Stamp-sized dissolving heart monitor can monitor and treat heart disease
Did you know that every year nearly 700,000 people in the United States lose their lives to heart disease?
And about one-third of these folks...
Understanding the role of the brain in blood sugar regulation
Scientists have long pondered the brain's role in blood sugar regulation. It is known that maintaining the body's blood glucose level within a certain...
Short bursts of exercise before surgery can speed up recovery
Did you ever think that working up a sweat before going under the knife could help you bounce back faster?
Well, a new study from...
Loneliness a bigger risk factor for heart disease in people with diabetes
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal reveals that loneliness is a larger risk factor for heart disease in diabetic patients than...
AI may help prevent sudden cardiac death in firefighters
Contrary to what one might expect, approximately 40% of on-duty fatalities among firefighters are not due to fire or smoke inhalation, but rather sudden...
How to find better ways to control resistant high blood pressure
Many people with high blood pressure can keep it under control with medication. But for some, the usual treatments just don't do the trick.
This...
Effective depression treatment in older adults may reduce dementia risk
Researchers from UCL Psychology & Language Sciences have found that the effective use of talking therapies to treat depression in adults over 65 years...
Eat your veggies, love your heart: carotenes to the rescue
Our heart is like a very busy engine that never stops. It keeps pumping blood to all parts of our body.
But sometimes, bad stuff...
Few people with heart failure get this critical health care
This is for everyone, but more so for those folks with a weak heart. Don't fret if you're not a science genius.
This article is...
Japanese plum juice could lower high blood pressure risk, study finds
More than half of the US population aged 20 and older, approximately 122 million Americans, suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension.
This condition is...