Heart News and Research

RSS

Smoking can lead to social isolation and loneliness

A recent study published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health (Europe) shows how smoking can be linked with increased social isolation and loneliness in older individuals, implying it can have detrimental effects on several different aspects of their psychosocial health.

17 Jan 2022

Effects of post-acute COVID-19 on physical and mental health in women

The current study attempts to measure the difference in mood, functional status, and leisure-time physical activity in women with a history of COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Researchers investigate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Blocking an enzyme activity inside fat cells can reduce obesity in mice

Blocking the activity of an enzyme inside fat cells can decrease obesity and related health disorders in mice, according to new research led by the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute.

17 Jan 2022

Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Jan 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 prompts NLRP3 inflammasome activation through spike-ACE2 receptor interaction

New research assesses the NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in response to SARS-CoV-2 and its spike protein, and the effects of this exposure in the presence of a-synuclein protein aggregate fibrils.

17 Jan 2022

Exploring the systemic infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a wild leopard in India

A new study focused on the pathomorphological and virological characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in naturally infected, wild Indian Leopard.

17 Jan 2022

Researchers investigate the role of a key component of the circadian clock in heart disease

Disrupting circadian rhythms, which change naturally on a 24-hour cycle, has been implicated in heart disease, but it is unclear how it leads to the condition.

17 Jan 2022

Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 have low overall rate of false-positive results

A timely new study investigated the incidence of false-positive results in a large sample of rapid antigen tests used to serially screen asymptomatic workers throughout Canada.

17 Jan 2022

Research provides a comprehensive map of exercise-induced signaling molecules present in the tissues

It is well established that exercise improves health, and recent research has shown that exercise benefits the body in different ways, depending on the time of day. But scientists still do not know why the timing of exercise produces these different effects.

17 Jan 2022

Study analyzes the link between consuming sweeteners during pregnancy and a child's risk of obesity

A new study investigates the link between consuming sweeteners during pregnancy and a child's risk of obesity. Pregnant rats fed with stevia or aspartame gave birth to pups that had a higher risk of obesity and specific changes in their gut microbiome. The findings highlight the importance of maternal nutrition during pregnancy.

16 Jan 2022

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

Two months after Pfizer's covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27% have received at least one shot, according to Jan. 12 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only 18%, or 5 million kids, have both doses.

15 Jan 2022

Higher olive oil intake may reduce the risk of premature death

People who consume higher amounts of olive oil may lower their risk of premature death overall and from specific causes including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease, compared to people who never or almost never consume olive oil, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Jan 2022

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer's protein in the brain, say scientists.

13 Jan 2022

Study advances the understanding of lymphatic vessels serving the heart

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine led a study to advance the understanding of lymphatic vessels, which transport lymph, a clear fluid containing important molecules, immune cells and fluid, away from organs and tissues and back to the bloodstream.

13 Jan 2022

Heart News and Research

Smoking can lead to social isolation and loneliness

Effects of post-acute COVID-19 on physical and mental health in women

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Blocking an enzyme activity inside fat cells can reduce obesity in mice

Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 prompts NLRP3 inflammasome activation through spike-ACE2 receptor interaction

Exploring the systemic infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a wild leopard in India

Researchers investigate the role of a key component of the circadian clock in heart disease

Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 have low overall rate of false-positive results

Research provides a comprehensive map of exercise-induced signaling molecules present in the tissues

Study analyzes the link between consuming sweeteners during pregnancy and a child's risk of obesity

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

Higher olive oil intake may reduce the risk of premature death

Research could advance the understanding of links between heart disease and dementia

Study advances the understanding of lymphatic vessels serving the heart

Insignificant homology of SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences to myocarditis-associated antigens

Virus-like particles as delivery vehicles for gene-editing

Assessing how autoantibodies in COVID-19 correlate with anti-viral humoral responses

Government funding supports national effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

Macrophages in the arteries can "sniff" out their surroundings and cause inflammation

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News