The human heart beats approximately 35 million times every year, effectively pumping blood into the circulation via four different heart valves. Unfortunately, in over four million people each year, these delicate tissues ...
Materials Science
May 18, 2017
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EPFL mathematician Alfio Quarteroni and his team are building a virtual heart model based on personalized medical images that may one day help cardiologists and cardiac surgeons non-invasively diagnose pathological heart ...
Mathematics
Jun 8, 2017
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Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the aortic valve narrows, constricting blood flow from the heart through the artery and to the entire body. In severe cases, it can lead to heart failure. Identifying the condition can be ...
General Physics
Aug 30, 2022
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Plagued with a defective heart valve that caused fluid accumulation in his lungs, Leo was in need of serious medical help.
Other
Jan 19, 2012
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The valves and pumps being developed by the research group led by Professor Stefan Seelecke at Saarland University are made from electroactive silicone film and offer a lot more than just the typical 'open/close' or 'on/off' ...
Engineering
Mar 22, 2019
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Technology developed by a specialist research team at the University of Salford looks set to revolutionise the global aerosol industry, following agreements to run commercial trials of the technology by some of the industry's ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2015
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The female of a sex-role reversed cave insect species Neotrogla has evolved a switching valve to receive more semen during mating, when a penis-like structure in the female anchors in the male "vagina."
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2018
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Open-heart surgery to address the most common cardiorespiratory disease in dogs has been performed for the first time in Australia, at the University of Sydney's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2017
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Former astronaut and Ohio U.S. senator John Glenn has had a heart valve replacement as he approaches his 93rd birthday.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2014
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(AP) -- The four astronauts who will bid goodbye to the space shuttle program are practicing for their July 8 launch.
Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011
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