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Breakthrough Heart MRI method reliably predicts Heart Failure Risk in the general Population

Breakthrough Heart MRI method reliably predicts Heart Failure Risk in the general Population

New research suggests that MRI scans could replace invasive heart testing by correctly estimating pressures inside the heart and predicting whether a patient would develop…
Gene-related Metabolic Dysfunction may be generating Cardiac Arrhythmia

Gene-related Metabolic Dysfunction may be generating Cardiac Arrhythmia

Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, a common cardiac arrhythmia, may benefit from future medicines that target inefficiencies in heart cell metabolism, according to a new…
Controlling Cholesterol Levels with Fewer Negative effects is achievable with new Medicine

Controlling Cholesterol Levels with Fewer Negative effects is achievable with new Medicine

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered an important advance in the treatment of lipid diseases. Researchers created ZTA-261, a novel chemical that specifically…
3D-printed Blood Vessels make Artificial Organs more Realistic

3D-printed Blood Vessels make Artificial Organs more Realistic

Lab-grown organs have long been regarded as the ‘holy grail’ of organ engineering, but recent study has moved that objective a step closer to reality…
Nurses have a Significant Role in Managing people’s Mental Well-being following a Stroke

Nurses have a Significant Role in Managing people’s Mental Well-being following a Stroke

According to recent studies, 16% to 85% of persons recuperating from a stroke have at least one psychosocial symptom, such as sadness, worry, tension, exhaustion,…
A New Mechanism of Action Destroys Cancer Cells

A New Mechanism of Action Destroys Cancer Cells

Conventional cancer treatments function by inducing apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in tumor cells. However, tumor cells can find mechanisms to avoid apoptosis, rendering the…
Using Light to expand a Child’s Cardiac Implant

Using Light to expand a Child’s Cardiac Implant

Children born with anomalies affecting the lower chambers of the heart are subjected to a series of invasive procedures at a young age. The first…
New Vaccination against Cervical Cancer combines Preventive and Therapeutic Activity

New Vaccination against Cervical Cancer combines Preventive and Therapeutic Activity

A novel vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV) is designed to boost the number of HPV vaccines, particularly in developing countries. Scientists at the German…
Precision Treatment improves Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Precision Treatment improves Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer should be treated predominantly with second-generation hormone therapies, which provide better treatment outcomes and a longer life expectancy than…
Using Aspirin Hydrogels to Treat Radiation Wounds

Using Aspirin Hydrogels to Treat Radiation Wounds

Aspirin hydrogels are an intriguing area of study for healing radiation wounds. Radiation injuries, whether caused by medical treatments such as radiation therapy or accidental…
New Research Set to Change approaches to Recognizing and Treating Acute Leukemia in Children

New Research Set to Change approaches to Recognizing and Treating Acute Leukemia in Children

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude), and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) today announced a significant paradigm…
Children’s Saliva shows the Severity of Recurring Respiratory Infections

Children’s Saliva shows the Severity of Recurring Respiratory Infections

A saliva test can more accurately predict the severity of recurring respiratory infections in children than a normal blood test. A youngster is more likely…
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