Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index according to new research.

1 Jul 2019

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Estonian citizens could become significantly healthier following the launch of a pioneering nationwide DNA testing program.

29 Jun 2019

3D mapping technology can monitor and track the behavior of engineered cells, tissues

Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients' organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition.

28 Jun 2019

It’s never too late to take up exercise, advise researchers

Taking up exercise later in life can significantly increase life expectancy, even if a person has been inactive their whole life, according to a new study.

28 Jun 2019

$UMN research evaluates impact of multimorbidity on hip fracture probability in older women$

UMN research evaluates impact of multimorbidity on hip fracture probability in older women

New University of Minnesota Medical School research evaluates the impact of multimorbidity on the probability of hip fractures.

28 Jun 2019

Leisure-time sitting but not sitting at work linked with greater risk of heart disease

Sitting for long periods of time has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and early death, but a new study suggests that not all types of sitting are equally unhealthy.

27 Jun 2019

More seniors are dying in falls. Doctors could do more to reduce the risk.

Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars in the bathroom.

27 Jun 2019

TV watching proves more of heart health threat than a desk job among African Americans

Binge watching TV may be a greater risk factor for heart disease and premature death among African Americans than sitting at a desk job, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

26 Jun 2019

PET/CT imaging spots cardiovascular disease risk factors in OSA patients

Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2019 Annual Meeting draws a strong link between severe obstructive sleep apnea and impaired coronary flow reserve, which is an early sign of the heart disease atherosclerosis.

25 Jun 2019

Non-classical monocytes directly involved in regulation of immune response

Non-classical monocytes were long thought to play a purely surveillance role in the immune system. With the aid of a novel marker, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich researchers have now shown that they are directly involved in the regulation of immune response

24 Jun 2019

Study: Temperature-related mortality decreasing in Spain over the past four decades

Temperature-related mortality has been decreasing in Spain over the past four decades, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a research center supported by "la Caixa".

24 Jun 2019

FDA approves new drug to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vyleesi (bremelanotide) to treat acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women.

23 Jun 2019

New discovery may explain some forms of stroke

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behavior of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish that may explain some forms of stroke in humans.

23 Jun 2019

New mutation discovered in the leptin gene

The global obesity epidemic is so far-reaching it now has an overarching name: globesity. Texas Biomed Staff Scientist Raul Bastarrachea, M.D., is part of a team that discovered a new mutation in the gene that regulates the key hormone suppressing hunger called leptin.

22 Jun 2019

Researchers reveal benefits of a vacation for our heart health

We all treasure our vacation time and look forward to that time when we can get away from work. With the arrival of summer comes the prime vacation season and along with it one more reasons to appreciate our vacation time: the value to our heart health.

21 Jun 2019

UTA professor awarded $2.88 million for novel research on Lou Gehrig's disease

There are 15 new cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, diagnosed in the U.S. each day. The disease causes patients to slowly lose the ability to speak, eat, move and breathe, and comes with an average life expectancy of two to five years after diagnosis.

21 Jun 2019

New technology replaces the standard way to repair a hole in the heart

Rush University Medical Center is the first hospital in Chicago to use a new technology that enables specially trained physicians to use a single stitch to close an opening between the upper chambers of the heart - a condition that is found in about one in four people, most of whom are unaware of it.

21 Jun 2019