It’s not a huge newsflash that green tea has some pretty impressive health benefits, but a new study has identified a specific compound found in the tea that could be recruited into dissolving plaques that accumulate in blood vessels and lead to heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.
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A new breakthrough at the University of Colorado is the latest advance in the burgeoning realm of anti-aging science, demonstrating how a chemically altered nutritional supplement may well reverse aging of the blood vessels, in turn giving cardiovascular health a vital boost.
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The most common type of arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation is an irregular beating of the heart that can lead to strokes. And unless an electrocardiogram is being used, it can be difficult to detect. Soon, however, an app may be all that's required to do the job.
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The one artificial heart that's approved for human use in the US is only intended to keep patients going until they can get a heart transplant. A new device being developed by the Oregon Health & Science University, however, is designed to be a permanent fix.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) inflicts millions of people around the world with an increasing prevalence. A new study has found that people diagnosed with IBD have a significantly higher risk of heart attack, especially in younger patients.
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A new study suggests the damage caused to a person’s heart from years of sedentary behavior can be successfully reversed by the right “dose” of exercise. The study found that exercising four to five times per week can improve heart elasticity as long as the training begins before the age of 65
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A ventricular assistive device (VAD) is sometimes used to help pump blood through the ventricle on one side of the heart. There can be problems with conventional VADs, however, which a new soft robotic device may be able to address.
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People suffering from bipolar disorder swing between emotional highs and severe depression. Perhaps not surprisingly, they're often mistakenly diagnosed as simply having major depression. According to a new study, however, the two conditions can be told apart by monitoring the patient's heartbeat.
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One of the big challenges doctors face after patients suffer debilitating heart attacks is finding a way to repair the damage caused to the organ. To address this, a research team has developed a regenerative tissue patch that can be injected within the body without the need for invasive surgery.
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When it needs to pump more blood, the heart can grow in response to exercise and pregnancy, but after a heart attack, swelling can lead to further complications. Now scientists have found that a protein called cardiotrophin 1 (CT1) can trick the heart into the good kind of growth and reduce the bad.
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