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An ultra-sensitive blood test that reflects brain damage after acute ischemic stroke – and also predicts functional outcome. This is a discovery that is expected to be of great significance in the future. The findings are described in a study...

Researchers found type 2 diabetics have increased neuraminidase circulating in their blood, and its presence promotes endothelial dysfunction. The team also found that neuraminidase inhibition using zanamivir, an oral inhalation drug used to...

These are the results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical study of its kind comparing two types of intravascular imaging methods (intravascular ultrasound, or IVUS, and optical coherence tomography, or OCT) with...

In mice taking high finasteride doses, the researchers found reductions in total plasma cholesterol, delayed atherosclerosis progression, lower inflammation in the liver, and related benefits. 

“What’s exciting about these results is that this pathway appears to be a previously unrecognized yet significant contributor to the development of cardiovascular disease,” said Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD.

Despite improving since 2018, 30.95% of PCSK9i prescriptions are rejected by insurance plans.

The award will support clinical work of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) and begin development for the integration of wireless power sources for the device.

The study looked at 11 non-fatal health outcomes detailed below, plus death from any cause, and compared the results to a control group of 2,001,310 individuals.