Cardiovascular in Biological News

Study finds genetic links to age of first menstrual period and menopause

... breast and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease. In a new study, researchers from ... menopause increases risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have suggested both ... of Computational Biology in the Center for cardiovascular Disease Prevention at BWH, said: "The ...

New evidence of how high glucose damages blood vessels could lead to new treatments

... "We know diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and we think this is one of the reasons," ... Tostes says. Diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease such as heart disease and stroke, even ... could one day help reduce the significant cardiovascular risk associated with diabetes, Mr. Lima says. "I ...

Study finds novel genetic risk factors for kidney disease

... chronic kidney disease increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, mortality and medication side-effects. ... in four large population-based studies of cardiovascular disease risk factors: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, the cardiovascular Health Study, the Framingham Heart Study and the ...

Smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil, wood, shift male cardiovascular system into overdrive

... smoke from cooking oil and wood smoke affected cardiovascular function of men and women who were exposed to ... findings that tobacco smoke could possibly harm cardiovascular function. In addition, it extended those findings by showing that: cardiovascular responses during brief exposures were similar to ...

Smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil, wood, shift male cardiovascular system into overdrive

... smoke from cooking oil and wood smoke affected cardiovascular function of men and women who were exposed to ... findings that tobacco smoke could possibly harm cardiovascular function. In addition, it extended those findings by showing that: cardiovascular responses during brief exposures were similar to ...

CFI awards $854,098 to University of Montreal and partners

... health-care system." Nutrigenomics to offset cardiovascular diseases Dr. Emile Levy, a nutrition and ... avenue that promises to reduce the impact of cardiovascular diseases and other disorders by charting ... and prevent subsequent chronic kidney and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. The CFI infrastructure ...

UC Davis bench-to-bedside research: Promising treatment in clinical trials

... drug which may treat a suite of major cardiovascular and metabolic diseases," said entomologist Bruce ... "These compounds appear useful in a variety of cardiovascular disorders," said biochemist and food scientist ... an essential role in metabolic, inflammatory and cardiovascular physiology." "Our main goal," Hammock said, ...

SNM Symposium on Multimodality Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging

... WHAT: SNM Symposium on Multimodality cardiovascular Molecular Imaging This two-day symposium ... in imaging technology and targeted imaging of the cardiovascular system, including imaging of cardiovascular receptors, vascular biology, myocardial ...

Simple test helps predict heart attack risk

... diseasealong with available data on standard cardiovascular risk factors and screening tests (like the ABI, ... and men who were not considered at high risk for cardiovascular disease. And the results are surprising: novel ... the potential to improve the accuracy of cardiovascular risk prediction and thereby have significant ...

Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 -- a potential link between heart failure and diabetes

... Researchers at the University of Vermont cardiovascular Research Institute, Colchester, Vermont have ... Sobel, Professor of Medicine and Director of the cardiovascular Research Institute, performed studies in 10 week ... understanding of the linkage between diabetes and cardiovascular disease". ...

Decreasing insulin resistance prevents obesity-related cardiovascular damage

... insulin resistance appears to prevent much of the cardiovascular damage typically associated with obesity, researchers say. cardiovascular disease is the biggest health threat of obesity ... with blood glucose control. "We have shown cardiovascular function is improved by knocking out this gene. ...

UC Davis research shows that newly discovered drug reduces heart enlargement

... biologist Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, Department of cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, and ... holds promise to treat heart failure and other cardiovascular as well as kidney problems," said nephrology ... of John Shyy at UC Riverside and Yi Zhu, cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University Health Science ....

Cutting salt isn't the only way to reduce blood pressure

... subjects' urine was a much stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease than sodium or potassium alone. ... than either on its own in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Paul Whelton, senior author of ... for 10-15 years to see if they would develop cardiovascular disease. Whelton was national chair of the Trials ...

UT faculty members win American Heart Association awards for advancing research

... whose work has advanced the understanding of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Murad found that ... oxide as a unique signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. "Nitric oxide is one of the most ... award given to young investigators in basic cardiovascular research by the American Heart Association," said ...

