News tagged with rhythm disorders

New pattern in our biological clock overturns long-held theory

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan mathematicians and their British colleagues say they have identified the signal that the brain sends to the rest of the body to control biological rhythms, a finding that overturns ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 4

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.

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

More than meets the eye to staying awake, alert

Think twice before falling asleep alongside the glare of your computer and TV screens: exposure to dim light from ordinary room lights, computer screens and other electronic devices late at night may be interfering with our ...

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created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

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

Heating heart with catheter better than drugs for common heart rhythm disorder

Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The clock watcher: Circadian rhythms research is shedding light on the causes of disease and aging

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded in our genes is a "clock" that regulates when we sleep, when we are awake and when we eat. This human clock manages what are known as circadian rhythms, 24-hour biological cycles ...

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research reveals how cells tell time

The fuzzy pale mold that lines the glass tubes in Dr. Yi Liu's lab doesn't look much like a clock. But this fungus has an internal, cell-based timekeeper nearly as sophisticated as a human's, allowing UT Southwestern Medical ...

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created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technique prevents major cause for heart-related stroke

Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in ...

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Landmark heart treatment study

Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, according to a landmark study published in the Jan. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Me ...

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created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cardiac procedure significantly reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease and stroke, researchers find

New findings by researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, reveals treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than two million Americans significantly reduces ...

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created May 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mexican-Americans with heart rhythm disorder have increased risk for second stroke

Mexican-American stroke survivors with a heart rhythm disorder have more than twice the risk for another stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Making bees less busy: Social environment changes internal clocks

Honey bees removed from their usual roles in the hive quickly and drastically changed their biological rhythms, according to a study in the Sept. 15 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The changes were e ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Keeping a beating heart in rhythm

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. ...

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created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Faster, better diagnosis for patients with heart rhythm disorders

Patients with heart rhythm disorders can look forward to better and faster diagnosis and treatment thanks to the latest generation of electrophysiology equipment used this week for the first time in North America at the Peter ...

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New assessment quantifies risks and benefits of warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation

Warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation - the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder - appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients ...

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0