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Security risks found in sensors for heart devices, consumer electronics

The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled laboratory conditions.

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Engineering tissue to rebuild damaged bones and organs

From the chimera in Greek mythology to the sphinx in ancient Egypt, humans have imagined making creatures from pieces of different organisms for millennia.

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AHA statement: People with congenital heart disease need physical activity

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Associations reminds physicians and people with congenital heart disease that regular physical activity is still important and should be promoted.

Cardiology created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies new gene variations associated with heart rate

Through a collaborative genome-wide study on individuals, researchers have discovered 14 new genetic variations that are associated with heart rate. Since heart rate is a marker of cardiovascular health, these findings could ...

Genetics created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Outside the box: Team uses brain aneurysm treatment to stop irregular heart rhythms

For the first time, a UCLA team has used a technique normally employed in treating brain aneurysms to treat severe, life-threatening irregular heart rhythms in two patients.

Cardiology created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Off-pump bypass better for high-risk patients

Bypass surgery done without a heart-lung machine, known as off-pump, may provide better post-operative outcomes than on-pump bypass surgery for high-risk patients, according to research presented today at the American College ...

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Similar outcomes in older patients with on- or off-pump bypass

Older patients did as well after undergoing coronary bypass surgery off-pump as they did with the more costly "on-pump" procedure using a heart-lung machine to circulate blood and oxygen through the body during surgery, according ...

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows on-pump bypass comparable to off-pump at year mark

Patients who underwent heart bypass surgery without a heart- lung machine did as well one year later as patients whose hearts were connected to a pump during surgery in a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's ...

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New type of pluripotent cell discovered in adult breast tissue: Human body carries personalized 'patch kit'

(Medical Xpress)—UC San Francisco researchers have found that certain rare cells extracted from adult breast tissue can be instructed to become different types of cells – a discovery that could have important ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Creating new tissue instead of transplanting hearts

How can progenitor cells turn into tissues? At the Vienna University of technology, chemical substances have been developed which control the differentiation of progenitor cells into heart cells. The heart ...

Medical research created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cause of heart arrhythmia discovered using X-rays at CLS

Using powerful X-rays at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, scientists have reconstructed the scenario of heart arrhythmia in action, making critical progress towards preventing deadly conditions and saving lives.

Medical research created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Arrhythmia culprit caught in action

Using powerful X-rays, University of British Columbia researchers have reconstructed a crime scene too small for any microscope to observe – and caught the culprit of arrhythmia in action.

Medical research created Feb 17, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Epigenetic marker 5hmC opens door to studying its role in developmental disorders and disease

Nearly every cell in the human body carries a copy of the full human genome. So how is it that the cells that detect light in the human eye are so different from those of, say, the beating heart or the spleen?

Genetics created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fish oil supplements won't prevent irregular heart beat

(HealthDay)—Some research has suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can help prevent an irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation. However, a new study finds these supplements have little ...

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic fatigue syndrome—a system under stress

Australian researchers have discovered for the first time that reduced heart rate variability – or changes in heart beat timing – best predicts cognitive disturbances, such as concentration difficulties commonly reported ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast