News tagged with heart beat
Oscillations at odds in the heart
Researchers in Germany show that a classical biological oscillator, the glycolytic oscillator, may increase damage to the heart during acute loss of oxygen (anoxia), and as may occur during ischemia. The study appears online ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Protein identified that helps heart muscle contract
UCSF researchers have discovered that a protein called B1N1 is necessary for the heart to contract. The findings, published in the Feb. 16 issue of the open access journal PLoS Biology, shed light not only on what makes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner
(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter
Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York became the first in the U.S. to ablate atrial fibrillation using a visually-guided laser balloon catheter. The procedure was performed September 15 by Vivek Y. Reddy, ...
Sep 18, 2009 |
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In-home health tracking system to deliver alerts to smartphones
For those who are caring for elderly parents, peace of mind is hard to come by. And, for their parents, dignity is hard to retain. But a team of University of Houston researchers hopes to ease worries and frustrations by ...
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills
Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells
Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health. This has opened up the potential for discovery ...
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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