Medical research
Disease in a dish: What mini-hearts and other organs reveal about long COVID
The attack of the COVID-19 virus on the human heart is completely hidden from view, revealed only by the damage that's left behind.
Mar 9, 2022
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Cardiology
US man who got 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
Study suggests travel can help balance out sleep hours
A trio of researchers from Technical University of Denmark, the University of Vermont and Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science, respectively, has found that in some cases traveling can help people balance out the number ...
Cardiology
Novel technology could prevent repeat operations to replace a faulty bioprosthetic heart valves
An international study led by a researcher from Tel Aviv University offers a novel technology that can assist many patients implanted with bioprosthetic heart valves by avoiding additional complicated replacement surgery. ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
Does our life flash before our eyes during death?
Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall and meditation. Now, ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Cardiology
Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure
The human gut contains trillions of bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome, which may have positive and negative effects on human health. When in balance they function as an inner chemistry factory producing numerous ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Cardiology
New study finds that mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows promise for developing regenerative heart therapies.
Feb 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds to heart's vascular cells, potentially contributing to severe microvascular damage
A new study has shown how SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to severe microvascular damage seen in severely-ill COVID-19 patients by transforming human heart vascular cells into inflammatory cells, without infecting them. The University ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body's physiological response to exercise
The COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body's physiological response to exercise, according to a new study at The University of Arizona. The findings also indicate the COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to have an adverse impact ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Surgery
Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplant
The man who received the first pig heart transplant continued to recover Tuesday, four days after the experimental surgery.
Jan 12, 2022
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