Study may impact guidelines for mitral valve surgery for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation New findings showing mitral valve replacement may be more effective than mitral valve repair reported at AHA Scientific Sessions ...

Long-lasting gene therapy benefits advanced heart failure patients Cardiovascular Research Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report promising long-term follow-up results for its single dose AAV1/SERCA2a gene ...

People with highly superior powers of recall also vulnerable to false memories UCI study reveals that common distortions seem to be shared by all Irvine, Calif., Nov. 19, 2013 — People who can accurately remember details of their daily lives going back decades ...

Advanced CT imaging proves as accurate as invasive tests to assess heart blockages, study shows Study data from 16 hospitals in 8 countries are published in the European Heart Journal An ultrafast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner that shows both ...

Monkeys can point to objects they do not report seeing The localization and detection capabilities of monkeys dissociate much like those of humans do Are monkeys, like humans, able to ascertain where objects are located without much more than ...

Brain imaging reveals dynamic changes caused by pain medicines Study suggests role for brain imaging to create personalized treatment of chronic pain ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A study in the December issue of Anesthesiology suggests a role for brain ...

Many pediatricians uncomfortable providing care to kids with genetic conditions New study finds general physicians order few genetic tests, don't always discuss risks and benefits; take limited family histories Ann Arbor, Mich. — Many primary care pediatricians ...

Natural compound mitigates effects of methamphetamine abuse, University of Missouri researchers find COLUMBIA, Mo. – Studies have shown that resveratrol, a natural compound found in colored vegetables, fruits and especially grapes, may minimize the ...

New models predict where E. coli strains will thrive Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have used the genomic sequences of 55 E. coli strains to reconstruct the metabolic repertoire for each strain. Surprisingly, these reconstructions ...

UEA research reveals how farmers could mitigate nitrous oxide emissions Farmers may be able to help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) by incorporating copper into crop fertilisation processes – according to new research from the University ...

Underwater 'tree rings' Calcite crusts of arctic algae record 650 years of sea ice change Almost 650 years of annual change in sea-ice cover can been seen in the calcite crust growth layers of seafloor algae, says a new study from the University of Toronto Mississauga ...

Among patients with recent ACS, use of enzyme inhibitor does not reduce risk of cardiovascular event Chicago – Stephen J. Nicholls, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, ...

In enzyme's isoforms, hope for developing heart drugs that improve contractility, prevent SCD (SALT LAKE CITY)—Drugs known as PDE3 inhibitors save many lives by helping failing hearts do a better job of pumping blood. But those same medications come with ...

National study finds renal stenting does not improve outcomes for renal artery stenosis patients Rhode Island Hospital researchers play lead roles in study; will present findings at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association PROVIDENCE, R.I. – According to the findings ...

2 studies on the use of breast MRI CHICAGO – The overall use of breast magnetic resonance imaging has increased, with the procedure most commonly used for diagnostic evaluations and screenings, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA ...

Beta-blockers before surgery appear associated with lower risk of heart-related events Giving beta-blocker medication to patients with heart disease undergoing noncardiac surgery appears to be associated with a lower risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) ...

Poorer, rural counties have lower CPR training rates Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training appears to be lower in more rural counties, those with higher proportions of black and Hispanic residents and lower household incomes, and in the South, Midwest ...

Drinking more milk as a teenager does not lower risk of hip fracture later Drinking more milk as a teenager apparently does not lower the risk of hip fracture as an older adult and instead appears to increase that risk for men, according to a study published by ...

Preterm birth risk increases for pregnant women exposed to phthalates The odds of preterm delivery appear to increase for pregnant women exposed to phthalates, chemicals people are exposed to through contaminated food and water and in a variety of products ...

Gene plays major role in suppressing cancer Adelaide researchers have found that a specific gene plays an important role in suppressing lymphoma, a type of blood cell cancer. The caspase-2 gene is related to a family of proteins that are essential for ...

Tackling early socioeconomic inequality as important as encouraging smoking cessation Although health behaviours such as smoking are directly linked to the majority of early deaths in the UK, tackling these individual factors fails to address the underlying ...

Bacteria recycle broken DNA Bacteria recycle broken DNA that bacteria can take up small as well as large pieces of old DNA from this scrapheap and include it in their own genome. This discovery may have major consequences – both in connection ...

A vexing math problem finds an elegant solution ITHACA, N.Y. – A famous math problem that has vexed mathematicians for decades has met an elegant solution by Cornell University researchers. Graduate student Yash Lodha, working with Justin Moore, professor of mathematics, ...

Modeling of internal friction adds new wrinkle to realistic simulation of cloth behavior Disney Researchers lead international collaboration Most people try to keep clothing wrinkle free, but computer graphic artists, striving for realism in computer simulations, take ...

Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat fish oil diet showed changes in their cancer tissue For prostate cancer patients, it's a case of you are what you eat Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements ...