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A workout playlist for your heart? Why musical structure could guide rehab
New findings on how the human heart adapts to expressive music features, like loudness or tempo, could lay the foundations for targeted music-based "exercises" to support heart health. Led by King's College London, the study ...
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Safer blood clot treatment: Apixaban beats rivaroxaban in head-to-head comparison
The first clinical trial to compare two commonly used drugs head-to-head for venous thrombosis treatment has found a clear winner: while both drugs work well to prevent recurrent blood clots, apixaban is safer than rivaroxaban, ...
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Many older adults develop cardiovascular conditions that affect anti-amyloid treatment
A new study finds that a significant portion of older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia develop new cardiovascular diagnoses each year that may require treatment with anticoagulants or thrombolytics—medications ...
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16-year study finds major health burden in single‑ventricle heart disease
Children born with single-ventricle heart disease, a rare and serious heart defect, often undergo multiple surgeries in their first years of life. A new study shows the challenges for these children can last well into adolescence ...
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Prior authorization may hinder access to lifesaving heart failure medications
Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two critical heart failure drugs, ...
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Breathe better, longer: New clues to shortness of breath in older adults
Understanding how aging reshapes the body and why physical function often declines over time has become a central focus of modern biomedical research. A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study, published in Aging Cell, points ...
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence rises on postholiday weekdays
In South Korea, postholiday weekdays are associated with a significantly increased incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published online March 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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Blood marker for Alzheimer's may also be useful in heart and kidney diseases
A certain blood protein regarded as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in other disorders. Researchers at DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University ...
Mar 11, 2026
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How one receptor can help—or hurt—your blood vessels
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how a single protein triggers two opposite responses in blood vessels—one inflammatory and one protective. This protein, a cell-surface receptor called ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Q&A: A troubling mortality shift for late Gen Xers and early Millennials
Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug overdoses, suicides, and ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalized by almost 10% for people with heart failure, and in the first year after being admitted to hospital with heart failure, people are 8% more likely ...
Mar 10, 2026
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'Asian flush' mutation may trigger ferroptosis during heart attacks, study reveals
About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic mutation. Beyond facial flushing, this mutation carries serious cardiovascular risks. Carriers experience ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Elevated heart failure risk identified in adults with prediabetes, hypertension and subclinical heart injury or stress
A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress—heart muscle damage without symptoms of a heart attack—are ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Babies with congenital heart disease have altered brain networks, research reveals
The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences neurodevelopment. Jung-Hoon Kim and Catherine Limperopoulos, from Children's National Hospital, led a study examining ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Pregnancy complications can impact women's stress levels and cardiovascular risk long after delivery
Women who experience pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, pre-term birth, stillbirth or having a baby that is small for gestational age, may face an increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life. For those ...
Mar 9, 2026
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AI can predict risk of serious heart disease from mammograms
The risk of serious or fatal heart disease can be predicted with artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of mammograms, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The study shows that AI can be used to assess ...
Mar 8, 2026
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Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first
Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months.
Mar 6, 2026
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Why your gut microbiome and heart may be closer than you think
The gut microbiome plays an important role in many aspects of health, from digestion and immune function to metabolic balance and neurological processes.
Mar 6, 2026
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A safer, more effective atrial fibrillation treatment method using magnetic gel may be on the way
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition characterized by a rapid, irregular heartbeat stemming from the heart's upper chamber. It is a leading cause of stroke from clots that form in a small pouch of the heart called ...
Single saRNA shot helps with healing after a heart attack
For people who have survived a heart attack, the notion of one shot in the arm to help the heart heal, for weeks after, may seem far-fetched. But thanks to a team of researchers, including a Texas A&M University professor, ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Improving your biological age gap is associated with better brain health
Improving the gap between biological age and chronological age is associated with a lower risk of stroke and improvements in signs of damage in the brain, according to a preliminary study published in Stroke, that will be ...
Mar 5, 2026
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New heart finding linked with major health conditions in older age
The way the body responds to standing up can impact health in older age, surprising new research has found. The team discovered that about one-third of people experience a significant drop in cardiovascular output, or the ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Common anticholinergic medicines may raise cardiovascular risk, large study suggests
People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and common antihistamines, are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Ongoing problems with kids' heart transplant waitlists found in two studies
More babies and children survive the wait for a heart transplant than in the past, but improvements are due to better medical care, not changes to waitlist rules, a new study finds. The method used across the United States ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Beating, 3D-printed heart model developed for surgical practice
Washington State University researchers have developed a 3D-printed model of the left side of the heart that contracts and beats, offering the chance for surgeons and medical students to rehearse important heart surgeries ...
Mar 4, 2026
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