to spot those at risk of giving birth prematurely.
Jan 23, 2018
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Surgery
Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today.
Nov 14, 2017
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Medical research
Corticosteroids aid healing – if the timing is right
A corticosteroid can improve the healing of damaged tendons, but it must be given at the right time, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden. In rats, the tendon became twice as strong. The results are ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Cardiology
New cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
To win the battle against heart disease, cardiologists need better ways to identify the composition of plaque most likely to rupture and cause a heart attack. Angiography allows them to examine blood vessels for constricted ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Health
Case study highlights potential risk for triceps tendon ruptures in athletes
In a case report recently published by experts at Baylor College of Medicine in the journal Sports Health, sports medicine expert Dr. Theodore Shybut highlights the need to be aware of the potential risk of tendon ruptures ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Immunology
Stem cells may significantly improve tendon healing by regulating inflammation
New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that tendon stem (TSCs) may be able to significantly improve tendon healing by regulating inflammation, which contributes to scar-like tendon healing and chronic ...
May 23, 2017
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