News tagged with cardiovascular genetics
Genetic analysis reveals Otzi Iceman predisposed to cardiovascular disease
Scientific magazine Nature Communications publishes new findings about physiognomy, ethnic origin and predisposition towards illness of the world’s oldest glacier mummy.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 28, 2012 |
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International collaborative identifies 13 new heart-disease-associated gene sites
Thirteen new gene regions have been convincingly linked to coronary atherosclerosis in a massive, new, international genetics study involving investigators from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Mar 06, 2011 |
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Scientists discover genetic switch that increases muscle blood supply
Many people suffer from a devastating condition known as critical limb ischemia (CLI) that can lead to muscle wasting and even amputation. The disease is linked to the blockage of blood flow to the skeletal ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Study shows rapamycin reverses myocardial defects in mouse model of LEOPARD syndrome
Congenital heart diseases affect approximately one in 100 patients, making them the most common type of birth defect and the number-one cause of pediatric deaths.
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Scientists discover mechanistic link between genetic variation and risk of cardiovascular disease
A team from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered a clue as to how certain common genetic variants may influence an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular diseases such as stroke or heart attack.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Researchers unlock 30 new genes responsible for early onset puberty
University of Minnesota School of Public Health researcher Ellen Demerath, Ph.D., is among an international group of researchers that has identified 30 new genes responsible for determining the age of sexual maturation in ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Scientists find gene variant associated with reduced risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hypertension is the leading contributor to global mortality, and is known to depend on the interaction of environmental and heritable factors. However, the genetic variations identified so far only explain ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Improving health with the power of purple
Tomato plants, bearing rich purple fruit, line the inside of Biology Professor Zheng-Hui He's lab in the San Francisco State University Greenhouse. The unusually colored plants are the result of He's research, ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Think saturated fat contributes to heart disease? Think again
For the past three decades, saturated fat has been considered a major culprit of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and as a result dietary advice persists in recommending reduced consumption of this macronutrient. However, new ...
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage more commonly caused by environmental factors than genes
The large Nordic twin study investigating the heritability of subarachnothe role of genetic factors underlying the development of SAH suggests that the role of genetic factors underlying the development of SAH is less than ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Use of informatics, EMRs enable genetic study of vascular disease
Scientific research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) reports on a study of genetic variants that influence human susceptibility to peripheral arterial dise ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Genetic variation in key cell pumping mechanism reduces effects of clopidogrel treatment
A study published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that patients with a genetic variation affecting a key protein pump in drug transport do not respond as well to the anticlotting drug clopidogrel—as such, patien ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 29, 2010 |
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Scientists discover new method for regenerating heart muscle by direct reprogramming
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found a new way to make beating heart cells from the body's own cells that could help regenerate damaged hearts. Over 5 million Americans suffer ...
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Discovery points to new approach for diabetes therapy
Nutrition experts at Oregon State University have essentially "cured" laboratory mice of mild, diet-induced diabetes by stimulating the production of a particular enzyme.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Virgin olive oil and a Mediterranean diet fight heart disease by changing how our genes function
Everyone knows olive oil and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but a new research report published in the July 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal offers a surprising reason ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2010 |
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