New molecular mechanism that regulates the sentinel cells of the immune system
CNIC's study suggests that it may be possible to regulate the number and activity of these macrophages with drugs that ...
Tag: Cardiology
Atomic magnetometer points to better picture of heart conductivity
Radio-frequency device maps electric currents in solutions that mimic the heart with enough resolutions to study the subtle aberrations related ...
Evidence suggests that ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may improve prognosis in COVID-19 hypertensive patients
Recent concerns that common antihypertensive drugs may have a negative effect in COVID-19 patients are not supported by the evidence, ...
Resarchers find way to improve cancer outcomes by examining patients’ genes
Approach could benefit many other conditionsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications By mining a vast trove of genetic data, researchers ...
Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman. People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer ...
A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart
Credit: Jinah Jang (POSTECH) The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to ...
New drug could potentially offer better treatment for chronic heart failure
Global effort led by the University of Alberta's Canadian VIGOUR Centre leads to potential first-in-class treatment to help reduce negative ...
New in vivo priming strategy to train stem cells can enhance cardiac repair effectiveness
Credit: © City University of Hong Kong / Science Advances Human stem cells have been regarded as one of the ...
Small hearts have strong vortex flow, large hearts have mild vortex — studied in dogs
Credit: Ryou Tanaka/TUAT An international collaboration led by veterinary scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has ...
Astronaut conducts heart research on station with former colleague
When NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recently slipped her hands into the Life Sciences Glovebox on the International Space Station to ...
Ultrasound solves an important clinical problem in diagnosing arrhythmia
Columbia Engineers used their electromechanical wave imaging technique to localize cardiac arrhythmias more accurately than 12-lead electrocardiograms alone, while providing ...
For clogged and hardened hearts, a mussel is the solution
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) Early mortality of myocardial infarction (MI), one of fatal diseases, is about 30%. So, it ...
Higher daily step count linked with lower all-cause mortality
Credit: National Cancer Institute In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all ...
Development of a solid material capable of slowly releasing H2S and NO
Controlled release technology will facilitate medical use of physiologically active gasesCredit: NIMS NIMS has developed a solid material capable of ...