Soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks
Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that ...
Tag: Cardiology
UMD Develops a DASH-Plus community-based hypertension management program for older adults
New USDA-NIFA funding brings together research, academics, and Extension to improve knowledge, access, and self-monitoring skills for hypertension managementCredit: Edwin ...
Bidirectional impact of cardiovascular disease, cancer in Blacks focus of new AHA center
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Cardiovascular disease and cancer, the nation's top two killers, share common ground like obesity and ...
Copper transporter potential new treatment target for cardiovascular disease
Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University An internal transporter that enables us to use the copper we consume in foods like ...
RNA modification may protect against liver disease
May also explain liver fat differences among men & womenCredit: Sallam Lab/UCLA FINDINGS A chemical modification that occurs in some ...
Study IDs risk factors for irregular heartbeats in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients
Credit: UVA Health New research will help doctors identify, treat and prevent potentially dangerous irregular heartbeats in patients with hypertrophic ...
LETI’s research will help apply magnetotactic bacteria in oncology
Kamil Gareev, Associate Professor at ETU "LETI," justified the prospects of using magnetotactic bacteria to treat malignant tumors.Credit: Saint Petersburg ...
Electric signals between individual cardiac cells regulate heartbeat
Cells are connected by gap junctions, which are vital for a healthy heart.Credit: André G. Kléber WASHINGTON, July 13, 2021 ...
Using mice to open the way to prevent blocked arteries
Credit: Department of Life Science and Bioethics,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify pathways that link a ...
Banishing cigarettes into history’s ashcan
New grant expands Texas tobacco program, targets substance use patients in rural communitiesCredit: University of Houston In Texas, only 14% ...
SAEM publishes GRACE guidelines for recurrent, low-risk chest pain care in the ED
GRACE: Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency departmentCredit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, ...
UK HealthCare, partners receive prestigious CDC grant to improve stroke care in Kentucky
Credit: Photo by Tim Webb LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2021) -- UK HealthCare, UofL Health, the Kentucky Department for Public ...
Engineered cells successfully treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
UCSF proof-of-concept study shows possibilities of more cost-effective cell therapy using "universal" stem cellsCredit: UCSF Scientists at UC San Francisco ...
RESILIENCE, a project to reduce the prevalence of heart failure in cancer survivors
Over one million European cancer patients suffer from side effects to chemotherapyCredit: CNIC Cancer patients are a vulnerable population prone ...
Review by Temple scientists: Endovascular therapy best for superior vena cava syndrome
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Like a blocked water line, obstructions in blood ...
Cardiac atrophy findings may set course for preventing harm from long space flights
Team led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's discover molecular process behind dangerous loss of heart muscleCredit: Cincinnati Children's In many ...
Flipping a molecular switch for heart fibrosis
Gladstone researchers discover how to reverse cardiac scarring -- and how this could treat heart failureCredit: Photo: Michael Short/Gladstone Institutes ...
Systolic blood pressure above 120 mmHg increases rate of cardiovascular disease
Provides insight on what blood pressure targets in patients with hypertension according to glucose status should beCredit: Niigata University Niigata, ...
Harmful protein waste in the muscle
Study clarifies cause of a rare genetic muscle diseaseCredit: © Kenichi Kimura/UKB An international team of researchers led by the ...
Plant-based diet protects from hypertension, preeclampsia
Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on ...
