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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Genetics
Researchers uncover more than 1300 genes linked to congenital heart disease
One in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD is the major cause of death in newborns—however the genetic cause of these developmental disorders is not fully understood, hindering the development ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Medical research
Spiny mice can repair damaged cardiac tissue
Spiny mice, known for their unique ability to regrow lost skin, may also be able to preserve injured cardiac tissue according to a new study conducted by a research team from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Smartwatches alert wearers to bodily stress, including COVID-19
Using data from smartwatches, a new algorithm reads heart rate as a proxy for physiological or mental stress, potentially alerting wearers they're falling ill before they have symptoms.
Dec 1, 2021
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Health
Exposure to some airborne chemicals found indoors may increase blood pressure
Acrolein, crotonaldehyde and styrene, compounds found in everything from cigarette smoke to plastics, were associated with higher blood pressure measurements for both the top, systolic, and bottom, diastolic, numbers.
Nov 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When bad things happen in childhood, what's the toll on your health?
Poor mental health is almost three times more prevalent among people in New Zealand who experienced four or more "adverse childhood events" compared with people who experienced none, the research suggests.
Nov 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies risk factors for 'long-haul' COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases
A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City demonstrates over half of patients with rheumatic diseases who contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic and completed a COVID-19 survey, experienced ...
Nov 6, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Genetic study of heart defects and autism finds new causative genes
Researchers identified almost two dozen genes that contribute to heart defects by studying genetic data from people born with congenital heart disease or autism. Hongyu Zhao of Yale University and colleagues developed a new ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Cardiology
Blood vessel inflammation could be switched off by new molecule
Scientists are testing whether a new molecule could help switch off the inflammation that worsens cardiovascular diseases.
Oct 18, 2021
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Genetics
Gene causing inherited heart condition identified
A UCL-led research team has identified a new gene as a cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited heart condition affecting one in 500 people.
Sep 24, 2021
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