News tagged with cardiovascular defect

New insight into the regulation of stem cells and cancer cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gained new insight into the delicate relationship between two proteins that, when out of balance, can prevent the normal development of stem cells in the heart and may also be important ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA rejects highly-anticipated diet drug Qnexa

(AP) -- Federal health regulators have decided not to approve an experimental diet pill called Qnexa, which had been touted by many experts as the most promising weight-loss drug in more than a decade.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How to make a lung: Cell-regeneration molecules essential signals for early lung development

A tissue-repair-and-regeneration pathway in the human body, including wound healing, is essential for the early lung to develop properly. Genetically engineered mice fail to develop lungs when two molecules ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI simulation of blood flow helps plan child's delicate heart surgery (w/ Video)

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a tool for virtual surgery that allows ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children

Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0