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Cardiac diseases
Cardiac diseases, also called cardiovascular diseases or heart diseases, are conditions that afflict the heart. Cardiac diseases can include damaged or diseased vessels, structural defects, or blood clots. Examples of cardiac diseases include coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease.
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APR 07, 2017Cardiology
It comes to no surprise that the extreme temperatures and and labor experienced by firefighters take a toll on their car ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 23, 2017Cardiology
Someday there might be a database of factors collected by years of scientific research available as a source of i ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
New work by researchers in Denmark has suggested that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, commonly used ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Genetics & Genomics
More than 325,000 deaths in the United States are incidences of sudden cardiac death, an abrupt loss of heart fun ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2017Cardiology
A careful balance must be struck between various pathways in the body, or adverse cardiac events like heart attac ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2017Cardiology
Scientists identified a protein that enables cardiac cells to stand up to heart disease by helping them recuperate follo ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2017Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2017Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2017Cardiology
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 23, 2017Cardiology
The use of testosterone replacement therapy is controversial; studies have shown evidence for the therapy both decreasin ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2017Cardiology
The experience of side effects while taking statin drugs is the strongest predictor of an individual’s fail ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2017Cardiology
There is a new algorithm-based diagnostic test on the table for a dangerous heart condition, and doctors could apply it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2017Cardiology
A new risk factor is emerging for some cardiovascular diseases: the number of children a parent has during their lifetim ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2017Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2017Health & Medicine
No, electronic cigarettes are not a “healthy” alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, and new research c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Cardiology
In the United States, heart disease is dangerously common and very expensive. Many people with heart disease and at a hi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2017Cardiology
A unique new study incorporated laser beams to study the cohesion between two proteins that provide a structural foundat ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2017Cardiology
A decade-long study of nearly four thousand participants, conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, provides ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2017Cardiology
Ten years ago, a diagnosis of “advanced heart failure” was essentially a death sentence, aside from the pati ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2017Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 09, 2017Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a blow to patients who must live with the gradual deterioration it causes and to those ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 07, 2017
Cardiology
It comes to no surprise that the extreme temperatures and and labor experienced by firefighters take a toll on their car
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 23, 2017
Cardiology
Someday there might be a database of factors collected by years of scientific research available as a source of i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
New work by researchers in Denmark has suggested that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, commonly used ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
More than 325,000 deaths in the United States are incidences of sudden cardiac death, an abrupt loss of heart fun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2017
Cardiology
A careful balance must be struck between various pathways in the body, or adverse cardiac events like heart attac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
Scientists identified a protein that enables cardiac cells to stand up to heart disease by helping them recuperate follo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2017
Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2017
Cardiology
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 23, 2017
Cardiology
The use of testosterone replacement therapy is controversial; studies have shown evidence for the therapy both decreasin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2017
Cardiology
The experience of side effects while taking statin drugs is the strongest predictor of an individual’s fail
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2017
Cardiology
There is a new algorithm-based diagnostic test on the table for a dangerous heart condition, and doctors could apply it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2017
Cardiology
A new risk factor is emerging for some cardiovascular diseases: the number of children a parent has during their lifetim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2017
Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
No, electronic cigarettes are not a “healthy” alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, and new research c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Cardiology
In the United States, heart disease is dangerously common and very expensive. Many people with heart disease and at a hi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2017
Cardiology
A unique new study incorporated laser beams to study the cohesion between two proteins that provide a structural foundat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2017
Cardiology
A decade-long study of nearly four thousand participants, conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, provides
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2017
Cardiology
Ten years ago, a diagnosis of “advanced heart failure” was essentially a death sentence, aside from the pati
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Cardiology
A new drug shows promise for treating heart disease in cats and humans, report researchers. The drug, MYK-461, proved ef
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a blow to patients who must live with the gradual deterioration it causes and to those
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim