Newt :: Newts which regrow their hearts
Max Planck scientists reveal the molecular details of regeneration in newts.
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Stent :: Saint Luke’s PREDICT helps patients weigh use of heart stents
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is using a new software tool PREDICT to help angioplasty patients weigh the risks and benefits of drug-coated stents.
Noonan Syndrome :: Mutation responsible for Noonan Syndrome
Scientists have discovered that mutations in a gene known as SOS1 account for many cases of Noonan syndrome (NS), a common childhood genetic disorder which occurs in one in 1,000-2,500 live births. NS is characterized by short stature, facial abnormalities and learning disabilities, as well as heart problems and predisposition to leukemia.
Hormones :: Low doses of arsenic have broad impact on hormone activity
Dartmouth researchers report that three different steroid hormones all show similar responses to arsenic, suggesting a broader effect and a common mechanism of arsenic on how these hormones function.
Heart :: Magnets harmful to heart patients
Heart Rhythm journal reports that close contact with devices using neodymium magnet may destabilise the life-saving heart devices like pacemakers and other implanted heart devices. Noedymium magnets are very strong.
Stent :: FDA probes safety of popular heart stent
A Food and Drug Administration panel will meet on the issue to insure the safety of popular heart stent on Thursday and Friday. Medical journals are rushing studies into print, and powerful doctor groups are reconsidering treatment guidelines.
Obesity :: Treating obesity vital for public health
Physicians who once treated mainly elderly patients for health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke are seeing increasingly younger patients who have the same ailments.
Genetically engineered blood protein can be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen
Scientists have combined two molecules that occur naturally in blood to engineer a molecular complex that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, says research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Cholesterol :: Cardiologists will embrace HDL raising drugs
A survey conducted anonymously for Reuters Primary Research revealed that the cardiologists are ready to embrace medicines like statins that raise levels of good cholesterol HDL to reduce the risk of coronary artery diseases.
Bedwetting :: Sodium, prostaglandin may be keys to successful treatment for some bedwetters
Children with a form of bedwetting that does not respond to a common medication have more sodium and urea in their nighttime urine, possibly because of an imbalance of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance, a new study has found.