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Middle-aged Women Experience More Stress But Have Lower Blood Pressure
Both blood pressure and serum lipid levels have improved in Swedish middle-aged women during the past 30 years. Levels of perceived mental stress, however, have increased significantly. These are the of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

International Society For Pharmaceutical Engineering Asks Pharma Professionals To Share Their Knowledge
ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 25,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, announced that it is accepting proposals from pharmaceutical professionals for content that can be included in a variety of its educational res.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Tracking Down The Causes
Over 100,000 people suffer from multiple sclerosis in Germany alone. Despite intensive research, the factors that trigger the disease and influence its progress remain unclear. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried and an international research team have succeeded in attaining three important new insights into the disease. It would appear that B cells play an unexpected role in the spontaneous development of multiple sclerosis and that particularly aggressive T cells are activated by different proteins. Furthermore, a new animal model is helping the scientists to understand the emergence of the most common form of the disease in Germany. (Nature Medicine, May 31, 2009 & Journal of Experimental Medicine, June 1, 2009)
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Total Artificial Heart Bridges People Rejecting Donor Hearts To 2nd Transplant

During 2008, 10% of people who were implanted with the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart received the device because they were suffering from rejection of their donor heart transplant. Jim Hennigan, 44, received his first heart transplant in 2004 but suffered from rejection of the new heart. In July 2008, doctors implanted Hennigan with the Total Artificial Heart and bridged him to a second heart transplant 310 days later. "The Total Artificial Heart did a phenomenal job of keeping me healthy and active for more than 10 months," said Hennigan, who was transplanted on May 8, 2009. "As a matter of fact, the Total Artificial Heart was so efficient that my body is still trying to adapt to my new "run of the mill" human heart." Implantation of the Total Artificial Heart is similar to a heart transplant in that it replaces both heart ventricles, eliminating biventricular heart failure. However, unlike a donor heart, the Total Artificial Heart has no risk of rejection because it is made of biocompatible materials. "For someone suffering from donor heart rejection, surgical implantation of any other device will increase the risk of infection because the patient is still taking immunosuppressant drugs for their donor heart," said Richard Smith, MSEE, CCE, Director of the Artificial Heart Program at University Medical Center and Chief Technical Officer for SynCardia. "The Total Artificial Heart is the only device that replaces the donor heart and eliminates the need for immunosuppressant drugs." SynCardia Total Artificial Heart


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