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Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Science & Technology News, Wearables

This electronic patch can monitor, treat heart disease, say scientists

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According to the scientists, while pacemakers and other implantable devices are used to monitor and treat irregular heartbeats, these are mostly made with rigid materials that can’t move to accommodate a beating heart.

The patch has been developed with rubbery electronic materials compatible with heart tissue

Researchers have developed a patch made from rubbery electronics that can be placed directly on the heart to collect information on its activity, temperature, and other indicators — an innovation that may help look out for cardiac arrest in vulnerable individuals.

According to the scientists, including those from the University of Houston (UH) in the US, while pacemakers and other implantable devices are used to monitor and treat irregular heartbeats, these are mostly made with rigid materials that can’t move to accommodate a beating heart.

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Medicine

Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks

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Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate. Now, scientists have shown that computers capable of teaching themselves can perform even better than standard medical guidelines, significantly increasing prediction rates. If implemented, the new method could save thousands or even millions of lives a year.

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Analysis, Big Problems, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Watching More Than Four Hours of TV a Day Damages Your Heart Even If You Are Fit

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The chance of heart disease and premature death from any cause soars for those spending more than four hours a day watching TV.

Watching too much television or playing computer games damages your heart regardless of how much exercise you do, scientists have warned. The risk of heart disease and premature death from any cause doubled for those spending more than fours hours a day glued to a screen, it was claimed.

Analysis, Big Problems, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

A Daily Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attacks May Do More Harm Than Good

A Daily Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attacks May Do More Harm Than Good

 It is better for doctors to weigh up the benefit and risk of prescribing aspirin on an individual basis.

Healthy adults who take daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks could be doing more harm than good, warn researchers.

A major study shows that although regular use can cut the rate of non-fatal heart attacks, it can also increase the risk of internal bleeding by a third.

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Crazy Stuff, Health & Fitness, Humor, Medical Breakthrough, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News

Smell That Smell, Can’t You Smell That Smell? It’s My Blood Pressure Going Down

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I Dealt It, But I Am Lowering My Blood Pressure

This is true fact; I read it on the Internet.

The gas that comes from our bodies, our rears, our behinds… That gas that the boys used to set on fire, and laugh, and run from? That gas. Our smelly, embarrassing gas… is under medical investigation as a substance to lower blood pressure! I am not kidding.

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