Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does COVID really affect your heart?
Reading a recent article with the headline Setting the Record straight: there is no "COVID heart" teleported me back to 2020. It wasn't a comfortable trip.
May 26, 2021
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Cardiology
Stair climbing offers significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits for heart patients
A team of McMaster University researchers who studied heart patients found that stair-climbing routines, whether vigorous or moderate, provide significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits.
May 17, 2021
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Cardiology
Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD have become rare in high-income countries. In a new study led by investigators at Brigham and ...
May 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Researchers describe rare case of heart rhythm problem in newborn with Turner syndrome
Doctors treating babies born with Turner syndrome need to look for heart rhythm abnormalities, in addition to the usual heart problems of high blood pressure or left-sided structural heart defects, according to Meena Bolourchi, ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
Awakening 'ghosts' in patients with Parkinson's, a powerful diagnostic tool
EPFL scientists are developing a completely new 'brain stress test' for evaluating the mental status of patients with Parkinson's disease, the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It involves awakening ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Health
Want to help fight for health justice? It may be time to listen
A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who've never confronted racism before are asking, "How ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Genetics
Stopping gene-regulating activity of signaling molecule could aid heart failure prevention
The human heart works under high demand, constantly pumping oxygen-rich blood through the body. When faced with disease, however, fulfilling this demand can become increasingly difficult and harmful. In the case of chronic ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Medical research
High fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein
Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research.
Mar 2, 2021
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Cardiology
Hydrogel injection may change the way the heart muscle heals after a heart attack
Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Cardiology
Is too much cardio bad for you? Study says probably not
Some research has shown that ultra-fit athletes such as marathon runners can have cardiac damage such as heart scarring or arrhythmia, raising the question of whether too much aerobic exercise can be a bad thing.
Feb 19, 2021
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