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"Heart disease-on-a-chip" could usher in an age of personalized medicine
Posted in Hardware on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Harvard scientists have created the world's first lab-grown sample of functioning human heart tissue that has a cardiovascular disease.
High-fibre diet 'benefits heart attack patients'
Posted in Science on 30th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
If you have had a heart attack, eat plenty of fibre because it may improve your long-term chances of recovery, say US researchers.
Genome regions once mislabeled 'junk' linked to heart failure
Posted in Medicine on 28th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
So-called junk DNA was long thought to have no important role in heredity or disease because it doesnt code for proteins.
Innovative Pacemaker Powered By Your Own Heartbeat
Posted in Hardware on 13th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
Today's battery-powered pacemakers have to be removed every 5 to 7 years when their batteries run out, a costly and inconvenient exercise.
Heart Risk? Marathoners Have Increased Artery Plaque
Posted in Medicine on 12th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
New study looks at coronary artery deposits in men who have run at least one marathon a year for 25 years: