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What you eat affects your heart more than your diet regimen

The results of the OmniHeart trial are in and the clear winner is … HEALTHY FOOD! Indeed, the conclusion of the trial may have come as a bit of an anticlimax to those diehards who swear by one diet or the other, but the results are unambiguous.

28 Aug 2019

Depressive symptoms linked to increased disabilities, chronic health conditions among aging minorities

More than 50 percent of older Chinese American immigrants experience depressive symptoms linked to increased disabilities and chronic health conditions, according to two new Rutgers studies.

28 Aug 2019

UC San Francisco scientists identify second 'short sleep' gene after 10-year search

After a decade of searching, the UC San Francisco scientists who identified the only human gene known to promote "natural short sleep" -- lifelong, nightly sleep that lasts just four to six hours yet leaves individuals feeling fully rested -- have discovered a second.

28 Aug 2019

Supervised exercise following concussion improves recovery, study suggests

After a sports-related concussion, traditional recovery recommendations have previously called for weeks or months of rest, depending on the duration of a person's symptoms.

28 Aug 2019

New MRI computing technique can measure strain in the heart without damaging kidneys

3D MRI computing can measure strain in the heart using image registration method. Traditional method involves giving the patient a dose of gadolinium which can affect the kidney, researchers at WMG, University of Warwick have found.

28 Aug 2019

Abdominal fat, not BMI, may help better predict risk for coronary artery disease

For years, women have been told that weight gain could lead to heart disease. A new study indicates that it is the location of the fat that matters most, with abdominal fat representing the greatest harm and not overall body mass index when assessing risk for coronary artery disease.

28 Aug 2019

Empa researchers aim to gain a better understanding of bone failure

Can analytical methods from materials science help us better understand human bones? A research team at Empa in Thun is pursuing precisely this approach.

28 Aug 2019

Balancing hormone levels may reverse risk factors of heart disease in female athletes

A review of more than 100 studies suggests that balancing hormone levels may reverse factors that increase heart disease risk in some female athletes.

28 Aug 2019

Researchers win NSF grant to investigate how young kids develop self-regulation

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have been awarded a $390,483 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the role of coordinated brain and heart activity in the rapid development of self-regulation in 3- to 5-year-olds.

28 Aug 2019

International team receives $3.1 million NIH grant to find better ways to treat tetralogy of Fallot

An international team of researchers received a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover new and better ways to treat a pediatric congenital heart condition known as tetralogy of Fallot, which affects a total of 85,000 individuals in the United States.

27 Aug 2019

Excess body fat linked to greater risk of developing depression

Carrying ten kilograms of excess body fat increases the risk of depression by seventeen per cent. The more fat, the greater the probability of developing depression. This is the main conclusion of a new study carried out by researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.

27 Aug 2019

AI could use electrocardiogram data to track overall health status of patients

In the near future, doctors may be able to apply artificial intelligence to electrocardiogram data in order to measure overall health status, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association.

27 Aug 2019

Gold nanoparticles shown to safely, effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade prostate tumors

Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat have been shown to safely and effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Aug 2019

Retina-on-a-chip may provide useful alternative to existing models for studying eye disease

The development of a retina-on-a-chip, which combines living human cells with an artificial tissue-like system, has been described today in the open-access journal eLife.

27 Aug 2019

Study shows microRNA can protect the heart from reperfusion injury

Heart muscle can continue to die even after restoring blood following a heart attack, and scientists have new evidence that one way to help it live is by boosting levels of a tiny RNA that helped the heart form.

27 Aug 2019

Remodeling unhealthful gut microbiomes with the help of synthetic peptides

You are what you eat - right down to the microbiome living in your gut. Diet can affect which microbes are in the intestinal tract, and research has shown that harmful gut microbiome changes can lead to illnesses such as heart disease, obesity and cancer.

27 Aug 2019

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has funded three new awards and renewed the awards of eight institutions previously funded under the Research Centers in Minority Institutions Specialized Centers program.

26 Aug 2019

Ultrafast 3D printing technique for artificial tissues

Scientists have come up with a very rapid 3D printing technique for producing the most complex tissue forms in hydrogels which are loaded with stem cells, and then generating the growth of blood vessels in the resulting tissue mass.

26 Aug 2019

Yale-led study reveals new factors that contribute to hardening of arteries and plaque growth

In a new Yale-led study, investigators have revealed previously unknown factors that contribute to the hardening of arteries and plaque growth, which cause heart disease.

26 Aug 2019

Research reveals link between concussions and erectile dysfunction in former NFL players

Former professional football players who have experienced concussion symptoms, including loss of consciousness, disorientation or nausea after a head injury, are more likely to report low testosterone and erectile dysfunction (ED), according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA Neurology.

26 Aug 2019

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

What you eat affects your heart more than your diet regimen

Depressive symptoms linked to increased disabilities, chronic health conditions among aging minorities

UC San Francisco scientists identify second 'short sleep' gene after 10-year search

Supervised exercise following concussion improves recovery, study suggests

New MRI computing technique can measure strain in the heart without damaging kidneys

Abdominal fat, not BMI, may help better predict risk for coronary artery disease

Empa researchers aim to gain a better understanding of bone failure

Balancing hormone levels may reverse risk factors of heart disease in female athletes

Researchers win NSF grant to investigate how young kids develop self-regulation

International team receives $3.1 million NIH grant to find better ways to treat tetralogy of Fallot

Excess body fat linked to greater risk of developing depression

AI could use electrocardiogram data to track overall health status of patients

Gold nanoparticles shown to safely, effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade prostate tumors

Retina-on-a-chip may provide useful alternative to existing models for studying eye disease

Study shows microRNA can protect the heart from reperfusion injury

Remodeling unhealthful gut microbiomes with the help of synthetic peptides

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

Ultrafast 3D printing technique for artificial tissues

Yale-led study reveals new factors that contribute to hardening of arteries and plaque growth

Research reveals link between concussions and erectile dysfunction in former NFL players

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