News tagged with muscle function
Vitamin D deficiency rampant in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, damaging patient recovery
Almost 50 percent of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have vitamin D deficiency that should be corrected before surgery to improve patient outcomes, based on a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) ...
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Muscle wasting in cancer does not spare the heart
The wasting disease associated with some cancers that is typically seen affecting skeletal muscles can also cause significant damage to the heart, new research in mice suggests.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Structural defects precede functional decline in heart muscle
The disruption of a structural component in heart muscle cells, which is associated with heart failure, appears to occur even before heart function starts to decline, according to a new study by researchers ...
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Aug 30, 2010 |
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Impaired activity of the protein MTOR a strain on the heart
A team of researchers, led by Gianluigi Condorelli, at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, has generated data in mice that suggest that drugs that inhibit the protein MTOR, which are used to treat several forms ...
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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Carotid artery ultrasound is an effective alternative to more invasive coronary angiography
New research from NYU Langone Medical Center shows that a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a preliminary diagnostic tool for coronary artery disease (CAD). This may ...
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Jun 14, 2010 |
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In India, 1 in 25 people have gene that causes heart failure
One in 25 people from India and other south Asian countries carries a mutated gene that causes heart failure.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Researchers find daily ginger consumption eases muscle pain by 25 percent
For centuries, ginger root has been used as a folk remedy for a variety of ailments such as colds and upset stomachs. But now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that daily ginger consumption also reduces ...
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May 19, 2010 |
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation reduces muscle atrophy in COPD
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) may reduce muscle atrophy in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to Canadian researchers.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2010 |
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Slumber aids could improve intensive care outcomes
Eye masks and earplugs could help hospital patients get a better night's sleep. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care investigated their effect on sleep quality in a simulated intensive care e ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Mapping heart disease: Researchers uncover genes that may dramatically affect heart health
Though heart disease is a major cause of disability and death, very little is understood about its genetic underpinnings. Recently, an international team of investigators at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Gene therapy boosts recovery from heart attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, new research by academics at the University of Bristol suggests.
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Apr 01, 2010 |
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Overweight middle-aged adults at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life
The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sc ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Scientists identify critical enzyme in healthy heart function
Scientists are reporting the first-ever data to show that the enzyme calcineurin is critical in controlling normal development and function of heart cells, and that loss of the protein leads to heart problems and death in ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Antioxidants aren't always good for you and can impair muscle function, study shows
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show that they also can cause harm.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Unusual protein modification involved in muscular dystrophy, cancer
With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a University of Iowa study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new treatments for ...
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Dec 31, 2009 |
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