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Now millions of heart failure patients can be saved with breakthrough therapy

Majority of this stem-cell therapy takes place at home replacing other costly treatments like open heart surgery.

12 Jun 2018 1:30 PM

Sex hormones up cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women: Study

The research has been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 

29 May 2018 5:12 PM

Stress in infancy alters body's organs: Study

The problems begin when exposure to stress is constant.

29 May 2018 4:08 PM

Mountain person? Be careful with your heart

The research involved collecting data on how the heart and pulmonary blood vessels adapt to life with less oxygen.

29 May 2018 10:11 AM

Commutes on foot or bike tied to lowered risk of heart attack or stroke

About 45 percent of the commuters and 53 percent of the other participants also reported some walking when they weren’t going to work.

26 May 2018 2:54 PM

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An egg a day may keep the doctor away, study claims

An important limitation of this present study is that the people who consumed eggs regularly were much more affluent.

22 May 2018 12:54 PM

Beat the risk of frailty with healthy heart

The researchers analysed uncontrolled high blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels and being a current smoker.

21 May 2018 4:42 PM

Exercise your way to a young heart

Two-to-three days a week of 30 minutes exercise may be sufficient to minimise stiffening of middle sized arteries.

21 May 2018 4:37 PM

3D-printed smart gel can move objects underwater

During the 3D-printing process, light is projected on a light-sensitive solution that becomes a gel.

20 May 2018 3:27 PM

This antioxidant could improve heart health

Atazanavir is a HIV protease inhibitor, and is designed to stop HIV from processing itself.

20 May 2018 3:02 PM

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Know how heart responds to exercise

The study was conducted using the genetic and electrocardiogram data of 67,000 people from UK Biobank.

19 May 2018 11:55 AM

Here are 5 ways to deal with hypertension effectively

Hypertension is an increasingly important medical and public health issue.

16 May 2018 2:37 PM

A new 'vision'

The new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a degenerative retinal disease.

14 May 2018 8:30 AM

Laughter NOT the best medicine: Study reveals comics have shorter life expectancy

Comedians and improv artists may ignore warning signs or symptoms of various diseases.

10 May 2018 2:15 PM

Magnetic fields in electric cars don't seem to cause pacemaker problems

Over the last few decades we have learnt that very simple household items like electric razors, blow dryers, microwaves, ovens, etc.

24 Apr 2018 4:25 PM

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Scientists grow first adult-like human heart muscle

The team from Columbia University used stem cells to grow it.

05 Apr 2018 11:32 AM

Are lonely hearts prone to cardiovascular disease?

Despite dodgy lifestyle habits, social isolation boosted the risk of dying by 30 per cent.

27 Mar 2018 11:45 AM

Slightly elevated blood sugar tied to heart and kidney problems

People with slightly elevated blood sugar should take steps to get it down to a healthy level.

17 Mar 2018 11:59 AM

Home blood pressure monitoring during pregnancy safe, cost effective

About 10 percent of pregnant women have chronic high blood pressure and must keep tabs on it throughout pregnancy.

07 Mar 2018 12:40 PM

Low-cal vegetarian and Mediterranean diets may both help heart health

These aren’t the only diets that can promote heart health, however.

28 Feb 2018 8:55 PM

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