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Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to meet the oxygen and nutrient requirements of vital organs of the body.

Back to life: Regeneration of the heart muscle

Researchers have developed a new modality of therapy which aims at reversing heart failure by getting the heart muscle...

23 Oct 2017 1:38 AM IST

A year later, Japanese authorities said her death was linked to excessive overtime. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Japanese reporter died after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month

NHK reporter Miwa Sado, 31, who had been covering political news in Tokyo, was found dead in her bed in July 2013.

6 Oct 2017 4:15 PM IST

Stimulating the metabolism of stem cells that produce sperms in male body can shed light on new ways to treat infertility (Photo: AFP)

Heart failure may be treated by umbilical cord stem cells, says study

Research finds stem cell therapy shows improvement in hearts' ability to pump blood in year following treatment.

29 Sept 2017 8:58 AM IST

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Suffering from diabetes? Keep your heart health in check

Cardiovascular diseases are majorly associated with diabetes and are the leading cause of early death among people with...

14 Nov 2018 9:55 AM IST

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Benefit of low-salt diet for heart failure uncertain

Heart failure happens when the heart muscle is too weak to effectively pump enough blood through the body.

7 Nov 2018 5:35 PM IST

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Scientists discover biomarker for most common type of heart failure

By the time heart failure symptoms develop, the critical window for corrective therapy has typically closed.

4 Nov 2018 12:43 PM IST

Apnea that isnt properly treated has been linked with excessive daytime sleepiness, decreased quality of life, heart attacks, failure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sleep apnea patients may not always need specialists

Some patients who can't tolerate wearing the breathing masks all night may use an alternative apnea treatment.

30 Jan 2018 3:26 PM IST

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Why heart failure risk depends on where you live

Here is what a new study found.

10 Jan 2018 8:32 PM IST

Exercise capacity is a key factor linked to these patients quality of life and even survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beetroot juice supplements may help heart failure patients: study

A second important aspect of the study is there were no untoward side effects from the dietary nitrate.

23 Feb 2018 7:49 PM IST

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A potential new weapon against heart failure

The team tested a manufactured peptide called pUR4 to block the fibronectin protein in human heart cells donated by...

16 April 2018 1:56 PM IST

Alcohol use disorders are associated with a three-fold higher risk of all types of dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds regular alcohol consumption could take years off your life

According to the research, drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart...

14 April 2018 1:20 PM IST

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Heart failure should be a public concern, experts say

The burden of CVDs is rising at a significantly high rate amongst middle-income and lower-income geographies.

8 April 2018 9:33 AM IST