Posts Tagged ‘heart disease’
Recon 2 predicts how metabolism misbehaves
U. VIRGINIA (US) — The largest computer model of human metabolism offers a new way to understand, and perhaps treat, conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 16:25 - 1 Comment
To heal heart, treat depression, too
COLUMBIA U. (US) —Treating people for depression after a heart attack could reduce the risk of death or another attack, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2013 12:58 - 0 Comments
Protein hints at downside of pear-shape body
UC DAVIS (US) — Conventional wisdom says people with apple-shaped figures face more health risks, but that may be a myth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 13, 2012 11:38 - 1 Comment
Microbubbles may detect heart disease early
U. MISSOURI (US) — Targeted microbubbles may offer a less invasive way to detect heart disease at an early stage. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 18:02 - 1 Comment
Tweak defibrillator to reduce shocks
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Raising the heart rate that triggers a defibrillator reduces by 80 to 90 percent painful and anxiety-inducing shocks for rhythms that aren’t dangerous or life-threatening. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 29, 2012 10:04 - 4 Comments
Healthy women may want to skip resveratrol
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Healthy women may not benefit from taking resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine thought to reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, a study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 19, 2012 5:10 - 5 Comments
Heart disease risk doubles with early menopause
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Women who go into early menopause are twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke, experts report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2012 15:43 - 0 Comments
Stem cells to blood vessels in two weeks
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — For the first time, reprogrammed stem cells from human skin have been used to develop an artificial functioning blood vessel outside the body. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 1, 2012 10:50 - 2 Comments
Eat dark chocolate daily to protect heart
MONASH U. / U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A daily dose of dark chocolate over a 10-year period could lower the risk of stroke and heart attack, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2012 16:46 - 0 Comments
Lonely hearts suffer effects of aging
CORNELL (US) — The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2012 10:45 - 2 Comments
Under-skin device powers tiny heart pump
RICE (US) — A wireless device that sits a centimeter under the skin may one day give heart patients a life-saving charge. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 30, 2012 9:16 - 0 Comments
Atomic structure paves way for obesity drugs
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Scientists have defined the structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor—an essential factor in the regulation of body fat. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2012 14:35 - 3 Comments
Is diet soda healthy? Depends on what you eat
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New research sheds light on how zero-calorie sodas may affect health, especially in the context of a person’s overall dietary habits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2012 9:14 - 1 Comment
High-fat diet inflames diabetic gut
U. WARWICK (UK) — Recommendations that people with Type 2 diabetes should eat a high-fat, low-carb diet to encourage weight loss may be misguided. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 14:59 - 0 Comments
Blood clot buster in atomic detail
MONASH (AUS) — Researchers have discovered how an enzyme that destroys blood clots is switched on, unlocking a century-old atomic riddle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2012 12:55 - 0 Comments
Covert killer hormone builds up in heart
UC DAVIS (US) — Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with the pancreatic hormone amylin. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2012 14:35 - 3 Comments
Injection causes new blood vessels to grow
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Researchers have demonstrated a new and more effective method for regrowing blood vessels in the heart and limbs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2011 10:54 - 0 Comments
New sugar may prevent heart disease
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A new type of sugar that includes selenium could help prevent heart disease by shutting down tissue-damaging acids, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2011 14:43 - 3 Comments
Heart health: Add avocado to holiday meals
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A so-called “Mediterranean diet” can improve heart health in people at risk for cardiovascular disease, even if dietary changes aren’t coupled with weight loss, a study shows. (more…)
