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Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scientists at Rice University and their colleagues have discovered it may be possible to selectively open gaps in those barriers just enough to let large molecules through -- and then close them again.

8 Jun 2017

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

Results of an international, randomized controlled research study show that mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective in some patients even when performed within 6 to 24 hours after a stroke.

7 Jun 2017

Running multiple marathons is not risk factor for atherosclerosis, study shows

Running multiple marathons does not increase the risk of atherosclerosis, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

7 Jun 2017

Rush offers new, implantable cardiac device to reduce risk of stroke in AFib patients

Rush University Medical Center is offering a new, implantable cardiac device to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, providing an alternative to the long-term use of blood thinners.

7 Jun 2017

Extensive surgical repair of type A aortic dissection results in better long-term outcomes

Cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection — one of the highest risk operations in cardiothoracic surgery.

6 Jun 2017

Study finds link between memory loss, cognitive decline and small vessel disease in the brain

Memory loss, language problems and other symptoms of cognitive decline are strongly associated with diseases of the small blood vessels in the brain, a study has found.

6 Jun 2017

Easy step enables people with type 1 diabetes to better regulate blood sugar levels

One additional injection of insulin three hours after eating has been shown to protect people with type 1 diabetes from cardiovascular disease - the leading cause of death among people with the condition.

5 Jun 2017

Researchers find new way to block type 1 diabetes

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory, Cyteir Therapeutics and collaborating institutions have found a way to protect beta cells from destruction -- achieving a longtime, elusive goal that could lead to therapies preventing type 1 diabetes (T1D).

1 Jun 2017

Cholesterol shown to have clear effect on lung surface properties

Cholesterol, a naturally occurring compound at the lung surface, has been shown to have a clear effect on the properties of this nanoscale film that covers the inside of our lungs.

1 Jun 2017

Experimental drug increases progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients, clinical trial shows

By adding an experimental drug to a standard chemotherapy regimen, a subset of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer had a significantly longer period before the cancer progressed as compared with those who received the standard treatment, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial led by an investigator at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

1 Jun 2017

New handheld tissue scanner allows looking under the skin of psoriasis patients

A newly developed tissue scanner allows looking under the skin of psoriasis patients. This provides clinically relevant information, such as the structure of skin layers and blood vessels, without the need for contrast agents or radiation exposure.

31 May 2017

Psychiatrist explains dangerous effects of cocaine addiction

Last year, almost a million in the UK people snorted, dabbed, smoked or injected cocaine, making it the second most popular drug in the country, after cannabis.

29 May 2017

Experts outline new approach to total abdominal wall transplantation for complex cases

For some patients undergoing intestinal or multi-organ transplantation, closing the abdominal wall poses a difficult surgical challenge.

26 May 2017

Study examines relationship between statin use and heart structure, function

Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017. The benefits were above and beyond the cholesterol lowering effect of statins.

26 May 2017

American Chiropractic Association offers tips for healthier travels

You've been in the car or the plane for hours, your back is aching and your legs are stiff and sore; you can't wait to stand up and get moving again.

25 May 2017

Georgia State researchers renew $2.3 million federal grant for diabetic vascular disease research

Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Molecular Medicine, has renewed a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to study the role of an enzyme in causing diabetic vascular diseases and the molecular mechanism that leads to these diseases.

25 May 2017

Researchers discover size-sensing protein that controls glucose uptake and storage in fat cells

Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that a molecule which can sense the swelling of fat cells also controls a signaling pathway that allows fat cells to take up and store excess glucose.

25 May 2017

Cluster headaches: searching for effective therapies

Cluster headaches are probably the most painful types of pain a human can suffer and it is for no small reason that this condition is also sometimes referred to as suicide headache.

25 May 2017

Researchers discover new anti-thrombotic drug target for developing more protective blood thinners

Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as a thrombus breaks free from a site of injury and gets lodged in blood vessels that feed oxygen to the brain or heart.

24 May 2017

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

During this period, there was a revival of the Classical medicine of Ancient Greece and Rome, particularly the ideas of the Greek philosopher Hippocrates and the Roman physician Galen of Pergamon.

24 May 2017

Blood Vessels News and Research

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

Study shows benefit of thrombectomy in clot removal beyond six-hour time window for stroke

Running multiple marathons is not risk factor for atherosclerosis, study shows

Rush offers new, implantable cardiac device to reduce risk of stroke in AFib patients

Extensive surgical repair of type A aortic dissection results in better long-term outcomes

Study finds link between memory loss, cognitive decline and small vessel disease in the brain

Easy step enables people with type 1 diabetes to better regulate blood sugar levels

Researchers find new way to block type 1 diabetes

Cholesterol shown to have clear effect on lung surface properties

Experimental drug increases progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients, clinical trial shows

New handheld tissue scanner allows looking under the skin of psoriasis patients

Psychiatrist explains dangerous effects of cocaine addiction

Experts outline new approach to total abdominal wall transplantation for complex cases

Study examines relationship between statin use and heart structure, function

American Chiropractic Association offers tips for healthier travels

Georgia State researchers renew $2.3 million federal grant for diabetic vascular disease research

Researchers discover size-sensing protein that controls glucose uptake and storage in fat cells

Cluster headaches: searching for effective therapies

Researchers discover new anti-thrombotic drug target for developing more protective blood thinners

Medical methods in the life of Shakespeare’s son-in-law

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