What is right for controlling blood pressure in a 50-year-old might not work for a frail 80-year-old.
Unless you are a frail older person controlling high blood pressure is a good thing. Then it might be harmful. That’s the surprising finding of a study of more than 2,000 seniors published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Researchers used molecules called microRNAs to convert scar tissue (called fibroblasts) into heart muscle cells.
When someone suffers a heart attack, scar tissue forms over the damaged areas of the heart, reducing the organ’s function. In a new study, scientists successfully turned this scar tissue into working heart muscle without the use of stem cells.
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Clumsy medics are at the center of a media storm in Mexico after they drop a human heart being rushed to a transplant patient by police helicopter.
A study found that high-endurance activities can lead to scarring of the right ventricle.
Scientists say running marathons could cause permanent heart damage.
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Having four or more children halves a woman’s chances of suffering a stroke.
Despite the stresses involved with having a large family, having four or more children might be good for women, a study has found.
Survey found three quareters of elderly heart failure patients wouldn’t trade a longer life with symptoms for a shorter life without them.
Many doctors might assume tha when an elderly patient’s chronic disease is impossible to cure they would prefer to improve the quality of their remaining life rather than extend it as it is. Most of the time those doctors would be mistaken, according to a new study.
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Vitamin D is essential for bone growth and cellular health but high does could be bad for your heart.
High doses of vitamin D could more than double the chance of having a type of serious heart complaint, according to results of a large-scale survey.
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Black licorice may harm heart.
The Food and Drug Administration has a spooky warning for older adults days before Halloween, the biggest candy binge of the year: Don’t over-indulge in black licorice, especially if you’re 40 or older.
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Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes.
Having a sweet tooth for chocolate may not necessarily be bad for your health, hints a new study.
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Surprising drop in triglycerides seen even in normal weight patients.
Liposuction may do more than just slim down your waistline. A new study has found that it might also help your heart.
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The rapidly increasing magnitude of noncommunicable diseases is fueled by rising risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, and lack of physical activity.
Almost two-thirds of deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease which are rapidly increasing at a cost to the global economy of trillions of dollars, according to U.N. estimates and preliminary results of a new study.
Taking the pill when a heart attack occurs, the muscles and blood vessels around the organ could rebuild themselves.
Researchers in Britain claim they may be just a decade away from perfecting a way to persuade the heart to rejuvenate – a process thought to be impossible just five years ago. They have developed a pill that triggers the heart to repair itself after an attack and is a major step towards one of the “holy grails” of medical research.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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