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Study: Sex hormone levels associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in older women

In an analysis of data collected from more than 2,800 women after menopause, Johns Hopkins researchers report new evidence that a higher proportion of male to female sex hormones was associated with a significant increased relative cardiovascular disease risk.

29 May 2018

New research reveals why heart function is reduced at high altitude areas

For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps around the body with each beat.

29 May 2018

Researchers build 3-D printer that offers sweet solution to making detailed structures

University of Illinois engineers built a 3-D printer that offers a sweet solution to making detailed structures that commercial 3-D printers can't: Rather than a layer-upon-layer solid shell, it produces a delicate network of thin ribbons of hardened isomalt, the type of sugar alcohol used to make throat lozenges.

25 May 2018

New findings could help fine-tune treatment for cancer patients

Cancer therapies that cut off blood supply to a tumor could be more effective in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

25 May 2018

Origami inspires researchers to develop new solution for tissue regeneration

Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and figures - dates back to the sixth century. At UMass Lowell, it is inspiring researchers as they develop a 21st-century solution to the shortage of tissue and organ donors.

25 May 2018

International researchers succeed in stopping growth of mesothelioma in model animals

An international team led by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and NYU Langone Health have succeeded in stopping the growth of mesothelioma in model animals by inhibiting the heparanase enzyme.

24 May 2018

Investigational technology could increase donor organ supply for lung transplants

As many as 80 percent of lungs from organ donors are not used, either because they are not in good enough condition to transplant, or there are doubts about their quality and there is no way to verify their condition.

23 May 2018

PanOptica doses first patient in Phase 1/2 dose-ranging clinical trial of PAN-90806

PanOptica, Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative ophthalmology therapies, today announced that the Company has dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 dose-ranging clinical trial of PAN-90806, a once-daily topical eye drop formulation of a small-molecule anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) for the treatment of neovascular eye diseases.

22 May 2018

PCI along with prescribed drugs better than medication alone for treating for people with heart disease

A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention, along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people who have the most common form of heart disease, suggests an analysis of an international clinical trial co-led by St. Michael's Hospital.

22 May 2018

Study: Exercising for 4-5 days per week is needed to keep the heart young

Participating in exercise 4-5 days per week is necessary to keep your heart young, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology.

21 May 2018

3D simulation reveals beneficial impact of medically induced brain cooling

Fresh insight into how the brain responds to medically induced cooling could inform treatments for head injuries and conditions such as stroke.

18 May 2018

Study offers novel solution to suppress metastatic spread of deadly breast cancer

USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to thwart a protein that helps the metastatic spread of breast cancer, a leading cause of death for women. The findings appear today in Nature Communications.

18 May 2018

Clot busting drug combo reduces risk of major strokes in high risk patients

In patients who have had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), the risk of getting a full-blown stroke or a major stroke is high. A new study has found that these high-risk individuals, when prescribed with clot-preventing drugs clopidogrel along with aspirin show a lower risk of getting major stroke.

18 May 2018

Drug combination may prevent secondary stroke in certain patients, study shows

Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that combining clopidogrel and aspirin following a small stroke or experiencing minor stroke symptoms decreases risk of a new stroke, heart attack or other ischemic event within 90 days.

17 May 2018

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, today announced that surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the success rates of life-saving, complex organ transplantation in young children.

17 May 2018

Researchers push science one step closer to growing body parts in a lab

Researchers have learned that precursor cells for skeletal muscles actually also give rise to neurons, blood vessels, blood cells and immune cells, pushing science one step closer to generating body parts in a laboratory.

17 May 2018

New method generates detailed 3D images of the body's cancer cells

Making tumor cells glow: Medical physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new method that can generate detailed three-dimensional images of the body's interior.

16 May 2018

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

Using new analytic tools, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have decoded the epigenetic landscape for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.3 million Americans.

15 May 2018

FDA approves new drug to treat MS in pediatric patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gilenya (fingolimod) to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and adolescents age 10 years and older. This is the first FDA approval of a drug to treat MS in pediatric patients.

14 May 2018

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

Depression in older adults may be linked to memory problems, according to a study published in the May 9, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 May 2018

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Study: Sex hormone levels associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in older women

New research reveals why heart function is reduced at high altitude areas

Researchers build 3-D printer that offers sweet solution to making detailed structures

New findings could help fine-tune treatment for cancer patients

Origami inspires researchers to develop new solution for tissue regeneration

International researchers succeed in stopping growth of mesothelioma in model animals

Investigational technology could increase donor organ supply for lung transplants

PanOptica doses first patient in Phase 1/2 dose-ranging clinical trial of PAN-90806

PCI along with prescribed drugs better than medication alone for treating for people with heart disease

Study: Exercising for 4-5 days per week is needed to keep the heart young

3D simulation reveals beneficial impact of medically induced brain cooling

Study offers novel solution to suppress metastatic spread of deadly breast cancer

Clot busting drug combo reduces risk of major strokes in high risk patients

Drug combination may prevent secondary stroke in certain patients, study shows

3D printing found to improve success rates of life-saving, organ transplantation in children

Researchers push science one step closer to growing body parts in a lab

New method generates detailed 3D images of the body's cancer cells

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

FDA approves new drug to treat MS in pediatric patients

Researchers find link between depression and memory problems, brain aging

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