http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Imec announced today that it has integrated an ultra-thin, flexible chip with bendable and stretchable interconnects into a package that adapts dynamically to curving and bending surfaces. The resulting circuitry can be embedded in medical and lifestyle applications where user comfort and unobtrusiveness is key, such as wearable health monitors or smart clothing. At the 2012 ESTC conference (Electronics System Integration Technology Conference) in Amsterdam (September 17-20, 2012), the researchers will present their results and showcase their latest demonstrations. http://phys.org/news267177607.html Technology Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:00:23 EST news267177607 Mobile technology is opening new channels for remotely monitoring family members and others who need to be tracked. http://phys.org/news255164052.html Electronics Wed, 02 May 2012 09:30:02 EST news255164052 (PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The evidence comes from a specific type of X-ray pattern, nicknamed a "heartbeat" because of its resemblance to an electrocardiogram. The pattern until now has been recorded in only one other black hole system. http://phys.org/news243187505.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:05:50 EST news243187505 Imec and Holst Centre announce an innovative body patch that integrates an ultra-low power electrocardiogram (ECG) chip and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio. This unique combination fuses power-efficient electronics and standardized communication, opening new perspectives for long-term monitoring in health, wellness and medical applications. The system integrates components from imec and Holst Centre’s Human++ R&D program. It is designed in collaboration with DELTA and integrated in DELTA’s ePatch platform. http://phys.org/news237541849.html Technology Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:51:06 EST news237541849 When Dr. Jose Soler got a late-night call about a critically ill patient, he grabbed his iPad and checked the results of the electrocardiogram test that just had been administered. Thanks to an app that zooms within half a millimeter of every heartbeat rhythm variation, Soler made a diagnosis within two minutes. http://phys.org/news224959340.html Technology Wed, 18 May 2011 18:50:01 EST news224959340 Screening for a group of genetic mutations in people with a special heart condition could help doctors determine who is at risk for cardiac arrest or sudden death, reports a new study in Science Translational Medicine today. http://phys.org/news220777516.html Medicine & Health Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:05:53 EST news220777516 A new phone developed in Singapore takes your pulse when you press your fingers on a receptor, and sends the results to a 24-hour medical call centre. http://phys.org/news217169458.html Electronics Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:51:17 EST news217169458 Heart disease is a silent killer, but new microchip technology from Rice University is expected to advance the art of diagnosis. http://phys.org/news215676657.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:11:50 EST news215676657 Long delays between developing symptoms and going to the hospital are common among patients with a certain type of heart attack, according to a report in the November 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://phys.org/news208458300.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:20:11 EST news208458300 Belgian Imec, together with TASS software professionals have developed a mobile heart monitoring system that allows to view your electrocardiogram on an Android mobile phone. http://phys.org/news205482520.html Technology Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:06 EST news205482520 Social rejection isn't just emotionally upsetting; it also upsets your heart. A new study finds that being rejected by another person makes your heart rate drop for a moment. The study is published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://phys.org/news204894835.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:30:03 EST news204894835 An examination of the treatment received by patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) at 80 hospitals in Quebec indicates that those who received either primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI; such as angioplasty) or fibrinolysis (administration of medication to dissolve blood clots) beyond the times recommended in international guidelines had a significantly increased risk of death within 30 days, along with an increased risk of the combined outcome of death or readmission for heart attack or heart failure at one year, according to a study in the June 2 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news194628854.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:10:01 EST news194628854 It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction. Patients arrive to the emergency room with the characteristic heart attack symptoms: acute pain in the chest, an electrocardiogram with the typical changes and the release of those enzymes associated with the usual heart disease. Yet, as soon as a coronarography is performed, in order to discover the location where the occlusion preventing the blood reaching the heart was formed, nothing is found. In the infarction this occlusion causes a number of heart cells to die. http://phys.org/news189940298.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:30:01 EST news189940298 Routine testing of the hearts of young American athletes using electrocardiograms to screen for sudden death is "reasonable in cost and effective at saving lives," according to a new study by cardiologists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://phys.org/news186695009.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:30:01 EST news186695009 More and more Americans are turning to herbal remedies to help manage chronic conditions or promote general health and wellness. But many of today's popular herbal supplements, including St. John's wort, gingko biloba, garlic and even grapefruit juice can pose serious risks to people who are taking medications for heart disease, according to a review article published in the February, 9, 2010, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The use of these products is especially concerning among elderly patients who typically have co-morbidities, take multiple medications and are already at greater risk of bleeding, according to authors. http://phys.org/news184308026.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:40:44 EST news184308026 An innovative cardiac scanner will dramatically improve the process of diagnosing heart conditions. http://phys.org/news183907385.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:50:03 EST news183907385 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the VCU Reanimation Engineering Shock Center, VCURES, have developed a new technique for rapidly determining the severity of hypovolemia - the abnormal decrease in blood volume caused by trauma - based on a new approach of analyzing electrocardiogram signals. http://phys.org/news183231590.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:40:01 EST news183231590 QRS duration (QRSd) is one of several measures of heart function recorded during a routine electrocardiogram (ECG). It is a composite of waves showing the length of time it takes for an electrical signal to get all the way through the pumping chambers of the heart. Prolonged QRSd is a sign of an abnormal electrical system of the heart and is often found when the heart isn't pumping efficiently. http://phys.org/news170613128.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:33:47 EST news170613128 Emergency physicians who evaluate patients with non-specific chest pain using whole chest multi-detector CT (MDCT) combined with retrospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating can reduce the patient radiation dose by 71% using MDCT combined with prospective ECG triggering instead, according to a study performed at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. http://phys.org/news164999304.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:10:01 EST news164999304 New research indicates that a finding on a routine electrocardiogram that signals a disorder of the electrical conducting system in one part of the heart and previously believed to be benign is associated with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, the implantation of a pacemaker or death, according to a study in the June 24 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news164999163.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:10:01 EST news164999163 A common electrocardiogram (ECG) finding that has largely been considered insignificant may actually signal an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (a chronic heart rhythm disturbance), the future need for a permanent pacemaker and an increased risk for premature death. In their report in the June 24 Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Boston University School of Medicine describe results of the first large-scale study looking at the significance of a prolonged PR interval in a general population. http://phys.org/news164998759.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:00:01 EST news164998759 Certain heart attack patients who experience a rapid, abnormal heart rhythm before or after a coronary artery intervention or stent placement have a significantly higher risk of death within 90 days of the procedure, according to a study in the May 6 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news160763520.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 17:33:13 EST news160763520 Predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) might offer physicians a better way to prevent stroke in blacks, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. http://phys.org/news160213743.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:49:37 EST news160213743 So-called "silent" heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://phys.org/news159516423.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:07:41 EST news159516423