Liraglutide prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known as ceramides can be associated with a ten-fold…
Diabetes vaccine gives promising results in a genetic subgroup
A clinical study led by Linköping University, Sweden, and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes can preserve the body’s own…
Renal Denervation Lowers Blood Pressure in Medication-Resistant Hypertension
Median blood-pressure reduction of 4.5 mmHg seen in treatment group compared with placebo
Rivaroxaban Reduces First and Total Ischemic Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
Rivaroxaban, in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the occurrence of total severe events of the heart, limb or brain and issues related to other vascular complications in…
Heart-Protecting Drugs Likely Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients
Taking medications to protect the heart from damage associated with adjuvant breast cancer therapy—medications that are administered in addition to surgery to remove a tumor—did not significantly improve…