Sodium

Reports on heart failure findings from A.L. Clark and co-researchers provide new insights.
Heart Disease Weekly; 12/20/2009; 706 words; ...0.40)] was a predictor of good outcome independent of age, severity of left ventricular dysfunction, renal function, sodium levels, drug use, and comorbidities. In a subset in whom N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was...

Scientists at Northwestern University detail research in heart failure.
Heart Disease Weekly; 12/20/2009; 991 words; ...both inotropic and lusitropic properties which is currently being studied for the treatment of AHFS. Istaroxime inhibits the sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and stimulates the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA...

Data on ranolazine therapy reported by researchers at Northwestern University, Medical Department.
Heart Disease Weekly; 12/20/2009; 872 words; ...heart failure, are associated with altered sodium channel function and increased late sodium current (I-Na,I-L), leading to prolonged...potential duration, increased intracellular sodium and calcium concentrations, and arrhythmias...

Chicken capsules good for aching joints.
NewsRx Health & Science; 12/20/2009; 754 words; ...Biotechnology Business, Biotechnology Company, China, Clinical Trial Research, Drug Development, Drugs, Methotrexate Sodium, Pharmaceuticals, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Therapy, Treatment. This article was prepared by NewsRx Health & Science editors...

Research on marine biotechnology reported by R. Santos et al.
News of Science; 12/20/2009; 726 words; ...insolubility was partially overcome using strong denaturing and reducing buffers, enabling the visualization of 13 proteins by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The conjugation of mass spectrometry with homology-database search allowed...