Psychology & Psychiatry
Panic attack or heart attack? Here's how to tell the difference
A heart attack and a panic attack share many similar symptoms, so it's crucial to determine which one it is, experts say.
Feb 19, 2021
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Health
Omega-3 supplements may reduce muscle soreness after exercise, study finds
Researchers at the University of Westminster have found that taking omega-3 supplements may help to reduce muscle soreness after exercise.
Feb 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Here's what heart patients need to know about COVID-19 in 2021
When COVID-19 was first seen in the United States, now more than a year ago, doctors considered it a respiratory ailment. But that didn't last long.
Feb 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Higher blood pressure over life span increases congestive heart failure risk in Black people
Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show signs of slightly diminished heart muscle strength and a slightly higher blood pressure than their white counterparts, factors which may put them on a course ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Cardiology
Artificial aorta can reduce patients' blood pressure
Engineers at EPFL's Center for Artificial Muscles have developed a silicone aorta that can reduce how hard patients' hearts have to pump. Their breakthrough could offer a promising alternative to heart transplants.
Feb 3, 2021
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Cardiology
Uncovering a link between inflammation and heart disease
Inflammation is part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac disease often have chronic inflammation that damages their hearts, even with no infection present.
Feb 3, 2021
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Cardiology
Researchers map heart recovery after heart attack with great detail
Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute have mapped the recovery of the heart after a heart attack with great detail. They found that heart muscle cells called cardiomyocytes play an important role in intracellular communication ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Health
Get the facts on exercise and chronic disease
If you have a chronic condition, you might have questions about exercising. How often can you exercise? Which exercises are safe? Understand the basics about exercise and chronic disease.
Jan 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Acting quickly after heart attack symptoms start can be a heart saver
The longer the time between when heart attack symptoms start and a patient has an artery-clearing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the more damage to the heart muscle, according to new research published today in ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Obesity weakens heart muscle in patients with a common type of heart failure
For decades, physicians have known that about half of all patients with heart failure appear to have hearts that contract normally—a syndrome now known as heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (or HFpEF, pronounced ...
Jan 5, 2021
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