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Source of Olive Oil's Major Health Benefits Revealed
piggy submitted, created time 11 months 2 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
Scientists have pinned down the constituent of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. In a study of the major antioxidants in olive oil, Portuguese researchers showed that one, DHPEA-EDA, protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil.
"These findings provide the scientific basis for the clear health benefits that have been seen in people who have olive oil in their diet," says lead researcher Fatima Paiva-Martins, who works at the University of Porto 
Eating Red and Processed Meat Associated with Increased Risk of Death
sea-maid submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a ten-year period, according to a new article. In contrast, a higher intake of white meat appeared to be associated with a slightly decreased risk for overall death and cancer death.
Common Anti-seizure Medications May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
sea-maid submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
A recent study shows that the use of certain epilepsy medications, specifically phenytoin (brand name Dilantin) and carbamazepine (brand names Tegretol® and Carbatrol®), may be linked to increased cholesterol and C-reactive protein, which are in turn linked to heart disease.
Ten genes identified in connection with sudden cardiac death
piggy submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.eurekalert.org)
You're sitting at your desk and suddenly your heart is beating in overdrive or worse, lurching along like a car on fumes. It is a shocking, uncomfortable and frightening sensation.
Irregular heart rhythms are a common cause of sudden cardiac death or SCD, a condition that accounts for 450,000 deaths annually in the United States. Scientists are now closer to understanding what causes SCD and who it may strike, said Gonçalo Abecasis, associate professor of biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
New Role for Immune System Pathway in Post-heart-attack Inflammation
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 2 days (www.sciencedaily.com)
A new study led by University of Iowa researchers has found an unexpected new link between this inflammation in heart muscle following heart attacks and a previously known enzyme called calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II or CaM kinase II. The findings also reveal the involvement of an immune system gene--complement factor B--that has been implicated in other inflammatory diseases.
The study, published online March 9 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggests that CaM kinase II inhibition could be a therapeutic target in heart disease, but by previously unknown pathways.
Anger and Hostility Harmful to the Heart, Especially Among Men
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 3 days (www.sciencedaily.com)
Anger and hostility are significantly associated with both a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy individuals and poorer outcomes in patients with existing heart disease, according to the first quantitative review and meta-analysis of related studies, which appears in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Management of anger and hostility may be an important adjuvant strategy in preventing CHD in the general public and treating CHD patients, according to authors.
Strong Cognitive Abilities Linked to Reduced Risk of Death
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 6 days (www.sciencedaily.com)
A study of one million Swedish men has revealed a strong link between cognitive ability and the risk of death, suggesting that government initiatives to increase education opportunities may also have health benefits.
Dr. David Batty, a Wellcome Trust research fellow at the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, and colleagues, found that a lower IQ was strongly associated with a higher risk of death from causes such as accidents, coronary heart disease and suicide.
Magnetic Nanoparticles Navigate Therapeutic Genes Through the Body
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 1 week (www.sciencedaily.com)
Scientists of the national German metrology institute, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), have developed a highly sensitive means of measuring the efficiency of gene transfer in cases if cardiovascular diseases.
Big-Hearted Fish Reveals Genetics of Cardiovascular Condition
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 1 week (www.sciencedaily.com)
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have unlocked the mystery of a puzzling human disease and gained insight into cardiovascular development, all thanks to a big-hearted fish.
Mark Kahn, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, graduate student Benjamin Kleaveland, and colleagues report in the February issue of Nature Medicine that a human vascular condition called Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM) is caused by leaky junctions between cells in the lining of blood vessels
Louisville test will try to regrow heart muscle
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.courier-journal.com)
The University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare will conduct a clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to try to regrow dead heart muscle after heart attacks.
Heart disease is a major killer in the United States, and in Kentucky, cardiovascular disease kills at one of the highest rates in the nation.
researchers discover new tactic against fatal muscular dystrophy
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.eurekalert.org)
Based on a striking similarity between heart disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that a new class of experimental drugs for heart failure may also help treat the fatal muscular disorder.
At first glance, heart failure and the muscle-wasting Duchenne disease couldn't appear more dissimilar. Duchenne affects boys usually before the age of six, destroying their muscle cells. The boys become progressively weaker through their teens and usually die in their twenties
Impaired Kidney Function Raises Risk of Heart Problems in the Elderly
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.sciencedaily.com)
A study published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine suggests that elderly people with damaged kidneys are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart failure and stroke, and other causes of mortality. The findings indicate that greater efforts should be made to encourage elderly people who have impaired kidney function alongside other risk factors—such as high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure, which are often a result of smoking and diet—to make lifestyle changes to avoid developing cardiovascular problems.
The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.eurekalert.org)
Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% of the world's heart disease. Today, an international team of twenty-five scientists from four countries provides a clue to why this is so: 1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems and most of these come from the Indian subcontinent, where the mutation reaches a frequency of 4%
Body repair "could be ramped up"
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.tehrantimes.com)
A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists. The technique could be used to speed the healing of heart or bone damage, they claim.
Amish provide clues to genetics of heart disease
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
Downing eight-hundred-calorie milkshakes is a great way to make the fat levels in your blood skyrocket. But a small proportion of Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are not so easily affected, researchers have found. These lucky few harbor a genetic mutation that keeps their levels of fat particles called triglycerides in check and possibly protects them from heart disease. Although their particular mutation doesn't show up very often in the general population, the gene itself could play an important role in heart disease
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