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Heart Disease
Heart Disease: Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions, such as those that affect your heart's muscle, valves or rhythm, also are considered forms of heart disease.
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SEP 29, 2021Health & Medicine
The last thing anyone expects an athlete to die of is a heart attack. It happened to Jim Fixx, running aficionado and be ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 28, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
College football players may have an elevated risk of developing a heart condition where the left side of the heart beco ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 26, 2021Cardiology
In July, a new type of artificial heart was been implanted for the first time in a US patient at Duke University Medical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Cardiology
Influenza is a severe infectious disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the H1N1 strain of ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget uncomfortable chest straps or clunky wristbands—thanks to a new innovation in nanotechnology, your t-shirt ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 15, 2021Cardiology
For years, scientists have tried to learn more about whether addedor excess dietary sugars are harmful to a person's hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study found that using a low salt alternative lowered the risk of stroke and other heart diseaseWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 10, 2021Health & Medicine
Infective endocarditis is caused when a bacterium such as staphylococcus enters the bloodstream and infects heart ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 07, 2021Neuroscience
Using machine learning and massive data sets from patients, researchers identify drug and drug combinations that could b ...SEP 05, 2021Cardiology
Some nuts, especially walnuts, have high levels of healthy fats like Omega-3. New research reported in Circulation has s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Cancer
High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer, and cancer patients with high choleste ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 01, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients are seven times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population after receiving treatm ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 25, 2021Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2021Health & Medicine
Myocarditis has been linked to sudden cardiac death in young, healthy athletes and smallpox, influenza, hepatitis B, and ...Written By: Alexandria BassAUG 24, 2021Health & Medicine
As the march toward legalization of Marijuana use continues amidst ongoing debate, more attention has been paid to the i ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some rare genetic disorders impair a critical molecule that has to be replaced, or serious disease or disability will oc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2021Health & Medicine
The historic scientific breakthrough of vaccination has prevented lifelong disability from Polio, scarring from Mea ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human body develops from one fertilized cell, and in some way, all of our cells are derived from that first one. But ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
The last thing anyone expects an athlete to die of is a heart attack. It happened to Jim Fixx, running aficionado and be
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 28, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
College football players may have an elevated risk of developing a heart condition where the left side of the heart beco
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 26, 2021
Cardiology
In July, a new type of artificial heart was been implanted for the first time in a US patient at Duke University Medical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Cardiology
Influenza is a severe infectious disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the H1N1 strain of
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget uncomfortable chest straps or clunky wristbands—thanks to a new innovation in nanotechnology, your t-shirt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 15, 2021
Cardiology
For years, scientists have tried to learn more about whether addedor excess dietary sugars are harmful to a person's hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study found that using a low salt alternative lowered the risk of stroke and other heart disease
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
Infective endocarditis is caused when a bacterium such as staphylococcus enters the bloodstream and infects heart
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 07, 2021
Neuroscience
Using machine learning and massive data sets from patients, researchers identify drug and drug combinations that could b
...
SEP 05, 2021
Cardiology
Some nuts, especially walnuts, have high levels of healthy fats like Omega-3. New research reported in Circulation has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Cancer
High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer, and cancer patients with high choleste
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 01, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients are seven times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population after receiving treatm
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 25, 2021
Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
Myocarditis has been linked to sudden cardiac death in young, healthy athletes and smallpox, influenza, hepatitis B, and
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
As the march toward legalization of Marijuana use continues amidst ongoing debate, more attention has been paid to the i
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some rare genetic disorders impair a critical molecule that has to be replaced, or serious disease or disability will oc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Health & Medicine
The historic scientific breakthrough of vaccination has prevented lifelong disability from Polio, scarring from Mea
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human body develops from one fertilized cell, and in some way, all of our cells are derived from that first one. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch