(HealthDay)—The first-ever nonsurgical heart valve to treat patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation, often resulting from congenital heart disease, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency ...
Mar 30, 2021
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(HealthDay)—A new study adds to mounting evidence that COVID patients have an added risk of stroke.
Mar 19, 2021
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Since early in the pandemic, COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal heart rhythms. But it's been an open question whether these problems are caused by the virus ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature birth are often more at risk of severe influenza infections, suggests a study in mice published today in eLife.
Mar 2, 2021
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Even though the use of rhythm control strategies for treating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a common abnormal heart rhythm, have increased overall in the United States, patients from racial and ethnic minority groups ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Circadian clocks, which regulate the metabolic functions of all living beings over a period of about 24 hours, are one of the most fundamental biological mechanisms. In humans, their disruption is the cause of many metabolic ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Numerous studies have demonstrated the role of physical activity in improving heart health for patients with type 2 diabetes. But whether exercising at a certain time of the day promises an added health bonus for this population ...
Feb 17, 2021
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The University of Melbourne study also found that mutation of the gene, Tmem161b, causes potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia. 2.5 percent of Australians are living with cardiac arrhythmia (ABS). In 2019, it took 3090 years ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Subconsciously, our bodies keep time for us through an ancient means—the circadian clock. A new University of California, Irvine-led article reviews how the clock controls various aspects of homeostasis, and how organs ...
Feb 12, 2021
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People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. The finding comes from a study published early online in Cancer.
Feb 8, 2021
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