heart health

Joyful music may promote heart health

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:45:59 -0600

University of Maryland School of Medicine research team concludes the cardiovascular benefits of music are similar to those found in their previous study of laughter

Mending broken hearts with tissue engineering

harminka — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:18:47 -0600

Broken hearts could one day be mended using a novel scaffold developed by MIT researchers and colleagues.

Research uncovers new steps on pathway to enlarged heart

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:58:31 -0500

Researchers have new insight into the mechanisms that underlie a pathological increase in the size of the heart.

Exercise could be the heart's fountain of youth

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:43:15 -0500

Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but endurance exercise seems to make it younger. According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited more than men from the training.

Mini ECG gets heart attack rehab patients mobile

harminka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:19:02 -0500

Dr Charles Worringham of Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the unique 'Cardiomobile' monitoring system, developed by Gold Coast company Alive Technologies, was being further developed and trialled together with QUT under an ARC Linkage Grant.

Positive thinking is prescription for heart

harminka — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:17:57 -0500

Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows.

Sounding out heart problems automatically

harminka — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:20:22 -0500

Sounding the chest with a cold stethoscope is probably one of the most commonly used diagnostics in the medical room after peering down the back of the throat while the patient says, "Aaaah". But, research published in the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics looks set to add an information-age approach to diagnosing heart problems.

Precision blood pressure measurement to improve heart health

harminka — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:02:43 -0500

A University of Queensland researcher is trialling new, cutting-edge technology for measuring blood pressure and the health of the heart. The study, led by Dr James Sharman from the School of Medicine, aims to determine the effectiveness of measuring central blood pressure.

Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:33:38 -0500

How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called "French paradox" lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why.

Brief, intense exercise benefits heart

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:26:15 -0500

Short bursts of high intensity sprints—known to benefit muscle and improve exercise performance—can improve the function and structure of blood vessels, in particular arteries that deliver blood to our muscles and heart, according to new research from McMaster University.

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

harminka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:58:28 -0500

How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats?

Link between amphetamine abuse and heart attacks in young adults

harminka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:48:28 -0500

Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a heart attack, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.