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Heart Disease
Heart Disease: Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, such as those that affect your heart's muscle, valves or rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease.
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JUL 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2018Cardiology
High blood pressure has been shown to correlate with increased risk for brain lesion formation associated with neurodege ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 15, 2018Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 12, 2018Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 11, 2018Health & Medicine
Nutrition is important, and eating a healthy diet is the best way to manage weight, stay fit and reduce the risk of some ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 10, 2018Videos
Some diseases are caused by a single gene mutation. Others are far more complex.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Cardiology
A group based out of Scripps has utilized a new, patient-centric, mobile medical device to help diagnosis Atrial Fibrill ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Neuroscience
Loneliness might not seem like a medical problem, but it can impact overall health, as well as brain health. Stress from ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 09, 2018Cardiology
Utilizing computational modeling to create a more successful tissue-engineered heart valve.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 09, 2018Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 07, 2018Cardiology
The combination of two different types of imaging seems to be the most accurate way to predict heart attacks. Based on s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 04, 2018Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 02, 2018Cardiology
Treating atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of arrhythmia, with what was previously a last-resort therapeuti ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A multisystem developmental disorder with specific symptoms shared by seven patients had gone unexplained, but a new gen ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2018Cardiology
Canadian doctors are promoting the idea of “prehabilitation” for elderly heart disease patients awaiting hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 26, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In life, our cells experience a massive amount of turnover, on the order of billions every day. But as cells age, they s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2018Videos
Researchers at Mass General have recently learned more about genetic factors that are contributing to a person's risk of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing, ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2018
Cardiology
High blood pressure has been shown to correlate with increased risk for brain lesion formation associated with neurodege
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 15, 2018
Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 12, 2018
Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
Nutrition is important, and eating a healthy diet is the best way to manage weight, stay fit and reduce the risk of some
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 10, 2018
Videos
Some diseases are caused by a single gene mutation. Others are far more complex.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Cardiology
A group based out of Scripps has utilized a new, patient-centric, mobile medical device to help diagnosis Atrial Fibrill
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Loneliness might not seem like a medical problem, but it can impact overall health, as well as brain health. Stress from
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 09, 2018
Cardiology
Utilizing computational modeling to create a more successful tissue-engineered heart valve.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 09, 2018
Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 07, 2018
Cardiology
The combination of two different types of imaging seems to be the most accurate way to predict heart attacks. Based on s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 02, 2018
Cardiology
Treating atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of arrhythmia, with what was previously a last-resort therapeuti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A multisystem developmental disorder with specific symptoms shared by seven patients had gone unexplained, but a new gen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2018
Cardiology
Canadian doctors are promoting the idea of “prehabilitation” for elderly heart disease patients awaiting hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 26, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In life, our cells experience a massive amount of turnover, on the order of billions every day. But as cells age, they s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2018
Videos
Researchers at Mass General have recently learned more about genetic factors that are contributing to a person's risk of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker