'Painting' technique successfully transfers gene therapy to heart
...effectively alter the heartbeat in 20 pigs with an irregular heart rhythm. The gene therapy was contained in a plastic, gel-like substance that was "painted" onto the surface of the right atrium of the heart. The gel also contained a dye so that its spread could be tracked inside the organ. After three wee...Women's reproductive factors and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
... researchers identified a new risk factor for RA: irregular menstrual cycles. The study's subjects w... In addition, women who experienced irregular menstrual cycles between the ages of 20 and 35 were shown to have an increased risk of subsequent RA...New insights into hormone therapy highlight when estrogen best aids brain
...e age (17 months for mice) hormone cycling becomes irregular and hormone levels begin to decline, similar to women in menopause. Mice are also known to experience memory loss as they get older. Jodi Gresack, MS, and Karyn Frick, PhD, of Yale University 's Department of Psychology capitalized on the similariti...Minimally invasive surgery for heart rhythm abnormality proven effective
... be applicable to virtually all patients with this irregular rhythm." Atrial fibrillation affects more than two million Americans. Normally, electric signals trigger the synchronized contraction of muscles in the heart's two upper chambers, the atria. During atrial fibrillation, a chaotic web of electric impul...Alcohol consumption may be associated with irregular heart beat in men
...increase the risk for developing a certain type of irregular heart beat, known as atrial fibrillation, or atrial flutter, according to an article in the October 11 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to the article, evidence for a link between alcohol cons...Mayo Clinic research shows common airborne fungi cause chronic stuffy nose
... spores and by-products, that when inhaled, prompt irregular and damaging immune responses. The responses, in turn, produce the congestion and inflammation. Chronic rhinosinusitis costs society about $5.6 billion a year. And that doesn't include an estimated $70 million in annual lost work days, as well as a d...Scientific forum addresses menstrual cycle as vital sign
...also discussed the long- and short-term effects of irregular or interrupted periods (amenorrhea) brought on by over-training of female athletes and excessive dieting and exercise, as well as oral contraceptives designed to suppress the monthly cycle. The experts called for more research to determine the impac...Cryogenics research yields possible cure for arrhythmia
...y and efficacy in treating atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that affects about 2.3 million Americans and increases the risk of stroke and death. Clinical trials are already under way to treat atrial flutter, or rapid heart rate. International clinical trials had a 98 percent overall tre...Doctors don't agree on diagnosis of uterine cancer
...ls 7,090. The most common identifiable symptom is irregular bleeding. ...Anti-clotting treatment underused at many hospitals
...ood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that increases the risk for stroke. "Although the guidelines recommend the use of anticoagulants, in actual practice, for one reason or another, the patients aren't getting the drug," Caprini said. "Some of the hospitals in this study were...New research in atrial fibrillation
...ple likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heart rhythm that also puts people at risk for str...patients are cured; they have no more problem with irregular rhythm," said Dr. Donahue. "More commonly, though, patients with AF have other heart disease. But ev...Diagnostic tests are more accurate than estimates suggest
...hyperplasia is a benign condition that can lead to irregular or excessive vaginal bleeding. In most cases it is treatable with hormone therapy. The condition is diagnosed by measuring the thickness of the uterus wall using ultrasound, or via a miniature biopsy of endometrial tissue. To test how accurate the di...Increased risk of cardiovascular disease shown in PCOS patients
...n between CVD and type 2 diabetes risk factors and irregular menstruation and hirsutism--both symptoms of PCOS....cases (women who reported symptoms of hirsutism or irregular menstruation) and 1036 controls who were followed from birth until the age of 31 as part of the Nort...Solvent, common drug plus hormones raise risk of reproductive failures and breast cancers
...k for hormonally related cancers, miscarriages and irregular ovulation, said the researchers from the Duke Comp...s and in women they cause spontaneous abortion and irregular ovulation. However, the mechanism behind these effects has been unclear. McDonnell's team analyzed t...Patients with multiple sclerosis and fatigue may have abnormal sleep cycles
...sleep. One of the 15 non-fatigued MS patients had irregular sleep cycles, two others had disrupted sleep and 12 had normal sleep. All 15 participants without MS had normal sleep. Nine patients with MS and fatigue scored high on a sleep scale test, indicating excessive daytime sleepiness. Only two patients ...Fertility herbal supplement sprouts promising results in Stanford pilot study
...stic ovarian syndrome, male factor infertility and irregular menstrual cycles, among others. Treatments vary, and she said a growing number of patients have expressed interest in pursuing alternative therapies before taking more aggressive routes such as in vitro fertilization. Despite this, little research ha...New light shed on atrial fibrillation after bypass surgery
...an prolong hospitalization after surgery while the irregular heart rhythm is controlled. The researchers also found that more than 40 percent of patients who experience atrial fibrillation after surgery have more than one episode, and that it is these patients who are responsible for the bulk of increased comp...Reading test may validly estimate pre-dementia functioning
...the aspects of memory involved in pronunciation of irregular words remain relatively intact. "Among the declining cognitive skills of a person's brain in early dementia, the ability to perform the NART stands out as a relatively resistant indicator of how good this brain used to be." Deary and his team note, h...Study finds implanted defibrillator reduces heart failure deaths
...hmic drug works by preventing the occurrence of an irregular heartbeat. The study involved 2,521participants, who were randomly assigned to one of three treatment arms--847 in a placebo group, 845 in the amiodarone group, and 829 in the ICD group. The mean follow-up was almost 4 years. Patient enrollment be...Hospitals following heart attack guidelines have better outcomes
...eart attack, such as chest pain (unstable angina), irregular readings on an electrocardiograph or elevated chemical markers of cell death. The guidelines were adopted after large-scale clinical trials demonstrated the effectiveness of these therapies in saving lives. The guidelines focus on giving suspected he...