News tagged with adult heart
Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly
A research team from the Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, has established the first clear link between vitamin D deficiency and the development of cognitive problems that are a key feature of dementia.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Turning back the cellular clock
Cell reprogramming calls The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to mind.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Regular moderate alcohol intake has cognitive benefits in older adults
A glass of wine here, a nightcap there - new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake offers long-term cognitive protection and reduces the risk of dementia ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Your own stem cells can treat heart disease
The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2009 |
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New study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and ma ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Teen bond overcomes girl's heart transplant fear
(AP) -- Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant.
May 23, 2011 |
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Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease
A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of death associated with older age. The research, just published ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Can aspirin prolong a healthy life?
In an effort to extend the length of a disability-free life for older adults, researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are partnering with colleagues from across the US and Australia in the largest international ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Swine flu: 10 things you need to know
(AP) -- Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It's also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2,000.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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'Pre-diabetics' face heightened risk of heart disease
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, was led by Jill P. Crandall, M.D., associate professor of clinical medicine and director of the Diabetes Clinical Trials Unit at Einstein.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Evidence That Patient's Own Stem Cells Could Treat Their Heart Disease
Preliminary data presented on March 28 as a late-breaking abstract at the American College of Cardiology's 58th annual scientific session from the largest CD34+ adult stem cell study for heart disease has shown the first ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Prevalence of high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol levels decreases in US
Between 1999 and 2006, the prevalence of adults in the U.S. with high levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by about one-third, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA. But a high percen ...
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Tissue-engineered grafts composed of adult stem cells could 1 day replace synthetic vascular bypass grafts
Using adult stem cells, researchers have created functional blood vessels that could one day replace synthetic grafts often required in various vascular bypass surgeries, according to research presented at the American Heart ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Researchers attack stem cells that cause colon cancer
Many of the colon cancer cells that form tumors can be killed by genetically short-circuiting the cells' ability to absorb a key nutrient, a new study has found. While the findings are encouraging, the test tube study using ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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