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Stanford Study Links Marijuana Use To Increased Heart Attack Risk
Posted in Medicine on 2nd May, 2022
by Alex Muller
The researchers also indicate CBD, another key cannabinoid in marijuana, may also have anti-inflammatory effects that could counter the potential cardiovascular effect of THC.
Aspirin has long been prescribed to prevent heart attacks. Now experts say it shouldn't.
Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2021
by Alex Muller
The side effects are not worth the potential benefits, especially for older adults.
Next-Generation Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted into First US Patient
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 4th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
Embedded sensors automatically adapt blood flow to a person’s needs in any given moment; if, for example, they’re exercising, blood flow will increase. It's this aspect that has earned the Carmat heart the designation of 'next-generation'
Protein infusion could reduce heart failure risk after heart attack
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the Western world. A part of the problem is that even if one survives a heart attack, damage to the heart muscle results in the formation of thick scar tissue that can increase the chance of heart failure.
Lab-Grown Patch Could Repair Your Heart After a Heart Attack
Posted in Medicine on 9th Jun, 2019
by Alex Muller
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US for both men and women.