Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Obesity and overweight epidemic – A study from 195 countries over quarter of a century

The terms overweight and obesity refer to an excess amount body of fat that may be detrimental to health.

12 Jun 2017

Researchers identify new circulating compounds linked to risk of developing AD and dementia

In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various chemical reactions in the body, researchers have been able to identify new circulating compounds associated with the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jun 2017

Study uses artificial intelligence to recognize heart patients at high risk of complications

The University of Tampere and TAYS Heart Hospital use artificial intelligence (A.I.) technologies developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in the home care of heart patients.

12 Jun 2017

Hybrid molecular imaging system detects vulnerable arterial plaques in earliest stages

A new study shows that a hybrid molecular imaging system unites three imaging modalities to map the composition of dangerous arterial plaques before they rupture and induce a major cardiac event.

12 Jun 2017

Paroxysmal AF patients less likely to be prescribed anticoagulants for stroke prevention, study finds

A study by the University of Birmingham has revealed a treatment gap in patients suffering from a heart condition that causes an irregular or abnormally fast heartbeat.

12 Jun 2017

Study finds increase in suicide risk for people with physical health conditions

Suicide continues to be a major driver of mortality in the United States. Each year, more than 45,000 people die by suicide and in the past 15 years, the suicide mortality rate has risen by an alarming 24%.

12 Jun 2017

Dog ownership provides many health benefits for seniors

According to a new study, pensioners and older adults over 65 who have dogs as pets tend to spend an extra 22 minutes a day walking. This can cut down the risk of their developing heart disease as well as type 2 diabetes. Some experts suggest that General Practitioners should encourage older adults to get themselves a dog to keep fit.

11 Jun 2017

Researchers uncover molecule in newborn hearts that appears to control renewal process

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet the few available treatments are still mostly unsuccessful once the heart tissue has suffered damage.

9 Jun 2017

UAB emergency medicine physician offers tips to deal with snakebite

Allison Davis never saw the snake. The Mountain Brook, Alabama, elementary school teacher was pulling weeds from a planter on her deck when she felt a sharp stab of pain in her left hand.

9 Jun 2017

New research design offers way to assess safety of approved drugs

As the pace of drug approvals accelerates and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faces potential budget cuts, a new research design from Perelman School of Medicine scientists offers a new way to successfully assess safety of newly approved drugs, as well as drugs that have been on the market for a long time and have had a marked rise in their use.

9 Jun 2017

Women with diabetes who use low-dose aspirin have reduced breast cancer risk

A new study of nearly 149,000 women with diabetes over 14 years showed an overall 18% reduced breast cancer risk for women who used low-dose aspirin compared to those who did not.

8 Jun 2017

Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to make vessels temporarily ‘leaky’

The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scientists at Rice University and their colleagues have discovered it may be possible to selectively open gaps in those barriers just enough to let large molecules through -- and then close them again.

8 Jun 2017

Berlin meeting of colorectal specialists to drive best practice and innovation

It is less than five months to go until the 2017 ESCP Meeting, which is taking place in Berlin between 20 and 21 September. The meeting, hosted by the European Society of Coloproctology, brings together global experts to drive innovation and best practice in the field and will feature the latest coloproctological research.

8 Jun 2017

Protected but priced out: Patients worry about health law’s future in Arizona

For years, says Corinne Bobbie, shopping in Arizona for a health plan for her little girl went like this: “‘Sorry, we’re not covering that kid,'” Bobbie recalls insurers telling her. “‘She’s a liability.'”

8 Jun 2017

Researchers find link between maternal grain consumption during pregnancy and kids' obesity by age 7

Children born to women with gestational diabetes whose diet included high proportions of refined grains may have a higher risk of obesity by age 7, compared to children born to women with gestational diabetes who ate low proportions of refined grains, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study.

8 Jun 2017