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UV light and balloons can plug holes in the heart and other organs
Posted in Medicine on 26th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new device uses a catheter and two balloons to deliver a UV light-activated patch to a perforated organ wall.
Timing Your Blood Pressure Meds Right Might Prevent Diabetes
Posted in Medicine on 26th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers found that taking blood pressure medications at bedtime rather than waiting until morning may cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than half.
Trans fats, but not saturated fats, have been linked to greater risk of death and heart disease
Posted in Science on 15th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
'For years everyone has been advised to cut out fats, but there are different kinds of fats.'
Harnessing the survival powers of cancer cells could wipe out heart disease
Posted in Medicine on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Genes that cancers use to proliferate could be repurposed. Researchers believe this could lead to a new treatment for people with heart disease.
Researchers create model of early human heart development from stem cells
Posted in Medicine on 15th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Growing beating cardiac tissue from stem cells to create a system that could serve as a model for early heart development.