Published: July 26, 2023 4.06pm EDT Authors Nial WheateAssociate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Tina HintonAssociate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Sydney Disclosure statement Associate Professor Nial Wheate in the past has received funding from the ACT Cancer Council, Tenovus Scotland, Medical Research Scotland, Scottish Crucible, and the Scottish Universities Life...
Ralph Ellis January 17, 2023 A vaccine database found a possible link between the Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and ischemic strokes in people over 65 who got the shot, the CDC and the FDA said in a joint news release. The release did not recommend people change their vaccine practices, saying the database finding probably did not represent a...
by Tulane University Principal component analysis (PCA) indicates plaque rupture is associated with alterations in the transcriptome. (A) PCA plot of the top 1750 most variable transcripts in asymptomatic and recently ruptured plaques. (B) Gene ontology of the transcripts associated with recently ruptured plaques. (C) Gene ontology of the transcripts associated with asymptomatic plaques. Scientific Reports (2022). DOI:...
by Jennifer Walker, University of Connecticut Sanjay Mittal MD performs an ultrasound on a model patient (Nicholas Mulligan) with Gracia Mui MD on April 13, 2021. Credit: University of Connecticut A new study adds to mounting evidence that COVID patients have an added risk of stroke. Researchers analyzed data on more than 20,000 U.S. adults...
by University of Reading Cysteamine reduced existing atherosclerosis in low‐density lipoprotein receptor–deficient mice. A, Representative images to show atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta of baseline, control, and mice treated with cysteamine (2.2 mmol/L in drinking water) stained with Oil Red O. Bar=500 μm. Data points show lesion areas in individual mice in each group in the aortic arch...
Hamilton, ON (Aug. 29, 2021) – A combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) by more than half, says an international study led by Hamilton researchers. The fixed-dose combination (FDC) therapies were examined both with and without aspirin...
You need to take care of yourself in order to live a long and healthy life. But sometimes you needs some medicine to lower your risk of death. Scientists from the University of Glasgow have found that a new class of diabetes medications, called GLP-1 receptor agonists, can reduce the chance of heart attacks, strokes...
Study by the University of Bonn identifies molecule that regulates two side effects of aging UNIVERSITY OF BONN CREDIT: (C) KATHARINA WISLSPERGER/UKBONN Increasing abdominal girth and shrinking muscles are two common side effects of aging. Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered a receptor in mice that regulates both effects. Experiments with human cell...
THE KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST) CREDIT: PROFESSOR JI-HO PARK, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for atherosclerotic plaque and inflammation. The CSNP-based combination drug delivery therapy was proved to exert cholesterol-lowering, anti-inflammatory,...
by National Institutes of Health In a nationwide study, NIH funded researchers found that the presence of abnormal bundles of brittle blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord, called cavernous angiomas (CA), are linked to the composition of a person’s gut bacteria. Also known as cerebral cavernous malformations, these lesions which contain slow moving...
