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Neurons in a bow-shaped brain region become hyperactive after chronic stress exposure

It's clear that chronic stress can impact our behavior, leading to problems like depression, reduced interest in things that previously brought us pleasure, even PTSD.

24 Jan 2023

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

Editing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed.

20 Jan 2023

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK published today in Nature Medicine.

19 Jan 2023

New CRISPR-Cas9 approach confers protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury

A new CRISPR-Cas9 approach that targets a detrimental signaling pathway in the heart confers protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury, according to a study in mice.

12 Jan 2023

Hernia: A common medical condition that can develop for many reasons

While an impending storm will trigger cautionary news reports about the risk of a heart attack while shoveling snow, you're less likely to hear how twisting and turning while moving heavy amounts of the tiny ice crystals may increase your risk of developing a hernia.

12 Jan 2023

CU researchers discover a new mechanism for slowing cardiac fibrosis

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered a new mechanism for slowing scarring of heart tissue - a process known as cardiac fibrosis.

6 Jan 2023

Dietary supplement can reverse the signs of heart disease in a subset of patients

When we were little, our parents told us to take our vitamins so we could grow big and strong. Now, researchers from Japan find that one particular supplement may even fix a broken heart.

4 Jan 2023

Advanced MRI tool can reveal new structural insights into atherothrombosis

Atherosclerosis is a long-term arterial vessel wall disease characterized by the build- up of lipid- rich and inflamed plaques.

3 Jan 2023

Weighing risks of a major surgery: 7 questions older Americans should ask their surgeon

Larry McMahon, who turns 80 this month, is weighing whether to undergo a major surgery. Over the past five years, his back pain has intensified. Physical therapy, muscle relaxants, and injections aren't offering relief.

3 Jan 2023

Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day linked to cardiovascular disease mortality among people with severe hypertension

Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

21 Dec 2022

Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds

Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling patient accounts to debt buyers, and reporting patients to credit rating agencies, a KHN investigation shows.

21 Dec 2022

Mount Sinai researchers construct a computer-derived marker for coronary artery disease

Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York constructed an in silico, or computer-derived, marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) to better measure clinically important characterizations of the disease.

21 Dec 2022

Study highlights the lag in screening and treatment of osteoporosis

A new perspective article published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has highlighted that screening and treatment of osteoporosis lags behind other diseases, resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, and economic costs.

20 Dec 2022

Study shows how a specific gut microbe-generated byproduct is linked to heart failure risk

New research at Cleveland Clinic expands the link between what we eat and how the gut microbiome impacts our susceptibility to develop different diseases – in this case, how a specific gut microbe-generated byproduct is linked to heart failure risk.

16 Dec 2022

Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks

Back in 1971, the Bee Gees asked, "How can you mend a broken heart?". Now, researchers from Japan reveal that they may just have found a way to repair cardiac damage in patients suffering from chronic heart attack and heart failure.

16 Dec 2022

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

A new study posted to the preprint server medRxiv* discusses chronic disability due to long COVID in the United States.

14 Dec 2022

Subcutaneous fat protects against brain inflammation in females

Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report.

14 Dec 2022

Bad cholesterol and high blood pressure may be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease

High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20% higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension, however, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

13 Dec 2022

Individuals with depression less likely to adhere to medications following percutaneous coronary intervention

Patients diagnosed with depression were less likely to adhere to essential medical therapies following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than those without depression, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

12 Dec 2022

Aging influences the diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks in patients over age 75

For people ages 75 and older, age-related changes in general health and in the heart and blood vessels require consideration and likely modifications in how heart attacks and heart disease are treated, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

12 Dec 2022

Heart Attack News and Research

Neurons in a bow-shaped brain region become hyperactive after chronic stress exposure

Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack

Nearly half a million people missed out on blood pressure lowering medication during the pandemic

New CRISPR-Cas9 approach confers protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury

Hernia: A common medical condition that can develop for many reasons

CU researchers discover a new mechanism for slowing cardiac fibrosis

Dietary supplement can reverse the signs of heart disease in a subset of patients

Advanced MRI tool can reveal new structural insights into atherothrombosis

Weighing risks of a major surgery: 7 questions older Americans should ask their surgeon

Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day linked to cardiovascular disease mortality among people with severe hypertension

Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds

Mount Sinai researchers construct a computer-derived marker for coronary artery disease

Study highlights the lag in screening and treatment of osteoporosis

Study shows how a specific gut microbe-generated byproduct is linked to heart failure risk

Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks

The debilitating effects of long-COVID in the U.S.

Subcutaneous fat protects against brain inflammation in females

Bad cholesterol and high blood pressure may be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Individuals with depression less likely to adhere to medications following percutaneous coronary intervention

Aging influences the diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks in patients over age 75

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