Major physical changes occurred in the human heart as people shifted from hunting and foraging to farming and modern life.
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Heating pads may lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure when lying down
Applying a heating pad overnight may help people with supine hypertension, a condition that causes their blood pressure to increase
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Long-term declines in heart disease and stroke deaths are stalling
Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing
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New method enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human
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Carbohydrate in the heart seems to help regulate blood pressure
New research suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the
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Diabetics exposed to common household chemicals have lower heart disease rates, study finds
Chemicals found in nonstick cookware, cleaning products and paint may help lead to new treatments for heart disease in diabetic
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What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children
Cardiomyopathies (heart muscle diseases) in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that
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Treatment to restore natural heartbeat could be on the horizon for heart failure
A new therapy to re-engage the heart’s natural electrical pathways — instead of bypassing them — could mean more treatment
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Scientists advance a way to track changes in a person’s cardiovascular system
Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human body. While an electrocardiogram uses a contact approach to measure the
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ACC/AHA guidance for preventing heart disease, stroke released: Adopting heart healthy habits, understanding risk and rarely using aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among recommendations
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart
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