Protein may hold key to heart transplant tolerance

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered how a protein contributes to heart transplant tolerance in mice, accor

Updated on: July 08,2024

Protein may hold key to heart transplant tolerance

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered how a protein contributes to heart transplant tolerance in mice, accor

Updated on:July 08,2024

How anger could raise your heart risks

by Ernie MundellFeeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns."If you're a person who gets angry

Updated on: May 08,2024

How anger could raise your heart risks

by Ernie MundellFeeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns."If you're a person who gets angry

Updated on:May 08,2024

Injectable hydrogel electrodes open door to a novel painless treatment regimen for arrhythmia

by Texas Heart InstituteDesign of injectable hydrogel electrode. Redox initiation reaction of polyether urethane diacrylamide (PEUDAm) macromer + N-acryloyl glycinamide (NAGA) delivered using double b

Updated on: March 15,2024

Injectable hydrogel electrodes open door to a novel painless treatment regimen for arrhythmia

by Texas Heart InstituteDesign of injectable hydrogel electrode. Redox initiation reaction of polyether urethane diacrylamide (PEUDAm) macromer + N-acryloyl glycinamide (NAGA) delivered using double b

Updated on:March 15,2024

Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe cardiovascular safety of an interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a his

Updated on: September 06,2024

Is long-term beta-blocker therapy needed after a heart attack?

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe cardiovascular safety of an interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a his

Updated on:September 06,2024

Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationKaplan–Meier curves for the cumulative risk of CVD, stroke, and cardiac events by sensory impairment status. Credit:Journal of the American He

Updated on: November 05,2024

Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationKaplan–Meier curves for the cumulative risk of CVD, stroke, and cardiac events by sensory impairment status. Credit:Journal of the American He

Updated on:November 05,2024

A growing understanding of the link between movement and health

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA century ago, people threw medicine balls and did calisthenics to stay fit. Then came the hula hoop, vibrating be

Updated on: April 28,2024

A growing understanding of the link between movement and health

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA century ago, people threw medicine balls and did calisthenics to stay fit. Then came the hula hoop, vibrating be

Updated on:April 28,2024

Social determinants of health tied to atherosclerotic CVD risk

by Lori SolomonBoth individual- and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a studypublishedin

Updated on: May 08,2024

Social determinants of health tied to atherosclerotic CVD risk

by Lori SolomonBoth individual- and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a studypublishedin

Updated on:May 08,2024

A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Activation of EndMT in atherosclerotic plaques in mice with progeria The left panel shows an atherosclerotic plaque in an arte

Updated on: October 04,2024

A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Activation of EndMT in atherosclerotic plaques in mice with progeria The left panel shows an atherosclerotic plaque in an arte

Updated on:October 04,2024

Air pollutants can affect cardiometabolic health even at low levels, but diet may mitigate the outcomes

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit:Environmental Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117637Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with

Updated on: March 23,2024

Air pollutants can affect cardiometabolic health even at low levels, but diet may mitigate the outcomes

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit:Environmental Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117637Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with

Updated on:March 23,2024

ADHD stimulants may increase risk of heart damage in young adults

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYoung adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly mor

Updated on: March 30,2024

ADHD stimulants may increase risk of heart damage in young adults

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYoung adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly mor

Updated on:March 30,2024

A beating biorobotic heart aims to better simulate valves

by Cell PressScientists crafted a biorobotic heart simulator by replacing the heart muscle of a biological heart's left chamber with a soft robotic pump. Credit: Manisha SinghCombining a biol

Updated on: March 15,2024

A beating biorobotic heart aims to better simulate valves

by Cell PressScientists crafted a biorobotic heart simulator by replacing the heart muscle of a biological heart's left chamber with a soft robotic pump. Credit: Manisha SinghCombining a biol

Updated on:March 15,2024

Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease

by Cell PressHigh magnification confocal image of cardiomyocytes in the myocardial tissue of an organoid. Notice the banded structure of sarcomeres (the contracting units of the heart). Red: card

Updated on: March 28,2024

Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease

by Cell PressHigh magnification confocal image of cardiomyocytes in the myocardial tissue of an organoid. Notice the banded structure of sarcomeres (the contracting units of the heart). Red: card

Updated on:March 28,2024