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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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DEC 28, 2016Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2016Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2016Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2016Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2016Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2016Cardiology
Some people inherit genes that increase their risk for heart disease. Can a traditional “healthy” lifestyle ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2016Cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation following heart surgery is reasonably linked with a reduced risk of death, but this connection is ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2016Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 09, 2016Cardiology
Maternal nutrition is vital for the develop of the fetus before birth and for the baby after birth. A new study shows th ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2016Cardiology
A large study of nearly two thousand patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) has confirmed to scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2016Cardiology
Studying the contractile forces of the human heart just got monumentally easier with the newest technology: 3D-printed h ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 14, 2016Cardiology
With the prick of a finger, diabetics can easily test their blood-glucose levels, and now scientists are calling for the ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 01, 2016Cardiology
For the first time ever, a technology called “Cardioband” was successfully used to repair a leaky tricuspid ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2016Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2016Cardiology
An international team of scientists is on the cutting edge of a new treatment for cardiac arrhythmia that uses light bea ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2016
Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2016
Cardiology
Visiting the sauna may be helpful for more than just relaxation, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland show
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2016
Cardiology
The pulmonary vasculature are the first blood vessels to encounter polluted air that is breathed in, and a dual-action s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2016
Cardiology
As babies make the transition of depending on the mother for oxygen and depending on their own lungs during birth, an ar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2016
Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2016
Cardiology
Some people inherit genes that increase their risk for heart disease. Can a traditional “healthy” lifestyle
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation following heart surgery is reasonably linked with a reduced risk of death, but this connection is
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2016
Cardiology
Maternal nutrition is vital for the develop of the fetus before birth and for the baby after birth. A new study shows th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
A large study of nearly two thousand patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) has confirmed to scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2016
Cardiology
Studying the contractile forces of the human heart just got monumentally easier with the newest technology: 3D-printed h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 14, 2016
Cardiology
With the prick of a finger, diabetics can easily test their blood-glucose levels, and now scientists are calling for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 01, 2016
Cardiology
For the first time ever, a technology called “Cardioband” was successfully used to repair a leaky tricuspid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists from the Joslin Diabetes Center are wondering if the benefits of intensive glycemic control for people with t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2016
Cardiology
An international team of scientists is on the cutting edge of a new treatment for cardiac arrhythmia that uses light bea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker