Energy drinks may be damaging your heart

Energy drinks are growing in popularity as an alternative pick-me-up to coffee, but they may not be good for your heart;

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Nov. 7, 2024 ~4 min

Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account

Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.

Judith Regensteiner, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Oct. 22, 2024 ~10 min


Blood test diagnoses heart attacks in minutes, not hours

"We were able to invent a new technology that can quickly and accurately establish if someone is having a heart attack."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Oct. 21, 2024 ~5 min

Diet-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the US – yet many doctors receive little to no nutrition education in med school

Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.

Madeline Comeau, Medical Student, University of North Dakota • conversation
Sept. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Anti-inflammatory drug could reduce future heart attack risk

Repurposed cancer drug helps to calm inflammation in arteries.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 2, 2024 ~5 min

What the unique shape of the human heart tells us about our evolution

New research reveals that the human heart has evolved distinct structural and functional traits that set it apart from our closest great ape relatives.

Aimee Drane, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Academic in Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences, Swansea University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2024 ~6 min

How accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think

A new study reveals strengths and weaknesses of the gadgets we use to monitor our lives.

Cailbhe Doherty, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin • conversation
Aug. 20, 2024 ~7 min

New use of existing drug could cut heart attack risk

While most treatments for cardiac events aim to break down blood clots, researchers have found a way to prevent blood clots from even forming.

Georgia Tech • futurity
Aug. 5, 2024 ~5 min


How a common chemo drug causes heart damage

Researchers have identified which immune cells drive cardiac inflammation in cancer patients taking doxorubicin, a common chemotherapy drug.

Tufts University • futurity
July 24, 2024 ~7 min

Drug may boost leukemia response to chemo while protecting heart

A blood pressure drug may make acute myeloid leukemia more sensitive to chemotherapy while protecting patients' hearts.

Rochita Ghosh-U. Missouri • futurity
July 8, 2024 ~4 min

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