• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 13th, 2015
Man's Heart Replaced with Portable 13-Pound (6-Kilogram) Device

Man's Heart Replaced with Portable 13-Pound (6-Kilogram) Device

The 24-year-old man will carry the device with him everywhere he goes until doctors find him a new heart

Heart Attacks Affect Women More than They Do Men

Heart Attacks Affect Women More than They Do Men

Study finds women take longer to recover from one such episode

Stem Cells Extracted from Fat Could Help Repair Damaged Hearts

Stem Cells Extracted from Fat Could Help Repair Damaged Hearts

Researchers say the stem cells have the potential to improve heart function

Penalty Shootout Kills Man Watching the World Cup

Penalty Shootout Kills Man Watching the World Cup

The Brazilian football fan died of heart failure when his country won against Chile

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 7th, 2014
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Double in Those Who Sleep Poorly

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Double in Those Who Sleep Poorly

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Heart Failure Risk 40 Percent Higher in Depressed Patients

Heart Failure Risk 40 Percent Higher in Depressed Patients

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Insomnia May Increase Heart Failure Risk

Insomnia May Increase Heart Failure Risk

Scientists say the correlation remains somewhat murky

Heart Cells “Talk” to One Another

Heart Cells “Talk” to One Another

This allows them to better regulate heart activity, researchers say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 5th, 2012
Pacemaker Gets Electricity from the Heart, Needs No Batteries

Pacemaker Gets Electricity from the Heart, Needs No Batteries

This experimental device turns the beatings of one's heart into electricity

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 4th, 2012
Explaining the Obesity Paradox

Explaining the Obesity Paradox

Fatter people are safer from the effects of heart attacks

Nerve-Stimulating Devices Benefit Heart Failure Patients

Nerve-Stimulating Devices Benefit Heart Failure Patients

Experts implant the third such instrument into a human patient

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 3rd, 2010
Fruit Fly Links Obesity and Heart Disease

Fruit Fly Links Obesity and Heart Disease

 
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