New gene variants present opportunities in nutrigenomics

... with three blood lipids measured to determine cardiovascular disease risk: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ... dietary recommendations for people at risk for cardiovascular disease. For instance, carriers of a certain ... and extremely low HDL-cholesterol signaling cardiovascular disease risk. "It is possible there are even ...

In just 5 years, gene discovery to clinical trial of potential treatment

... work in "normal" aging disorders, particularly in cardiovascular disease. HGPS is estimated to affect about ... blood vessels. The children develop premature cardiovascular disease, which typically leads to death from ... prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a transgenetic mouse model of HGPS. ....

A little wine boosts omega-3 in the body: Researchers find a novel mechanism for a healthier heart

... concludes - opening a new window in the field of cardiovascular prevention. Beyond the alcohol issue, our results ... to acquire fundamental knowledge in the field of cardiovascular disease, especially regarding the interaction ... be assessed to explore new ways in prevention of cardiovascular diseases. To carry on the research, married ...

Using the other guy's toolkit: Similarities of pumping blood, oil examined

... this expertise," said Dr. Alan Lumsden, chair of cardiovascular surgery at The Methodist Hospital. "This, ... to engage engineers from the energy industry with cardiovascular physicians who share common goals: using imaging ... and clinicians and researchers specializing in cardiovascular disease. "All our fields rely on constant ...

Understanding how oxidative stress impairs endothelial progenitor cell function

... as biomarkers to assess the risk of future cardiovascular disease and as potential agents for vascular ... a critical determinant in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. A comprehensive understanding of how ... of EPCs. In addition to being implicated in cardiovascular diseases, oxidative stress is also a factor in ...

A scientific breakthrough on the control of the bad cholesterol

... target for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. PCSK9 proprotein convertase promotes ... is a major risk factor that can lead to cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack, atherosclerosis ... diminishes by up to 88% the risks of developing cardiovascular diseases. "By performing a series of ...

Mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and cancer give clues to new therapies

... cardiovascular conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes ... to more effective therapies for both cancer and cardiovascular diseases, but requires researchers in these ... processes common to a number of cancers and cardiovascular disease, involving the pathway known as the ...

Vitamin C lowers levels of inflammation biomarker considered predictor of heart disease

... close the books on the benefits of vitamin C for cardiovascular health, according to Gladys Block, UC Berkeley ... as the Jupiter trial, found that statins reduced cardiovascular mortality and morbidity among people whose ... patients who have a moderately elevated risk of cardiovascular problems, as determined by other established risk ...

Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors, animal study finds

... as heart failure? A new University of Michigan cardiovascular Center study suggests so. The new study, ... clues to the potential of grapes in reducing cardiovascular risk. The effect is thought to be due to the high ... the grapes themselves has a direct impact on cardiovascular risk, beyond the simple blood pressure-lowering ...

Researchers apply systems biology and glycomics to study human inflammatory diseases

... ways to understand how inflammatory illnesses and cardiovascular disease develop in humans. The work was described ... Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury and other cardiovascular ailments. In a recent paper in The FASEB ... implicated in diverse diseases, including certain cardiovascular diseases and a cluster of congenital diseases ...

Mounting evidence shows health benefits of grape polyphenols

... of chronic degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular disease," write Wayne R. Leifert, Ph.D., and ... work in many different ways to prevent cardiovascular and other "inflammatory-mediated" diseases. ... strategies to lower the high rate of death from cardiovascular disease. At a time of growing interest in the ...

Racial disparities in cardiovascular health linked to birth weight, slavery

... suggest that the higher rates of hypertension and cardiovascular disease present in African Americans may be a ... influence whether her child will later develop cardiovascular disease as an adult. Nutrients and hormones ... could help explain black-white differences in cardiovascular health in the U.S. "A pregnant African ...

12-month ATLANTA trial data show sustained benefit of Catania Stent

... session during the 20th annual Transcatheter cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the cardiovascular Research Foundation, presented 12-month follow-up ... Professor of Cardiology and Chief of the cardiovascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, Catania, Italy, ...

