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Soft, stretchy throat patch empowers speech in people with voice disorders

People with voice disorders, including those with pathological vocal cord conditions or who are recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries, can often find it difficult or impossible to speak. That may soon change.

15 Mar 2024

Piggybacking the glucose sensor technology to build universal drug monitoring system

Rice University synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on the glucose monitoring technology used in automated insulin dosing systems and make it universally applicable for the monitoring and dosing of virtually any drug.

15 Mar 2024

Newly discovered adhesion GPCR mayo controls midgut development in Drosophila

Adhesion GPCRs belong to the large family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are about 700 variants in humans, which are responsible for sensory impressions, hormonal cycles, controlling the cardiovascular system and more.

15 Mar 2024

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

What would happen if the existing disparities in physical activity levels between youth of lower and higher socioeconomic statuses were eliminated?

15 Mar 2024

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer "long-haul" lung problems.

15 Mar 2024

EHRA 2024 explores prevention and treatment of heart rhythm disorders

Discover the hottest science in the prevention and treatment of heart rhythm disorders at EHRA 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

15 Mar 2024

Mapping the heart's cellular blueprint: New insights into cardiac structure and disease repair

Researchers unveil the complex cellular architecture of the heart using advanced RNA sequencing and imaging techniques, shedding light on the intricate organization of heart cells and their developmental pathways.

14 Mar 2024

Innovative multimodal, non-invasive brain monitoring to enhance ECMO patient care

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be a life-saving therapy for patients with acute heart or lung failure.

14 Mar 2024

Intravascular imaging during PCI in heart disease patients improves survival, reduces adverse outcomes

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

14 Mar 2024

Ultra-processed foods: The new silent killer

From fizzy drinks to cereals and packaged snacks to processed meat, ultra-processed foods are packed with additives.

14 Mar 2024

Study highlights how bariatric surgery substantially improves heart health

Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

14 Mar 2024

Researchers shed light on cancer cell survival in early hypoxia

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shed light on how cancer cells survive in the first few hours after being cut off from a supply of oxygen.

14 Mar 2024

Study shows even small amounts of licorice increase blood pressure

It is known that large amounts of licorice cause high blood pressure. A study by researchers at Linköping University now shows that even small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure.

14 Mar 2024

African American veterans with PTSD more likely to be re-hospitalized after stroke

After a stroke, African American veterans previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were significantly more likely to be re-hospitalized than those without PTSD. PTSD did not raise the risk of post-stroke readmission in white veterans, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

14 Mar 2024

Short-term, self-regulating therapies may help alleviate long COVID symptoms

A new UCLA-led study suggests that some people living with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms by using short-term, self-regulating therapies.

13 Mar 2024

Exclusive: Social Security chief vows to fix ‘cruel-hearted’ overpayment clawbacks

The Social Security Administration's new chief is promising to overhaul the agency's system of clawing back billions of dollars it claims was wrongly sent to beneficiaries, saying it “just doesn't seem right or fair."

13 Mar 2024

Many people living in extreme poverty have CVD-related conditions, study reveals

A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world's #1 cause of death - overturning 'conventional wisdom'.

13 Mar 2024

Parental touch can relieve acute procedural pain in neonates and parents' anxiety

The Neuroimaging Group, at the Department of Paediatrics, in collaboration with Bliss, the charity for babies born premature or sick, has launched a new suite of information resources for parents of neonates, designed to make them feel more confident about being involved in the care of their babies.

13 Mar 2024

Researchers identify potential new approaches for early detection and treatment of atherosclerosis

Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide.

13 Mar 2024

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Children with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being given the best currently available and recommended malaria treatment.

13 Mar 2024

Heart News and Research

Soft, stretchy throat patch empowers speech in people with voice disorders

Piggybacking the glucose sensor technology to build universal drug monitoring system

Newly discovered adhesion GPCR mayo controls midgut development in Drosophila

Study shows the economic benefits of reducing socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity

UVA research could help identify COVID-19 survivors at risk for long-haul lung problems

EHRA 2024 explores prevention and treatment of heart rhythm disorders

Mapping the heart's cellular blueprint: New insights into cardiac structure and disease repair

Innovative multimodal, non-invasive brain monitoring to enhance ECMO patient care

Intravascular imaging during PCI in heart disease patients improves survival, reduces adverse outcomes

Ultra-processed foods: The new silent killer

Study highlights how bariatric surgery substantially improves heart health

Researchers shed light on cancer cell survival in early hypoxia

Study shows even small amounts of licorice increase blood pressure

African American veterans with PTSD more likely to be re-hospitalized after stroke

Short-term, self-regulating therapies may help alleviate long COVID symptoms

Exclusive: Social Security chief vows to fix ‘cruel-hearted’ overpayment clawbacks

Many people living in extreme poverty have CVD-related conditions, study reveals

Parental touch can relieve acute procedural pain in neonates and parents' anxiety

Researchers identify potential new approaches for early detection and treatment of atherosclerosis

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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