Women may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with stents
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits…
Genetic differences in surfactant proteins influence retinopathy of prematurity risk
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously…
Nighttime heart attacks cause less damage due to neutrophil circadian rhythms
Heart attacks that occur at night are less severe than those that strike during the day. A new…
Challenges and opportunities in delivering gene therapies for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia
The first study assessing the real-world commercial roll-out of gene therapies for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia…
Scientists Just Discovered a Surprising Side Effect of a Popular Diabetes Drug
Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Getty Images. EatingWell Design. Key Points Metformin may blunt blood vessel…
Diabetes drug blunts exercise-induced health improvements
A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease:…
Two analgesic drugs may one day be repurposed as anti-tumor therapies
Peripheral afferent neurons – nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous…
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor TIGIT Found to Promote Tissue Healing
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are well known as a form of cancer treatment. Researchers at UZH have now identified…
Study reveals how a little-understood protein contributes to blood vessel leakage
A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel…
Covid vaccinations remain vital to protect global heart health
Regular Covid vaccinations should continue worldwide to reduce cardiac risks associated with the virus – according to new…
Novel RNA target offers hope for improving outcomes in patients with chronic limb ischemia
Mark W. Feinberg, MD, cardiologist with the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and professor of medicine…