Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including gout,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 1, 2023 ~5 min

Cardiovascular deaths from heat to increase over 40 years

Black adults may experience a more than 500% increase in cardiovascular deaths due to heat exposure in the coming decade, compared to current death rates.

Matt Toal-Penn • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 ~5 min


‘Pink noise’ in deep sleep may benefit heart

Stimulating the brain with gentle sounds during deep sleep significantly enhances heart function, according to a small study in men.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Climbing enough stairs a day could cut heart disease risk by 20%

A new study finds that walking more than five flights of stairs a day can reduce the risk of Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Oct. 2, 2023 ~3 min

56 million Americans unknowingly exposed to secondhand smoke

A new study suggests that 56 million Americans are unknowingly and routinely exposed to toxic secondhand smoke.

Eric Hamilton-Florida • futurity
Sept. 19, 2023 ~4 min

Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular disease and cancer share many parallels in their origins and how they develop. Nanoparticles offer one potential way to effectively treat both with reduced side effects.

Bryan Smith, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University • conversation
Sept. 6, 2023 ~9 min

IV iron therapy may benefit patients with heart failure and iron deficiency

An intravenous iron treatment provides a measure of benefit to people with heart failure and iron deficiency, but the results are nuanced.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~4 min

Despite benefits, most heart attack survivors don’t take a daily aspirin

For people who have had a heart attack or stroke, a daily aspirin can help prevent a second one. But fewer than half take the medication.

Judy Martin-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 23, 2023 ~7 min


Why are Black Americans more likely to die of heart disease?

Social factors, not hypertension or obesity, may explain why Black Americans are more likely to die of heart disease than whites.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 17, 2023 ~5 min

Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Scientist Doris Taylor explains how she and her team are creating bioengineered human hearts in their lab with the goal of one day eliminating the need for heart transplants.

Doris Taylor, Regenerative Medicine Lecturer, University of New Hampshire • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 ~9 min

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