Heart Attack Risk: Loneliness Is Worse Than Smoking?
Dr. Don Colbert – Loneliness is an increasing, serious problem in modern society with serious health and mortality consequences similar to smoking cigarettes. But we…
Novel Transplant Technique Revives Donor Hearts That Had Stopped Beating
Vanderbilt University Medical Center via Newswise – In the first such procedures in Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has successfully used technology to bring two…
Changing What Heart Cells Eat Could Help Them Regenerate
UT Southwestern Medical Center via EurekAlert – New study suggests that encouraging cardiomyocytes to consume glucose instead of fatty acids could help treat heart failure.…
Drop the Steak Knife: Red Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Cornell University via Newswise – Eating two servings of unprocessed red meat, processed meat or poultry a week has been linked to an increased risk…
Nanoparticle Chomps Away Plaques that Cause Heart Attacks
Michigan State University via Science Daily – Scientists have invented a nanoparticle that eats away — from the inside out — portions of plaques that…
Should You Start Drinking Olive Oil Every Day?
Dr. Don Colbert – Drinking olive oil every day offers many health benefits both in theory and in practice. Drink it straight, or add a…
New Study Debunks Notion that Salt Consumption Contributes to Weight Loss
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center via Newswise – Well-controlled study of more than 400 participants supports reducing salt intake as an important public health strategy…
Blood Vessels in Women Age Quicker Than Men’s
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – A new study shows that blood vessels, including large and small arteries, in women, age much faster…
Lower Blood Pressure Prevents Alzheimer’s
Al Sears, MD, CNS – A new study published in Lancet Neurology shows that high blood pressure causes Alzheimer’s. It found people with high blood…
Sky-Blue Dye Could Help Repair Damaged Heart Tissue
ISRAEL21c Staff – The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart function in mouse models of heart attack, say Israeli scientists. A non-toxic blue…
Massachusetts Surgeons Perform First-of-Its-Kind Heart Transplant in New England
Massachusetts General Hospital via News-Medical Net – A team of surgeons and specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is announcing an achievement in transplant surgery…
Heart Attack Discovery Could Give Hope to People Not Able to Be Treated
University of Sydney via EurekAlert – As a result of myocardial infarction (heart attack), scar tissue forms that negatively affects heart function. Although it has…
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally in 28 Simple Steps
Rachael Link, MS, RD via Dr. Axe – When it comes to how to lower cholesterol, using a mix of diet and lifestyle modifications can be…
Lighting Up Cardiovascular Problems Using Nanoparticles
University of Southern California via EurekAlert – A new nanoparticle innovation that detects unstable calcifications that can trigger heart attacks and stroke may allow doctors…
Need a Heart Health Boost? Try Legumes
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine via EurekAlert – New research says beans, beans, they’re good for the heart. WASHINGTON–Consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes…
