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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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OCT 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 19, 2016Cardiology
The health benefits behind being physically fit are just as important for elderly individuals as they are for young peop ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2016Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2016Cardiology
We would all like to believe that chocolate is good for heart health, but is there scientific evidence to back up these ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2016Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 14, 2016Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc ...OCT 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 13, 2016Cardiology
While existing vascular stents, made of metal, come in different sizes to accommodate a variety of patients, a new techn ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2016Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 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 11, 2016Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function. ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2016Cardiology
Scientists reach roadblocks when they try to study diseases of the human heart merely because of its necessity for human ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2016Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 03, 2016Cardiology
A new study shows that moderate alcohol consumption increases an individual’s risk for atrial fibrillation, the mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Decoy sequences of DNA are able to interfere with gene expression, and in ways that are not yet well understood. New fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2016Cardiology
For the first time ever, a technology called “Cardioband” was successfully used to repair a leaky tricuspid ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 29, 2016Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 28, 2016Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Cardiology
From the mind of an aerospace engineer, not a cardiologist, comes a life-changing new device for treating individuals fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po ...
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 19, 2016
Cardiology
The health benefits behind being physically fit are just as important for elderly individuals as they are for young peop
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2016
Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2016
Cardiology
We would all like to believe that chocolate is good for heart health, but is there scientific evidence to back up these
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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
Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc
...
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 13, 2016
Cardiology
While existing vascular stents, made of metal, come in different sizes to accommodate a variety of patients, a new techn
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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 11, 2016
Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists reach roadblocks when they try to study diseases of the human heart merely because of its necessity for human
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2016
Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2016
Cardiology
A new study shows that moderate alcohol consumption increases an individual’s risk for atrial fibrillation, the mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Decoy sequences of DNA are able to interfere with gene expression, and in ways that are not yet well understood. New fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 29, 2016
Cardiology
Statin drugs are approved by the FDA to lower LDL cholesterol, so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a treatment f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Cardiology
From the mind of an aerospace engineer, not a cardiologist, comes a life-changing new device for treating individuals fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po
...