Anti-cancer drug prevents, reverses cardiovascular damage in mouse model of premature aging disorder

... prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a mouse model of progeria, a rare ... blood vessels. The children develop premature cardiovascular disease, which typically leads to death from ... strain of mice genetically engineered to develop cardiovascular damage similar to that seen in progeria patients. ...

LIAI launches new division to look at novel approaches to heart disease and inflammation

... Ley was director of the Robert M. Berne cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Virginia, ... vessel wall biology and other areas related to cardiovascular disease," said Ginsberg, a prominent vascular ... Klaus to lead a program to bridge immunology to cardiovascular disease." In the 1980s, Ley said immunology's ...

Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health

... added to a heart healthy moderate-fat diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors. Controlled feeding ... pistachios in a healthy diet beneficially affects cardiovascular disease risk factors in a dose-dependent manner, ... to unravel the way in which pistachios improve cardiovascular health. Compared to the control diet, the 20 ...

Dark chocolate: Half a bar per week to keep at bay the risk of heart attack

... effect against inflammation and subsequent cardiovascular disease. A new effect, demonstrated for the first ... represents a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, from myocardial infarction to stroke, ... making prevention in everyday life, both against cardiovascular disease and tumors". "Maybe- Giovanni de ...

New studies on the Mediterranean diet confirm its effectiveness for chronic disease prevention

... chronic or not contagious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, hypertension or ... of chronic diseases (such as obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular diseases) the combination of bad feeding ... life habits, "we can prevent up to 80% of the cardiovascular diseases and 40% of the different types of ....

Project aims to reduce complications, multiple surgeries with biodegradable implantable devices

... of major orthopedic, craniofacial, and cardiovascular proceduressparing millions of patients worldwide ... reconstructive procedures, similarly behaving cardiovascular devices such as stents, and miniaturized sensing ... side effects, a feature also beneficial in the cardiovascular realm. Magnesium stents and other supports would ...

Cardiac cell transplant studies show promise in cardiac tissue repair

... of stem cell type to be used in therapeutic cardiovascular regeneration of acute or chronic myocardial ... therapy experiments aimed at replenishing damaged cardiovascular tissue," concluded Sartore and his team. "While ... tissues" said Amit N. Patel, M.D., director of cardiovascular regenerative medicine and associate professor of ...

Risks and benefits of antipsychotics in children and adolescents

... and is associated with an increase in other cardiovascular risk factors in childhood, such as dyslipidemia, ... insulin resistance, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease in the future. If drugs likely to induce ... that has more side effects than adults. cardiovascular safety Antipsychotic medications are among the ...

Sex hormones link to heart risk

... by Dr Maciej Tomaszewski, New Blood Lecturer in cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester, suggest ... aged, on average, 19 years, from the Young Men cardiovascular Association study. The researchers looked at ...

Blood pressure response to daily stress provides clues for better hypertension treatment

... dipping as it should, which keeps stressing the cardiovascular system. Using a rat bred to be ... life stressors or low socioeconomic status on cardiovascular disease. Research again found that, as with ... cortisol. They'll look at early indicators of cardiovascular disease, such as enlargement of the pumping ...

People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels

... to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job ... In contrast, 85 percent of those without cardiovascular diseases were at recommended LDL-C levels, while ... that many adults, particularly those with known cardiovascular diseases, inadequately control these key lipids. ...

LSUHSC's Lazartigues awarded $1.2 million grant

... the way for the development of new treatments for cardiovascular disease America's #1 killer. Dr. Lazartigues' ... and on blood vessels. Hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases are currently treated with drugs ... during the development of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. "This grant represents national ...

LSUHSC awarded $10M+ COBRE grant

... Research Excellence (COBRE) grant funds cardiovascular research projects and provides mentoring to ... the program funded by the initial $10.5 million cardiovascular COBRE grant awarded to LSU Health Sciences Center ... who focus on understanding mechanisms of cardiovascular disease to the development of novel ...