Kāpiti woman describes pushing through symptoms on hike, only to find out it was a heart attack
“My legs and stuff just wouldn’t go. I was a bit puffy as well,” she recalled. “There was…
Lowering blood sugar reduces heart risk in prediabetes
Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes. According to King’s College London research, published today in The…
Over-contracted gut muscles drive gastrointestinal symptoms in myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in…
Increased epicardial fat volume linked to greater myocardial injury after infarction
Increased volume of epicardial adipose tissue, detected by cardiovascular imaging, was found to be associated with greater myocardial…
Breast arterial calcification on mammograms predicts future heart risk
Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped…
Collaborative project seeks safer therapies for ischemia and reperfusion injury
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University will improve a prodrug, a compound activated in the body, to…
Uterine fibroids linked to higher long-term heart disease risk in women
Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women…
SIRT3 deficiency worsens eustachian tube dysfunction during middle-ear infection
Middle-ear infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria remain among the most common pediatric illnesses worldwide. When the eustachian tube-responsible…
Diets Rich in Tea, Coffee, Berries and Nuts Linked to Better Long-term Heart Health in New Study
Credit: Julian Hochgesang People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts,…
Study reveals the hidden toll of sudden cardiac death in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
A Danish nationwide study shows that people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes face much higher rates…
Sensing Murder medium Kelvin Cruickshank on surviving two heart attacks
The dad of two, who lives in the Bay of Islands, travels the country doing shows, which involve…
How Wi-Fi Could Become an Invisible, No-Touch ECG
Wi-Fi signals already fill our homes, offices, and hospitals — invisible waves constantly transmitting data between routers and…