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In Resistant Hypertension, Renal Sympathetic Denervation Improves Physical And Mental Health

Date: Aug-29-2012
Renal sympathetic denervation improves anxiety, depression, quality of life and stress in patients with resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Denise Fischer from Saarland University Hospital. Arterial hypertension is often associated with several psychological comorbidities, such as anxiety and panic disorders, leading to impaired quality of life...

Blood Pressure And Arterial Stiffness Improved By Renal Denervation

Date: Aug-29-2012
Renal denervation improves blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with therapy resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Mr Klaas Franzen from the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein. The findings suggest that renal denervation regenerates blood vessels and could reduce cardiovascular events. Malignant arterial hypertension was historically treated with surgical thoracolumbar splanchnicectomy, a type of sympathectomy treatment that was introduced in 1938...

Aggression Link To Media Violence Confirmed By Special Commission

Date: Aug-29-2012
As president of the International Society for Research on Aggression (IRSA) and with consent of the organization's elected council, Craig Anderson appointed an international Media Violence Commission last December to prepare a public statement on the known effects of media violence exposure, based on the current state of scientific knowledge. The Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of psychology appointed 12 IRSA researchers to the commission, including Douglas Gentile, an ISU associate professor of psychology...

Tissue-Engineered Heart Steps Closer with Embedded Nanowires

Date: Aug-29-2012
By adding tiny nanowire electronic sensors into engineered 3D tissue structures, scientists have developed a way to monitor cell behavior that could advance the treatment of cardiac and neurological diseases and speed up the development of tissue-engineered hearts. Researchers already know how to control the three-dimensional shape of engineered tissue: they grow the cells on miniscule, sponge-like scaffolds. These are then implanted into patients or used to study the effect of new drugs in the lab...

Adhesive May Improve Safety Of LASIK Eye Surgery

Date: Aug-29-2012
Kansas State University researchers have developed a glue mixture that may reduce risks after laser vision correction surgery. Stacy Littlechild, a recent bachelor's degree graduate in biology originally from Wakeeney, is the lead author of two studies that describe a new protocol involving �brinogen, ribo�avin and ultraviolet light that could improve the safety of the corrective surgery. One study that demonstrates the ability of a glue to bind corneal surfaces has been published in a recent edition of the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, or IOVS...

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Treatment Improved, Without Side-Effects, By PH-Sensitive Liposomal Cisplatin

Date: Aug-29-2012
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Federal University of Minas Gerais, led by Dr. Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho and Dr. Monica Cristina de Oliveira, have developed and characterized a circulating and pH-sensitive liposome containing cisplatin (SpHL-CDDP) aiming to promote the release of cisplatin near the tumor as well as decreasing toxicity. The development of analog drugs and new formulations are current strategies for increasing the effectiveness and safety of cisplatin as an anti-peritoneal carcinomatosis drug...

Parents Can Help Their Children Achieve A Healthier Lifestyle By Limiting TV Time

Date: Aug-29-2012
Reducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Findings were based on a one-year community-based randomized trial that enrolled 153 adults and 72 adolescents from the same households. During that year, researchers from the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health Obesity Prevention Center conducted six face-to-face group meetings, sent monthly newsletters, and set-up 12 home-based activities...

Gut Flora Different In Breast Fed Babies

Date: Aug-29-2012
The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists at Duke University Medical Center have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections and illnesses. The finding, published in the August issue of the journal Current Nutrition & Food Science, explains how breast milk, but not infant formula, fosters colonies of microbiotic flora in a newborn's intestinal tract that aid nutrient absorption and immune system development...

Technique To Repair Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Questioned By Study

Date: Aug-29-2012
A new study raises a cautionary note about the increasing use of a minimally invasive procedure to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to vascular surgeon Dr. Jae Sung Cho of Loyola University Medical Center. A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes massive internal bleeding that requires immediate emergency surgery to save the patient. The rupture can be repaired either with an open surgery or with a newer, less-invasive endovascular technique that involves the use of a catheter...

Psoriasis Increases Risk Of Diabetes

Date: Aug-29-2012
Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented at the press conference by Dr Ole Ahlehoff from Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark and at the scientific session by Usman KHALID. Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 125 million people worldwide...