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McCain and Copyrights Still Don't Mix

Iria — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:19:16 -0500

Earlier this year John McCain was forced to remove a YouTube video because it used the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, without permission.

Blood Vessels In Mice Grown Using Human Cells: Study

Odur Joe — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:41:58 -0500

A new study conducted by US researchers has proved that cells taken from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords can grow into functioning blood vessels in mice provided the coaxing is right.

Decisions under pressure: it's all in heartbeat

harminka — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:36:36 -0500

A person's heart rate can reveal a lot about how they make decisions when feeling stressed, a Queensland University of Technology academic says.

New source of heart stem cells discovered

harminka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:16:15 -0500

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest origins. Now, they have pinpointed a new, previously unrecognized group of stem cells that give rise to cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells.

Take care of your heart because it takes care of you

JoeD — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:16:48 -0500

Atherosclerosis is what our parents and grandparents used to call hardening of the arteries. The bad news about atherosclerosis: It leads to tens of thousands of deaths every year in the U.S. The good news: You can prevent it.

How exercise changes structure and function of heart

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:31:12 -0500

For the first time researchers are beginning to understand exactly how various forms of exercise impact the heart. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, in collaboration with the Harvard University Health Services, have found that 90 days of vigorous athletic training produces significant changes in cardiac structure and function and that the type of change varies with the type of exercise performed.

Red clothes to help promoting heart health

seher — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:41:52 -0600

The American Heart Association is trying to healthy hearts –especially for women – by introducing Go Red for Heart program.

Scientists grow beating rat heart in lab

admin_huliq — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:53:15 -0600

Scientists from the University of Minnesota have successfully created a beating heart in a lab. The team was led by Dr. Doris Taylor, director of the University's Center for Cardiovascular Repair, used a process called "decellularization" in which the hearts were taken from newborn rats and stripped of their cells.

U of M researchers create beating heart in laboratory

harminka — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:31:20 -0600

University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory.

OSU Works Toward Heart 'Tattoo' Using EPR Technology

admin_huliq — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:04:40 -0600

“Tattooing” the heart with tiny implantable oxygen sensors is just one of dozens of concepts being presented by scientists during an international conference hosted by The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health during last Fall.

The Mysterious Human Heart: The body's perpetual motion machine

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:22:00 -0500

Thirteen/WNET New York presents The Mysterious Human Heart, a new PBS series from filmmaker David Grubin that explores the body's perpetual motion machine and how we cope with coronary diseases, to premier October 15, 2007

Introducing the New Science of Metabolic Diagnosis and Weight Management

Anastvatz — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:33:31 -0500

The Heart, Diabetes, And Weight Loss Centers of New York