Heart regeneration using stem cells: Why irregular heartbeats occur after transplantation
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Springer Nature Stem cells are heavily studied around the world with the hope to revive damaged ...
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European Heart Journal: Cell infusions benefit heart patients
Trial that ended in 2017 was setback for innovative heart cell treatment, but new data analysis shows benefit for heart ...
Implantable transmitter provides wireless option for biomedical devices
Credit: Hansraj Bhamra/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in ...
How COVID-19 changed the way patients responded to a heart attack
Credit: University of Leeds The death rate for patients who experienced what is normally a lower-risk heart attack rose sharply ...
Why is stroke so deadly for people of African descent?
Credit: UVA Health African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, ...
Researchers find increase in comorbidities among hospitalized patients with heart failure
Melissa Caughey, PhD, instructor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is the senior author of a recently ...
Gene variations at birth reveal origins of inflammation and immune disease
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas ...
NIH honors researcher Dr. Sarah Yuan with Outstanding Investigator Award
The University of South Florida Health physician-scientist will expand her nationally recognized microvascular research program to include COVID-19Credit: © University ...
New platform enables long-term tracking of stem cell-derived tissues after transplantation
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new platform reported on today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) will enable ...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
Invention offers new option for monitoring heart health
Credit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for ...
World’s smallest imaging device has heart disease in focus
Credit: Image by Simon Thiele and Jiawen Li. A team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide and University ...
New diagnostic test for heart failure patients could also help COVID-19 patients
New coronavirus and cardiovascular disease are linked thanks to ACE2 enzyme and may respond to same treatmentsCredit: Richard Siemens (Edmonton, ...
Using a cardiovascular risk screening tool in women during routine gynecology visits
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 20, 2020--A new study has shown that although 86% of ...
Machining the heart: New predictor for helping to beat chronic heart failure
Researchers from Kanazawa University use machine learning to help guide patient care for chronic heart failureCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan ...
New antiplatelet drug shows promise for treating heart attack
Peptide-derived nanoparticle shows promise in labCredit: Joshua Clark/University of Illinois at Chicago Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
COVID-19 and the heart: Searching for the location of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor
Single-nucleus sequencing to undercover cell types at risk of viral infection in the heartCredit: Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) UTICA, ...
Cardiac scar tissue: A factor which regulates its size
Component of tissue is shown to limit the amount of scarring after heart attackCredit: Khademhosseini lab (LOS ANGELES) - When ...
Penn to co-lead $6.5 million transatlantic grant to investigate the role of the immune system in health
The international team of researchers will focus on inflammation and the role different cells in the immune system play in ...
Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk
Survey data from more than 61,000 people points to heart benefitsCredit: Mitch Mirkin Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk ...