A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson’s researchers test new therapies and explore
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Genetic risk of heart failure
Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic
Continue reading »Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study: Results suggest an approach that could be tested for treating people with heart failure
Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart
Continue reading »Synthetic cannabis (‘spice’, ‘k2’) use may boost stroke risk in young users: 25 year old prison inmate was left with permanent disability in absence of other traditional risk factors
The warning follows their treatment of a 25 year old prison inmate who had no family history of heart disease
Continue reading »Six years of exercise — or lack of it — may be enough to change heart failure risk
By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that
Continue reading »Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of
Continue reading »Stroke prevention drug combo shows promise, study says
If you’ve had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), taking the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel along with aspirin
Continue reading »Heart disease severity may depend on nitric oxide levels: Study finds nitric oxide may also determine drug efficacy
The most common heart medications may get an assist from nitric oxide circulating in the body, according to a new
Continue reading »Computer-designed customized regenerative heart valves
Producing living tissue or organs based on human cells is one of the main research fields in regenerative medicine. Tissue
Continue reading »New ‘brain health index’ can predict how well patients will do after stroke
A new computer programme developed by scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow can assess whole brain deterioration and
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