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Natural supplements Guayusa tea and Lion’s Mane boost cognitive performance, study finds

Study shows that Guayusa extract and Nordic Lion’s Mane (LM) improve subjective cognitive perception and objective cognitive performance, highlighting their potential benefits in enhancing cognitive functions and mood.

10 Dec 2023

Global study reveals hypertension common among middle-aged couples

Study reports high prevalence of concordant hypertension among middle-aged heterosexual couples in England, the US, India, and China, suggesting couple-centered interventions could be effective in hypertension management.

10 Dec 2023

Study offers new hope for heart repair and regeneration with reduced mitochondrial activity

USF Health Heart Institute doctors are upbeat about cardiac regeneration. But when those batteries – heart muscle cells called cardiomyocytes − short circuit and die, the damage can be devastating.

8 Dec 2023

New discovery could provide a potential target to treat diabetes

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body-;a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes.

8 Dec 2023

MIT engineers develop new bio-robotic model of the heart's right ventricle

MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart's right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.

8 Dec 2023

Study identifies new target for fatty liver disease treatment

The global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20-30 per cent of the world's population.

7 Dec 2023

Repeated mRNA vaccines supercharge immune response against COVID-19, study finds

Study published in Nature Immunology reveals that repeated mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations enhance immune response, especially in previously infected individuals, leading to a diversified and increased number of immune cell clones and a stronger ability to combat various virus strains.

7 Dec 2023

A class of diabetes medications may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer

A groundbreaking study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

7 Dec 2023

Is your body out of sync? Study finds organs age at varying rates

Research uncovers that human organs age at varying rates, with some showing accelerated aging compared to chronological age, significantly impacting overall health and disease risk. The study used advanced blood plasma proteomics to analyze organ-specific aging in nearly 5,700 adults, linking it to increased risks of heart failure and Alzheimer's disease.

7 Dec 2023

New project aims to revolutionize stroke treatment with digital twins

It sounds like something from a science fiction film. Assessing the best treatment for a patient with a cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage by performing the procedure on their digital twin. If it's up to researchers at Amsterdam UMC, this will be reality in six years.

7 Dec 2023

American Heart Association’s professional certification aims to advance tobacco cessation treatment

The Tobacco Endgame -; the path to ending tobacco use and nicotine addiction in the U.S. -; is within sight, but there has been a sharp increase in electronic cigarette use among high school students, from 1.5% in 2011 to about 27.4% in 2019.

7 Dec 2023

Cocoa extract may benefit cognitive function in older adults with poor diets

Cocoa extract has shown a potential protective effect on cognition but randomized clinical trials in older adults have had inconsistent results.

7 Dec 2023

What's my age again? Predicting disease and aging effects by studying organ aging using plasma proteomics data

Researchers performed a proteomic analysis to identify serologic indicators of organ aging and disease.

7 Dec 2023

Calcium channel blockers: A new hope for pregnant women with vasospastic angina

A woman with hopes to conceive was diagnosed with severe vasospastic angina (VSA); however, she was able to carry a healthy baby to full term without angina attacks after starting treatment of a calcium channel blocker, according to a case published in a special Cardio-Obstetrics issue of JACC: Case Reports.

6 Dec 2023

Practical guidance for implementing EHR-based chronic disease surveillance

As hospitalizations due to chronic conditions increase across the United States, attention is focusing on using data collected in electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare systems to enable public health departments to gain understanding of the incidence and prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, asthma, obesity and other chronic diseases with the ultimate goal of improving disease outcomes.

6 Dec 2023

Couples often share high blood pressure, study finds

If one spouse or partner in a heterosexual couple has high blood pressure, the other partner often does too, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Dec 2023

Exploring the genetic links: Alcohol, smoking, coffee intake, and arthritis risk

The genetic relationship between alcohol consumption, smoking, coffee intake, and the risk of arthritis.

6 Dec 2023

Ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality rates among hospitalized patients in California

The association between race and outcomes in Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations in California.

6 Dec 2023

Study reveals subclinical cardiac changes in Hispanic women with history of hypertensive pregnancy disorders

The long-term cardiac effects of de novo hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

6 Dec 2023

Early tonsil and adenoids removal improves sleep quality and behavior in children

The surgery did not improve the children's neurodevelopmental functioning but was associated with improved quality of life, sleep symptoms, and blood pressure 12-months post-surgery according to a randomized control trial led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

5 Dec 2023

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Heart News and Research

Natural supplements Guayusa tea and Lion’s Mane boost cognitive performance, study finds

Global study reveals hypertension common among middle-aged couples

Study offers new hope for heart repair and regeneration with reduced mitochondrial activity

New discovery could provide a potential target to treat diabetes

MIT engineers develop new bio-robotic model of the heart's right ventricle

Study identifies new target for fatty liver disease treatment

Repeated mRNA vaccines supercharge immune response against COVID-19, study finds

A class of diabetes medications may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer

Is your body out of sync? Study finds organs age at varying rates

New project aims to revolutionize stroke treatment with digital twins

American Heart Association’s professional certification aims to advance tobacco cessation treatment

Cocoa extract may benefit cognitive function in older adults with poor diets

What's my age again? Predicting disease and aging effects by studying organ aging using plasma proteomics data

Calcium channel blockers: A new hope for pregnant women with vasospastic angina

Practical guidance for implementing EHR-based chronic disease surveillance

Couples often share high blood pressure, study finds

Exploring the genetic links: Alcohol, smoking, coffee intake, and arthritis risk

Ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality rates among hospitalized patients in California

Study reveals subclinical cardiac changes in Hispanic women with history of hypertensive pregnancy disorders

Early tonsil and adenoids removal improves sleep quality and behavior in children

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