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Imaging the loss of nerve function in the heart may identify patients with the highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest, who are the most likely to benefit from... Read More »
Atrial fibrillation can cause strokes and is known to be the most common cardiac arrhythmia, a condition involving an irregular heartbeat. A recent study, led by the... Read More »
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Mending a broken heart with stem cells and microRNAs
Just like a deep wound causes a scar to... Read More »
Just like a deep wound causes a scar to form on the skin’s surface, the damage sustained during a heart attack can lead to scarring of the heart’s tissue. ... Read More »
Scientists at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s Institute of Medical Biology in Singapore found that they could dramatically extend the lifespan ... Read More »
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new X-ray technique to identify tissue fibers in the heart that ensure the muscle beats regularly. A... Read More »
How do the various cancers arise and what factors determine their progression? Clues to these two issues, at least for leukemia, have now been provided by Boris... Read More »
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Sirah ManzoorAbout 1 person out of 3 with AML has a mutation in the FLT3 gene. Several new drugs, called FLT3 inhibitors, target this gene. They have shown activity against AML in early studies, especially when combined with chemotherapy. So far, they are only available in clinical trials.
Apr 25, 2012
A method for the analysis of flavanols in cocoa has been developed by researchers from Mars Botanical, a scientific division of the eponymous chocolate bar company... Read More »
A recently published study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined soda's effect on stroke risk. Dr. Adam Bernstein, Research Director at Cleveland ... Read More »
Testosterone supplements helped heart failure patients breathe better and exercise more, according to new research in Circulation Heart Failure. Researchers analyzed... Read More »
New evidence suggests patients with a history of skin allergy to nickel or other metal components found in coronary stents -- small tubes inserted into narrowed or... Read More »
Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have demonstrated in a new study that two related enzymes, phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) gamma and delta, play a... Read More »
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered that mutations in a gene called FLT3 could hold the key to treating the most common type of... Read More »
Yale doctors have performed a novel surgery on a 4-year-old girl born with a congenital heart defect that was the first of its kind done in the United States. Angela... Read More »
Medtronic, Inc. announced today the start of the IN.PACT SFA II study, the company’s first US clinical trial for its IN.PACT drug-eluting balloons. The first... Read More »
A new implantable medical device, currently undergoing clinical trials, could warn patients of an impending heart attack. The AngelMed Guardian uses a combination of... Read More »
A research team from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has found that changes in the expression of a key inflammatory enzyme called thromboxane... Read More »
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of using stem cells derived from a patient’s own pelvic bone marrow to help improve heart muscle function after a... Read More »
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are using the information electrocardiograms (EKG) of healthy elderly people, and adding it to other... Read More »
An invasive heart test used routinely to measure heart function is being dramatically overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more... Read More »