The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a ...

Beta blockers may provide no clinical benefit to patients who maintain normal heart function following a heart attack, according to a study published Aug. 30 in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...

Recent headlines suggested that a common heart attack drug ‘doesn’t work’ and may be fatal for women. A cardiologist reviews ...

Two new trials and a meta-analysis presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress put the spotlight on the use of beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction in patients with preserved ...

To investigate whether dedifferentiated beta cells can be targeted pharmacologically to restore beta cell function, the researchers used streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice.

New research shows that beta-blockers, long prescribed after heart attacks, may increase hospitalization and mortality risk ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes on a carbohydrate-restricted diet showed recovery in beta-cell function, researchers reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “Beta-cell ...