- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 11th, 2015
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Heart Tissue on Spider Webs, Sort Of
The heart tissue was grown on a scaffold of fibers made from the same protein that spiders use to spin their webs
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 7th, 2015
Hormone Helps Regrow Damaged Heart Tissue
Although the study was carried out on lab mice, researchers believe damaged human hearts could be regrown as well
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2015
Dead Heart Resuscitated, Successfully Transplanted into 60-Year-Old Man
The surgery, carried out at the Papworth Hospital in the UK, is Europe's first ever transplant of a non-beating heart
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 11th, 2015
Too Much Salt Affects Your Heart and Kidneys, Even Your Brain
Study finds people who consume too much risk developing all sorts of health trouble apart from high blood pressure
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 10th, 2015
Researchers Identify Drugs That Slow the Aging Process, Promote Health
In laboratory experiments, scientists found evidence the drugs can extended lifespan and help promote health in old age
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 10th, 2015
Lab-Grown Hearts Live in Silicone Devices, Behave like Actual Organs
The miniature hearts, developed by University of California, Berkeley scientists could be used to test new drugs
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 3rd, 2015
Watch: The Science of Being Literally Scared to Death
In some cases, people can react to a perceived threat bad enough for their body to go haywire and eventually shut down
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2015
High-Fat Diets Can Benefit the Heart, Protect It Against Attack Damage
Study finds evidence that, in the short run, eating a high-fat diet is not all that bad, can actually prove beneficial
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 14th, 2015
Fish Oil Can Repair Damaged Blood Vessels, Study Finds
By fixing damaged blood vessels, fish oil can reduce a person's risk to develop a cardiovascular disease
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 27th, 2015
The Longer You Take to Fall Asleep, the Greater Your Hypertension Risk
Study finds people who have trouble falling asleep are more likely to have trouble with their blood pressure
- Mobile World
- By Alexandra Arici
- January 21st, 2015
Japan Now Offers a Strange Heart-Shaped Phone, a Sailor Moon Edition Is Also Coming
Introducing the awfully strange Heart 401AB handset
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 13th, 2015
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
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 10th, 2015
Optimists Have Significantly Healthier Hearts, Study Finds
Researchers discovered that people who see the glass as half full enjoy better cardiovascular health
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 9th, 2015
Vets Save Months-Old Puppy with a Knitting Needle Stuck in Her Heart
The puppy, named Tutti, fell on the needle when trying to jump on a table, vets had to operate on her to remove it
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 8th, 2015
Beethoven’s Masterpieces Likely Follow His Cardiac Arrhythmia
Researchers believe Beethoven was inspired by the erratic beats of his heart when he composed his best work
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 23rd, 2014
Watch: Sitting Too Much Is Killing You and Not as Slowly as You'd Expect
Fairly disturbing video documents what happens to our body when we spend too much of our time sitting
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 12th, 2014
Cocaine Consumption Quadruples the Risk of Sudden Cardiovascular Death
In this day and age, cocaine is the second most consumed illegal psychoactive substance, is only trumped by cannabis