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Virtual patients could help flag medical device risks missed by conventional studies
University of Manchester–led researchers have unveiled a roadmap for making computer-generated evidence trustworthy enough to help regulators decide whether medical devices are safe and effective, alongside laboratory and ...
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Health records from 68 adults link plant-based grocery support to lower blood pressure and weight
Providing people with nutritious foods can improve the management of chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. However, most studies of "Food Is Medicine" programs have only looked at their short-term ...
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How blood vessels distinguish between growth and inflammation
The angiopoietin-Tie signaling pathway has long been known to be essential for the maturation and maintenance of healthy blood vessels. It stabilizes the vessel wall and regulates vascular growth during development. At the ...
Oct 4, 2026
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Diet analysis links higher pulse intake to lower heart disease and diabetes risk
New research from two William & Mary students has found that the risk of heart attack could be significantly lowered with one simple dietary change: increasing the intake of pulses. But what is a pulse? A food group with ...
Oct 4, 2026
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A heart valve that grows up with the patient wins FDA approval
Children born with certain heart defects may face fewer open-heart surgeries, thanks to a new replacement valve that grows with them.
Oct 2, 2026
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Life expectancy almost back to pre-COVID-19 levels, says WHO
Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering more slowly, the WHO said Friday.
Oct 2, 2026
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What your eyes could reveal about your heart health
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid began his treatise "Optics" with an assumption that now sounds peculiar: visual rays traveled out from the eye toward the objects we see.
Oct 2, 2026
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Newly discovered cell type helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart
Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine. Working with zebrafish, they ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Clinical trial provides preliminary evidence of blood-pressure effect from feijoa
The world's first clinical trial of feijoa has provided preliminary evidence that the fruit reduces blood pressure during weight loss. The unexpected finding was incidental to studying feijoa's potential for preventing type ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Almost 1 in 3 adults develop cardiorenal disease or die within 5 years of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Within five years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, there is a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) first than of developing heart failure first, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Functional decline precedes cardiovascular disease events by many years
Functional decline begins many years before clinically apparent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.
Oct 1, 2026
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Faith leaders offer untapped key to hypertension crisis, research shows
A new study has shown that faith leaders would be willing to partner on hypertension screenings and education, despite challenges in past health collaborations.
Oct 1, 2026
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Smartphone-enabled AI tool can detect widely underdiagnosed heart condition
A new Yale-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform can detect individuals at risk for amyloid cardiomyopathy, an underdiagnosed cardiac condition, using data from a quick and accessible heart test.
Sep 30, 2026
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Daily pill could offer alternative to insulin injections for diabetes patients at cardiovascular risk
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, and published in The Lancet shows that, for people with type 2 diabetes at increased ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Heart health guidance shifts focus from individual nutrients to overall diet quality
A healthy, balanced dietary pattern, rather than one focused on individual nutrients or foods, is key to maintaining heart health, according to a scientific statement issued by the American College of Cardiology and published ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Japanese hospital performs first surgery using heart muscle stem cells
A hospital in Japan has carried out the world's first surgery using sheets of commercially available heart muscle stem cells after the groundbreaking therapy was approved this year, one of the surgeons said.
Sep 30, 2026
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Children with preventable heart disease being missed through gaps in care
A new report has revealed critical gaps in the care of Australian children with a preventable pediatric disorder that can lead to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Elevated C-reactive protein linked to increased risk for incident heart failure, all-cause mortality
For adults with an increased cardiovascular risk, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with an elevated risk of incident heart failure and all-cause mortality, according to a study recently published online ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Modifying heart cell metabolism unlocks self-repair system after heart attack
The adult human heart is a reliable, resilient engine fueling our everyday lives while also being responsive enough to supercharge a Usain Bolt sprint or sustain a three-week bike race in the French Alps and Pyrenees.
Sep 29, 2026
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High-performance AI expands electrocardiogram analysis across medical tasks
Conventional AI models in medicine are usually trained for a single, narrowly defined task, such as detecting a specific cardiac arrhythmia. So-called foundation models take a different approach: Much like a language model ...
Sep 29, 2026
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A weekly session of isometric exercise training may maintain lower blood pressure
Reductions in blood pressure may be maintained over the short term with just one or two sessions of isometric exercise training a week, research published online in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine suggests.
Sep 29, 2026
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Researchers identify speed of gene transcription as a new therapeutic target for vascular disease
Atherosclerosis develops when deposits known as plaques build up in the walls of blood vessels over many years. These plaques are particularly dangerous when they become unstable and rupture: Blood clots can form, blocking ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Can exercise do more harm than good? Mini-heart research is uncovering new answers
"Exercise is medicine" is a commonly quoted phrase. But as is so often the case with medications, more is not always better. What counts as too much exercise, and how can it affect the heart? Does running a marathon or competing ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Simulated ultrasound images help develop better cardiovascular diagnostics
Which of these two ultrasound images is real? Daniek van Aarle regularly posed that question to audiences of ultrasound researchers at scientific conferences. On Sept. 29, she defended her Ph.D. research on computer-generated, ...
Sep 29, 2026
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EU launches first Screening Week to help detect heart and diabetes risks earlier
At a press conference at the EASD Annual Meeting in Milan, organized by the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF), three leading European cardiometabolic scientific associations—the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European ...
Sep 29, 2026
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