News tagged with heart rhythms

Related topics: atrial fibrillation , sudden cardiac death , heart failure , stroke , heart

Scientists unlock the 'gates' on sudden cardiac death (w/ Video)

Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal the mystery of sudden cardiac death

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Manchester have solved a mystery connected with why people die from sudden cardiac arrest during sleep - potentially saving thousands of lives.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Ultrasensitive detector pinpoints big problem in tiny fetal heart

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the most powerful magnetic detectors in the world is helping screen high-risk pregnant patients for rare but very serious fetal heart rhythm problems. Thanks to a collaboration ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stretchable electronics device holds promise for treating irregular heart rhythms

The electronics can bend, stretch and twist. No small feat. Now the flexible and stretchable electronics can map waves of electrical activity in the heart with better resolution and speed than that of conventional ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Coffee associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm disturbances: study

Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. The researchers, who note the findings may be ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers gain detailed insight into failing heart cells using new nanotechnique

Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London. The findings may ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The food-energy cellular connection revealed

Our body's activity levels fall and rise to the beat of our internal drums—the 24-hour cycles that govern fundamental physiological functions, from sleeping and feeding patterns to the energy available to our cells. Whereas ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk

(AP) -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Body clock regulates metabolism

(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms - our own body clock - regulate energy levels in cells. The findings have far-reaching implications, from providing greater insights ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study suggests possible treatment for neurological disorder Rett syndrome

Using injections of a small derivate of the protein insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have successfully treated ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell 'anchors' required to prevent muscular dystrophy

A protein that was first identified for playing a key role in regulating normal heart rhythms also appears to be significant in helping muscle cells survive the forces of muscle contraction. The clue was a laboratory mouse ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hold the phone for vital signs

An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smart phones, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Yoga calms heart pace, cuts anxiety: study

People who suffer from irregular heartbeat could see their episodes cut in half if they do yoga regularly, according to a study released Saturday in the United States.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taking mathematics to heart

Did you know that heart attacks can give you mathematics? That statement appears on the web site of James Keener, who works in the mathematics of cardiology. This area has many problems that are ripe for unified ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0