New Drug Targets For Preventing Cell Death

New Drug Targets For Preventing Cell Death
A new compound that blocks an early step in cell death could lead to a novel class of drugs for treating heart attacks and stroke.When cells are deprived of oxygen -- during a heart attack, for example -- they start to die through a tidy process called apoptosis or programmed cell death. Early in apoptosis, the mitochondria -- complex structures that supply energy to the cell -- divide into pieces, holes appear in their membranes and proteins such as cytochrome c leak out.

Loud Snoring Associated With Higher Stroke And Heart Disease Risk
If you are a loud snorer there is a good chance your risk of stroke and heart disease is higher compared to people who do not snore, say Hungarian scientists after a new study on 12,643 participants. You can read about this in the journal Sleep.The authors explain that everybody snores to some extent at some period in their lives. Estimates indicate that approximately 40% of men and 24% of women snore regularly.