Tag: Heart
Fruits and veggies can reduce heart disease deaths the world over
Sub-optimal intake of fruits and vegetables associated with millions of deaths due to cardiovascular disorders, finds new study
Early findings from a new study reveal...
Mothers who breastfeed have a healthier heart
Breastfeeding may help improve heart health of mothers
Studies have long claimed the benefits of breastfeeding for babies, resulting in lower risk for asthma, obesity...
How’s your heart beating? A device can now keep a tab
The device closely monitors beating heart cells without affecting their behaviorScientists have developed an electronic device to closely monitor beating heart cells, or cardiomyocytes,...
Poison or superfood? Why coconut oil is creating such a buzz
Harvard professor's claim about coconut oil being "pure poison" has angered many IndiansLast month, claims by Dr Karin Michels, a Harvard professor that coconut...
Elevated LDL cholesterol increases CVD risk in young people
Young and healthy people are at risk of dying early of cardiovascular disease (CVD) if they have elevated LDL cholesterol
Young, healthy people may still...
Sex hormone levels up heart risk in women post menopause
Higher proportion of male hormones poses great heart disease risk in post menopausal women
Post menopausal women, have a higher blood level of a male...
Cell patches sewn onto heart muscle can help it heal, finds...
Can parts of the heart muscle which are dead, be healed by suturing patches over them - much the same way torn clothes are...
Single? You are at higher risk of heart ailments
Being single does affect your heart after all
Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying, according...
High blood sugar during pregnancy may cause heart defect in the...
Higher blood sugar early in pregnancy raises the baby's risk of a congenital heart defect, even among mothers who do not have diabetes, according...
Loneliness, unemployment can cause heart disease
Loneliness can affect your heart. So can unemployment
Researchers at the University College London have found. A UCL study, published in PLOS Medicine, analysed cohort...