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Common Stem Cell in Heart and Lung Development Explains Adaption for Life on Land
July 21, 2013 — Biologists have known that the co-development of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems is a recent evolutionary adaption to life outside of water. Researchers show that the pulmonary vasculature ... > full story -
Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease
July 19, 2013 — Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorus levels may be at a 22 percent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new ... > full story -
Heart Failure: New Treatment Option Makes Heart 'Softer'
July 19, 2013 — Heart failure with concomitant pulmonary hypertension is a growing health problem with a high mortality rate, above all in older people. Cardiologists have now demonstrated the effectiveness of a ... > full story -
Exercise Can Reduce Stroke Risk
July 18, 2013 — A new study is one of the first to study the relationship of exercise and stroke in a large biracial cohort of men and women in the ... > full story -
New Approach to Treat the Most Common Heart Valve Disease in Western Countries
July 18, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new approach to treat aortic valve stenosis through the administration of a compound that prevents valve deterioration and can even reverse the progression of the disease. ... > full story -
Study First to Identify Heart Attack-Causing Plaque in Living Patients
July 17, 2013 — Scientists may be closer to predicting who is at risk for a heart attack, according to a recently published study. Researchers used new imaging technology on patients being treated for heart ... > full story -
A Heart of Gold: Gold Nanofibers in Engineered Heart Tissue Can Enhance Electrical Signalling
July 17, 2013 — Scientists have integrated cardiac cells with nanofibers made of real gold particles to create functional engineered cardiac tissues. With the gold particles, these tissues contract much faster and ... > full story -
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Shows Promise for Preventing Heart Failure
July 16, 2013 — A drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of the cardiac muscle -- a disorder that often leads to heart failure, ... > full story -
Step Forward in Understanding Arterial Disease
July 16, 2013 — The next step has been made into isolating the origin of cells linked to the progressive disorder pulmonary arterial ... > full story -
Elevated Blood Pressure Increasing Among Children, Adolescents
July 15, 2013 — The risk of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents rose 27 percent during a 13-year period, according to new research. Higher body mass, larger waistlines and eating excess sodium may ... > full story
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