Posts by: Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, a MSc in Health Psychology and a BSc in Clinical Psychology. Her work has been focused on vulnerability to psychopathology and early identification and intervention in psychosis.

April 21, 2015August 27, 2015

AACR Symposium Explores Shared Link Between Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Cancer

During a seminar at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Tim Byers, MD, MPH, a University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher, evaluated current evidence ... Read more

April 17, 2015April 18, 2015

Gum Disease Remedy Can Prevent Heart Disease

Findings from a recent study conducted by researchers at the Forsyth Institute and Boston University will help to increase knowledge on the connection between the heart and mouth. The study published ... Read more

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

REPRIEVE Study Begins Enrollment of HIV-infected Participants to Assess Statins’ effects on Cardiovascular Disease

A new multi center international trial called REPRIEVE has begun to enroll in order to assess if statins can decrease the risk for major cardiovascular effects including strokes, heart disease and heart ... Read more

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Brain Signaling at Near-Death Might Accelerate Cardiac Failure

Common knowledge suggests that just before death, body systems slow down as heart beating stops and blood flow ends. However, findings from a recent study at the University of Michigan Medical ... Read more

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

Common Antidepressant Increases Coronary Atherosclerosis in Non-Human Primates

A research team from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center recently found that a frequently prescribed antidepressant could cause up to a six-fold increase in coronary atherosclerosis, the principal cause of ... Read more

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

Johns Hopkins Researchers Identify Key Enzyme Involved In Heart Failure

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers were able to identify what they called “the long-sought culprit” behind a cell-signaling interruption responsible for heart failure. Heart failure causes progressive weakness and ... Read more

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Hormone Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women Does Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease

According to evidence provided by a Cochrane Library review, hormone replacement therapy does not safeguard post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease. Conversely, the treatment can increase the risk of stroke. Hormone ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 19, 2015

Study Testing Procyrions’ Catheter-deployed Vascular Device for Cardiovascular Disease Presented at ACC.15

Carlos del Rio, Ph.D., a researcher at QTest Laboratories, presented his study results at ACC.15, the 64th annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session that took place March 14-16 in San Diego, California. In his ... Read more

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015

Depression and Stress Increase Risk of Death And Heart Attack in Patients With Heart Disease

According to a news study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, depression and stress combined increase the risk of death and heart attack in patients with heart disease. In ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Men With Erectile Dysfunction Could Be Cost-Effective

Results from a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in men presenting erectile dysfunction (ED) can be a ... Read more