Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Five simple tests provide more accurate assessment of heart-disease risk

Five simple medical tests together provide a broader and more accurate assessment of heart-disease risk than currently used methods, cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

31 Mar 2017

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

Animals can pass the damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to their offspring, a new study has found, adding to a growing body of evidence that there's a health cost to our increasingly illuminated nights.

31 Mar 2017

Research finds link between insomnia and increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

31 Mar 2017

Single dose of siRNA molecule offers protection against heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients

Even a single dose of a specific ribonucleic acid molecule, known as a small interfering RNA (siRNA), offers patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease long-lasting protection against high LDL cholesterol - one of the main risk factors for heart attack and stroke.

30 Mar 2017

Study shows protective link between consumption of legumes and risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Legumes are a food group rich in B vitamins, contain different beneficial minerals (calcium, potassium and magnesium) and sizeable amounts of fibre and are regarded as a low-glycemic index food, which means that blood glucose levels increase only slowly after consumption.

30 Mar 2017

Gum disease and tooth loss may be linked to increased risk of death in postmenopausal women

Gum disease and tooth loss may be associated with a higher risk of death in postmenopausal women but not increased cardiovascular disease risk, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

Older adults who have been scammed by friends, relatives or strangers seem to behave just like elders who have avoided rip-offs. They are able to balance their checkbooks.

29 Mar 2017

Simple finger-prick blood test can help doctors prescribe treatment for depression

Doctors for the first time can determine which medication is more likely to help a patient overcome depression, according to research that pushes the medical field beyond what has essentially been a guessing game of prescribing antidepressants.

29 Mar 2017

Eating peanuts with high-fat meal may help protect against cardiovascular diseases

Eating peanuts with a meal may help protect against cardiovascular diseases which can lead to heart attacks and stroke, according to an international team of researchers at The Pennsylvania State University.

29 Mar 2017

Higher nut intake may help reduce risk of CVD, total cancer and all-cause mortality

In a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies published in BMC Medicine, researchers looked at the association of nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), total cancer, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in adults.

29 Mar 2017

New research finds that statins may have potential role in lowering risk of venous thromboembolism

Further evidence has been found by Universities of Leicester and Bristol researchers to suggest statins could "significantly reduce" the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body.

28 Mar 2017

Study shows decreasing telomere length may contribute to onset of age-related diseases

Mouse models of human disease have made it possible to gain important insights into many conditions. However, many diseases remain for which no mouse model exists, and large proportion of human diseases without mouse models are associated with aging.

28 Mar 2017

Mettler Toledo present webinar on technique for ion determination in food

Learn more about the multiple standard addition for ion determination in food - sodium, nitrate, magnesium, etc. – in a new webinar from METTLER TOLEDO.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 27 Mar 2017

Study finds increased body fat in childhood brain cancer survivors

McMaster University researchers have discovered that while survivors of childhood brain tumours have a similar Body Mass Index (BMI) to healthy children with no cancer, they have more fat tissue overall, and especially around the abdomen.

24 Mar 2017

Medicare's competitive bidding program reduces access to diabetes testing supplies, survey finds

A new survey from the American Association of Diabetes Educators found that Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program significantly reduced beneficiary choice and access to commonly used diabetes testing supplies.

23 Mar 2017

Statin drugs may offer treatment option for chronic liver disease

Statin drugs are widely used to manage high cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But in a new review of more than 50 studies, researchers cite reductions in liver inflammation and improvements in other related factors as reasons why statins make good candidates for treating chronic liver disease.

23 Mar 2017

Researchers unravel how drug interacts with ribosome to halt protein production

The discovery of a chemical compound that halts the production of a small set of proteins while leaving general protein production untouched suggests a new drug search strategy: Find compounds that target undesired proteins before they are even made.

23 Mar 2017

Direct-to-consumer ‘low-T’ medication advertising increases prescriptions but may not improve health

Direct-to-consumer advertising for drugs to treat testosterone deficiency -- or "low T" -- increases prescriptions to men for hormone-replacement therapies but may not improve their health, UC Davis physician Richard Kravitz said in an editorial published in the March 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

22 Mar 2017

Insulin resistance linked to more rapid decline in cognitive performance

A new Tel Aviv University study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease finds that insulin resistance, caused in part by obesity and physical inactivity, is also linked to a more rapid decline in cognitive performance.

21 Mar 2017

New gene-silencing drugs cut cholesterol levels by half in early research

The first in a new class of gene-silencing drugs, known as inclisiran, has been shown to halve cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.

21 Mar 2017

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Five simple tests provide more accurate assessment of heart-disease risk

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

Research finds link between insomnia and increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Single dose of siRNA molecule offers protection against heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients

Study shows protective link between consumption of legumes and risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Gum disease and tooth loss may be linked to increased risk of death in postmenopausal women

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

Simple finger-prick blood test can help doctors prescribe treatment for depression

Eating peanuts with high-fat meal may help protect against cardiovascular diseases

Higher nut intake may help reduce risk of CVD, total cancer and all-cause mortality

New research finds that statins may have potential role in lowering risk of venous thromboembolism

Study shows decreasing telomere length may contribute to onset of age-related diseases

Mettler Toledo present webinar on technique for ion determination in food

Study finds increased body fat in childhood brain cancer survivors

Medicare's competitive bidding program reduces access to diabetes testing supplies, survey finds

Statin drugs may offer treatment option for chronic liver disease

Researchers unravel how drug interacts with ribosome to halt protein production

Direct-to-consumer ‘low-T’ medication advertising increases prescriptions but may not improve health

Insulin resistance linked to more rapid decline in cognitive performance

New gene-silencing drugs cut cholesterol levels by half in early research

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