News tagged with heartbeat
Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations
Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Ruthless boas know when to ditch their squeeze
Boa constrictors can sense the heartbeat of their quarry as they suffocate it, thus giving themselves the signal to know when the prey is dead, scientists say.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Philips launches personal app to measure heart rate and breathing rate
Today, Philips launches a personal App for iPad 2 that measures your heart rate and breathing rate remotely, simply by using the iPad 2 camera. This breakthrough technology allows people to measure heart and breathing rates ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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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.
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Dementia risk is higher in people with both stroke and irregular heartbeat
Stroke patients who also suffer from an irregular heartbeat are at double the risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Calcium flow disruptions linked to heart failure
Excessive release of calcium inside cardiac muscle can cause sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients. New research has revealed how this could happen, opening up new possibilities for combating heart ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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What to do if you are bitten by a snake
Should you be the victim of a snakebite, the best thing you can do is get to a hospital as quickly as possible, according to a new review article from the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). Curren ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Why mixing alcohol and caffeine is so deadly
Americans love their caffeine - in coffee, colas and now in their alcohol.
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Vital balance brought to elders
 by Tele-Tai Chi
Imagine swaying to and fro, dancing to the rhythm of a slow love song. Then switch that image to maintaining balance while standing on one foot. How about standing straight with two feet on the ground and not moving? It's ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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New mini-sensor traces faint magnetic signature of human heartbeat
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST's miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Catheter ablation benefits younger adults with irregular heartbeat
Patients under age 45 had fewer major complications than older patients and comparable improvement after a medical procedure to treat irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, in a study reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and El ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2010 |
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PC users can now use computers to test stress levels
A new gadget that helps computer users check their stress and mood levels was unveiled Thursday at Asia's biggest IT trade fair.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Visually-guided laser may be viable treatment for abnormal heartbeat
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new treatment known as a visually-guided laser-balloon catheter successfully interrupted abnormal electrical pulses in patients and pigs with intermittent, irregular heartbeats, in a study reported in Circulation: Ar ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 25, 2010 |
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Detection of potentially deadly atrial fibrillation dramatically improved by new algorithm
An algorithm developed by Ki H. Chon, PhD, head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in partnership with Snehraj Merchant of The ScottCare Corporation, makes it possible for ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 19, 2010 |
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Self-Monitoring Lowers Risks for Patients on Anti-Clotting Drug
A new review of existing research finds that many patients who take an anti-clotting drug or "blood-thinner" can benefit from monitoring the levels of the drug themselves instead of going to clinics for blood tests.
Apr 15, 2010 |
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