Obstetrics & gynaecology

Technology-assisted pregnancies have twice the risk of preeclampsia

People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How COVID-19 can impact the heart

COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Even early forms of liver disease affect heart health, new study finds

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have found that even subtle forms of liver disease directly impact heart health. The findings, recently published in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, ...

Cardiology

Hope for first blood test to detect deadly heart inflammation

The first blood test to diagnose inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) could be in use in as little as a year, following the discovery of a molecular signal in the blood by Queen Mary University of London researchers. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages the heart

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease Modeling identified how a specific protein in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, damages heart tissue. They ...

Health

Black licorice is a candy that should inspire caution

"How do you feel about black licorice?" sounds like a question for starting a simple chat at a Halloween party—or a silly internet fight. It's a love-it-or-hate-it candy that inspires intense opinions.

Health

Sleep is good for your heart

Sleep isn't just a way to pass the time. It's essential to health, right through to your heart.

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