News tagged with heart function

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Living close to major road may impair kidney function

Living close to a major road may impair kidney function—itself a risk factor for heart disease and stroke—and so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk, suggests research published ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LDL cholesterol is a poor marker of heart health in patients with kidney disease

LDL cholesterol is not a useful marker of heart disease risk in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The finding sugges ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system

New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study uncovers mechanism for how grapes reduce heart failure associated with hypertension

A study appearing in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry demonstrates that grapes are able to reduce heart failure associated with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) by increasing the activity of several genes ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electronic cigarettes do not damage the heart

Smoking is the most preventable risk factor for cardiac and lung disease and is expected to cause 1 billion deaths during the 21st century. Electronic cigarettes have been marketed in recent years as a safer ...

Addiction created Aug 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Increases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function

Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Injectable gel could repair tissue damaged by heart attack

(Medical Xpress) -- University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study finds survival from cardiac arrest highest in the operating room or post-anesthesia care unit

A University of Michigan study from the "Online First" edition of Anesthesiology found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potentially important new mechanisms found anti-aging effects of resveratrol

A well-conducted experimental study in mice has provided potentially important new insights into the association of the intake of resveratrol and like compounds with health benefits. Resveratrol is a constituent of red wine ...

Medical research created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New injectable hydrogel encourages regeneration, improves functionality after heart attack

University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, ...

Medical research created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell study in mice offers hope for treating heart attack patients

A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize ...

Cardiology created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem-cell approach shows promise for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers have shown that transplanting stem cells derived from normal mouse blood vessels into the hearts of mice that model the pathology associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) prevents the ...

Medical research created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetic fruit flies support buzz about dietary sugar dangers

Regularly consuming sucrose—the type of sugar found in many sweetened beverages—increases a person's risk of heart disease. In a study published January 10 in the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers at San ...

Genetics created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neuroscientists discover key protein responsible for controlling nerve cell protection

A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made ...

Neuroscience created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows that blocking an inflammation pathway prevents cardiac fibrosis

(Medical Xpress)—New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack ...

Medical research created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast