Genetics
Drug treatment could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding
A drug treatment, already approved for use in patients, could offer new hope for some patients with brain bleeding and strokes.
Nov 27, 2018
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Cardiology
Mount Sinai is first to use FDA-approved drug-eluting stent that treats PAD
Vascular specialists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first in the United States to use the Eluvia, a drug-eluting vascular stent system for clinical treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a circulatory ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Age, sex, APOE genotype identify alzheimer's, dementia risk
(HealthDay)—Age, sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype can identify groups at high 10-year risk for Alzheimer's disease and all dementia, according to a study published Sept. 4 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Ophthalmology
A potential new way to treat some of the most common blinding diseases
Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the macular (central) portion of the retina leading to abnormal fluid accumulation and vision ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers identify molecule with anti-aging effects on vascular system, study finds
A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which could reduce the occurrence and severity of human diseases related to blood vessels, such as cardiovascular disease, ...
Sep 10, 2018
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Cardiology
Cardiologists study new aspects of vascular ageing
A team of scientists from the Medical Institute of RUDN University compared two factors of vascular aging—CF-PWV and CAVI. Both of these parameters determine arterial stiffness, the main indicator of vascular aging, with ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Cardiology
Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases, research shows
Ultrasound conducted before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, research led by the University of Leicester has shown.
Aug 21, 2018
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Cardiology
Obesity may increase risk for peripheral artery disease
People with obesity are known to be at increased risk for coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. Now, a new study shows obesity may also increase the chance of developing peripheral artery disease.
Aug 9, 2018
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Cardiology
Protective protein activated by vitamin K found, inactive, abundant in blacks on dialysis
High levels of a protein activated by vitamin K and associated with cardiovascular disease when it isn't, has been found in the blood of African-Americans on dialysis, investigators report.
May 15, 2018
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Medical research
Boosting enzyme may help improve blood flow, fitness in elderly
As people age, their blood-vessel density and blood flow decrease, which is why it's harder to maintain muscle mass after 40 and endurance in the later decades, even with exercise. This vascular decline is also one of the ...
Mar 22, 2018
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