Why age reduces our stem cells' ability to repair muscle
(Ottawa Hospital Research Institute) As we age, stem cells throughout our bodies gradually lose their capacity to repair damage, even from normal wear and tear. Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa have discovered the reason why this decline occurs in our skeletal muscle. Their findings were published online today in the influential journal Nature Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 7, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Could a protein be linked to heart attacks?
(University of Ottawa Heart Institute) A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by Dr. Alexandre Stewart, have uncovered an intriguing link between heart attacks and a protein that is of great interest to drug companies for its impact on cholesterol. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 3, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Heart disease: First Canadian survey shows women unaware of symptoms and risk factors
(University of Ottawa Heart Institute) A new survey, ordered by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, shows that a majority of Canadian women lack knowledge of heart disease symptoms and risk factors, and that a significant proportion is even unaware of their own risk status. The findings underscore the opportunity for patient education and intervention regarding risk and prevention of heart disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Study shows cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling during hospitalization
(University of Ottawa Heart Institute) In a recent study published in Tobacco Control, researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute have demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation, an intervention that includes in-hospital counseling, pharmacotherapy and post-hospital follow-up, compared to usual care among smokers hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 18, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Function found for mysterious heart disease gene
(University of Ottawa Heart Institute) A new study from researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), published today in Cell Reports, sheds light on a mysterious gene that likely influences cardiovascular health. After five years, UOHI researchers now know how one genetic variant works and suspect that it contributes to the development of heart disease through processes that promote chronic inflammation and cell division. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 25, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Is Lady Gaga as radical as she seems?
(Concordia University) Was Lady Gaga ever as radical as she seemed? Not quite, according to new research from Concordia University and the University of Ottawa. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
How to measure quality of life of patients suffering from thalassemia major
A CHEO-led multi-site North American study, headed by Dr. Robert Klaassen, lead investigator at CHEO and associate professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Pediatrics, has confirmed the validity and reliability of a quality of life measurement tool for children and adults with thalassemia major. The tool was created between 2006 and 2009 through the combined efforts of CHEO, the Hospital for SickKids and Laurentian University. Symptoms of thalassemia major, a rare genetic condition, include severe anemia in the first year of life, chronic fatigue and failure to thrive... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Shedding light on abnormal heart muscle thickening and potential treatment
While most people would consider a big heart to be a good thing, for heart disease experts, it is often a sign of serious disease. Now, Dr. Lynn Megeney of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) has made the surprising discovery that proteins involved in cell death also play a key role in abnormal heart muscle thickening. The research, published in the October 13, 2013 online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), could lead to new treatments for certain forms of heart disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Researchers have developed an experimental therapy that can kill human blood cancer cells in the laboratory and eradicate the disease in mice
Ottawa researchers have developed unique virus-derived particles that can kill human blood cancer cells in the laboratory and eradicate the disease in mice with few side effects. The study is published in Blood Cancer Journal by co-senior authors Drs. David Conrad and John Bell of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa). While Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news
Virus-derived particles target blood cancer
(Ottawa Hospital Research Institute) Ottawa researchers have developed unique virus-derived particles that can kill human blood cancer cells in the laboratory and eradicate the disease in mice with few side effects. The study is published in Blood Cancer Journal by co-senior authors Drs. David Conrad and John Bell of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Making ICD Surgery Safer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A clinical trial coordinated by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre has found that as compared to bridging therapy with heparin, continued warfarin treatment at the time of pacemaker or ICD surgery markedly reduced the incidence of clinically significant device-pocket hematoma, which was defined as device-pocket hematoma that prolonged hospitalization, interruption of anticoagulation therapy, or further surgery. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Operating without interrupting warfarin reduces risk of bleeding after cardiac device surgery
(University of Ottawa Heart Institute) A new Canadian study shows that operating without interrupting warfarin treatment at the time of cardiac device surgery is safe and markedly reduces the incidence of clinically significant hematomas compared to the current standard of care. The new findings were released today at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society's 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, and will be published online today in The New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mother Teresa: Anything but a saintÂ…
(University of Montreal) The myth of altruism and generosity surrounding Mother Teresa is dispelled in a paper by Serge Larivee and Genevieve Chenard of University of Montreal's Department of Psychoeducation and Carole Senechal of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Education. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Children With Chronic Conditions Often Use Alternative Medicine
Children who regularly see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at a high rate, demonstrates recently published research from the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa. About 71 per cent of pediatric patients attending various specialty clinics at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton used alternative medicine, while the rate of use at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa was 42 per cent... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
Alternative medicine use high amoung children with chronic conditions: UAlberta medical research
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) Children who regularly see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at a high rate, demonstrates recently published research from the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
