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Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular diseases include all the diseases of the heart and circulation that affect the structures or function of your heart or blood vessels. Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly caused by a blockage that prevents blood from flowing to the heart or brain.
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MAR 22, 2017Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2017Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response: ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 18, 2017Videos
Scientists at King's College London have measured the levels of lipoproteins, the components of cholesterol, in a popula ...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 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have determined that depression is the ...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 09, 2017Cardiology
Dysfunction leading to heart failure starts at the molecular level, so why are not scientists targeting this disease at ...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 MarkerMAR 01, 2017Neuroscience
As we age, some systems in the body don’t work as well. Eyesight weakens, there can be some minor age related memo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Cardiology
The use of testosterone replacement therapy is controversial; studies have shown evidence for the therapy both decreasin ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Fruits and veggie lovers rejoice as a new study just doubled the daily recommended amount of these foods from five porti ...FEB 19, 2017Health & Medicine
A heart health test for young people can be done easily in school during gym or recreation time, and experts believe tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2017Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link ...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 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 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
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 26, 2017Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al ...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 19, 2017
Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 18, 2017
Videos
Scientists at King's College London have measured the levels of lipoproteins, the components of cholesterol, in a popula
...
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 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have determined that depression is the
...
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 09, 2017
Cardiology
Dysfunction leading to heart failure starts at the molecular level, so why are not scientists targeting this disease at
...
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
MAR 01, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, some systems in the body don’t work as well. Eyesight weakens, there can be some minor age related memo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fruits and veggie lovers rejoice as a new study just doubled the daily recommended amount of these foods from five porti
...
FEB 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
A heart health test for young people can be done easily in school during gym or recreation time, and experts believe tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2017
Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link
...
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 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 26, 2017
Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al
...
Written By:
Kara Marker