Tag: Cardiology

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been previously associated with a higher risk of hypertension in high-income countries, where air ...

‘M-RISE’ research program aims to prevent brain damage caused by cardiac arrest

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For the more than 350,000 Americans that experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each ...

Blood test predicts stroke risk in patients with diabetes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. "Every 40 seconds ...

Cholesterol medication could invite diabetes, study suggests

Patient data shows association between statins and type 2 diabetes COLUMBUS, Ohio - A study of thousands of patients' health ...

Study finds link between hypertension and air pollution

A new study soon to appear in the Journal of Public Health suggests that air pollution and living in apartment ...

UTHealth program earns accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association

Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Congenital heart disease, which used to be considered a death sentence, is now a managed disease for ...

Tapping into the way cells communicate

A new technology discovered by UConn School of Dental Medicine researchers records cellular communication in real time - providing a ...

New therapy promotes vascular repair following stroke

Credit: Illustration: Ruslan Rust Following a stroke, antibodies that inhibit the signaling molecule Nogo-A can help repair blood vessels in ...

Non-invasive view into the heart

Study shows: MRI on par with cardiac catheterizationCredit: Eike Nagel, Goethe University For patients with chest pain and presumably stable ...

Straight to the heart

Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was ...

Embryonic microRNA fuels heart cell regeneration, Temple researchers show

(Philadelphia, PA) - By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, ...

Deaths from cardiovascular diseases attributable to heat and cold down 38% in Spain

Temperature-related mortality has been decreasing in Spain over the past four decades, according to a new study led by the ...

Scientists make a discovery that may explain some forms of stroke

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behaviour of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish ...

The pressure difference and vortex flow of blood in the heart chambers may signal heart dysfunction