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ACE2-TMPRSS2 profiling indicates tissue vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study published in April 2020 on the preprint server bioRxiv reports that the different levels of susceptibility of various organs to viral attack by the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the huge pandemic of COVID-19 sweeping around the world can be predicted from the level of expression of two molecules, the ACE2 receptor, and the TMPRSS2 protein.

20 Apr 2020

Do ACE inhibitors increase SARS-CoV-2 binding to ACE2?

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced clinicians and academicians to intensive research to find evidence for many conventional therapies. A new round-up editorial published in the journal Cardiovascular Research in April 2020 summarizes the current clinical grounds for and against the use of the commonly used angiotensin axis inhibitors in patients with COVID-19.

20 Apr 2020

Scientists develop decision models for optimal allocation of healthcare resources

Decision scientists have developed models to help governments and policymakers allocate limited healthcare resources.

20 Apr 2020

A detailed guide to food additives and their adverse health effects

There is an exponential use of food additives, especially processed food, due to the significant growth of the global population, changes in lifestyle patterns and demand for nutritious, safe, colourful, flavourful, affordable and convenient food.

20 Apr 2020

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, a form of high blood pressure during pregnancy, may lead to adverse mental health conditions in children, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

20 Apr 2020

Male-female cardiac repair differences found in heart failure survival after heart attack

The short-term acute inflammatory response triggered to mend injured cardiac tissue following a heart attack can lead to weakening of the heart's pumping function if the inflammation remains active over the long-term.

20 Apr 2020

Activating a braking mechanism against cancer

A team has identified the binding site where drug compounds could activate a braking mechanism against runaway growth of cancer.

20 Apr 2020

New data supports role of nitrogen dioxide in the high number of Covid-19 deaths

Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide in the air may be associated with a high number of deaths from Covid-19. A new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) provides concrete data that back this assumption for the first time.

20 Apr 2020

Wind turbine noise has small but significant effect on dream sleep, shows study

Wind turbine noise (WTN) influences people's perception of the restorative effects of sleep, and also has a small but significant effect on dream sleep, otherwise known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows. A night of WTN resulted in delayed and shortened REM sleep.

20 Apr 2020

New neuromorphic memristor mimics the human brain in efficient learning

Only 10 years ago, scientists working on what they hoped would open a new frontier of neuromorphic computing could only dream of a device using miniature tools called memristors that would function/operate like real brain synapses.

20 Apr 2020

New tool predicts risk of admission to long-term care home and death for dementia patients

A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in CMAJ.

20 Apr 2020

How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat

A 4-year-old girl was rushed to the emergency room three times in one week for asthma attacks.

20 Apr 2020

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, may lead to adverse mental health conditions in children.

20 Apr 2020

Researchers unveil electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning

A team has discovered how to use memristors to make a neuromorphic memristor, or "memory transistor," device

20 Apr 2020

Smoking doubles risk of severe COVID-19 disease

The fatality rate among infected people increases among the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions. Now, a new study published as a pre-print on medXriv, links smoking to the progression of COVID-19 disease, suggesting that the odds of disease progression is more than double in smokers.

20 Apr 2020

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients using AI device

Massachusetts' Institute of Technology (MIT) at its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a device that can monitor patients with the highly infective COVID-19 remotely and thus prevent the spread of the infection to healthcare workers.

19 Apr 2020

Scientists estimate fatality ratio across full spectrum of COVID-19 disease

A team of researchers from Imperial College London has conducted a study aimed at calculating a reasonably accurate case fatality ratio and infection fatality ratio, which is based on Chinese data as well as international reports. The research is published on the pre-print server MedRxiv.

19 Apr 2020

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatment in 80 COVID-19 patients: short-term outcomes

The COVID-19 pandemic is still spreading around the world and affecting nearly 2.4 million people, with over 164,000 dead so far. With neither vaccine nor proven therapeutic drug being available so far, the need of the hour is for effective treatment. Now, a new study reports the potential usefulness of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment in mild cases of COVID-19 infection and urges the need for further evaluation and widespread use if its findings are confirmed.

19 Apr 2020

ACC issues guidance to encourage heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help

Through its CardioSmart patient initiative, the American College of Cardiology has issued guidance to encourage patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke to call 911.

18 Apr 2020

Study describes unconventional mechanism of ionic channel traffic in cardiac cells

Ionic channels -integral proteins in the cell membrane- are essential in several processes such as cardiac activity, nervous transmission, cell proliferation and the regulation of blood pressure.

18 Apr 2020

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

ACE2-TMPRSS2 profiling indicates tissue vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Do ACE inhibitors increase SARS-CoV-2 binding to ACE2?

Scientists develop decision models for optimal allocation of healthcare resources

A detailed guide to food additives and their adverse health effects

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Male-female cardiac repair differences found in heart failure survival after heart attack

Activating a braking mechanism against cancer

New data supports role of nitrogen dioxide in the high number of Covid-19 deaths

Wind turbine noise has small but significant effect on dream sleep, shows study

New neuromorphic memristor mimics the human brain in efficient learning

New tool predicts risk of admission to long-term care home and death for dementia patients

How climate change is putting doctors in the hot seat

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Researchers unveil electronics that mimic the human brain in efficient learning

Smoking doubles risk of severe COVID-19 disease

Remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients using AI device

Scientists estimate fatality ratio across full spectrum of COVID-19 disease

Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin treatment in 80 COVID-19 patients: short-term outcomes

ACC issues guidance to encourage heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help

Study describes unconventional mechanism of ionic channel traffic in cardiac cells

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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