#Heart_Health

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Heart Age Test gives a ‘wake up call’ to prevent heart attack and stroke deaths

A new study by Staffordshire University shows that people who understand their ‘heart age’ are more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes

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Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots

Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.

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Can eating alone be bad for your heart?

New study suggests that older women who eat alone have poorer nutritional knowledge and intake and a higher prevalence of angina.

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Preventing heart attacks and stroke deaths through a Heart Age Test

A new study by Staffordshire University shows that people who understand their ‘heart age’ are more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes

JJ Shavit

New Heart Age Test prevents heart attack and stroke deaths

A new study by Staffordshire University shows that people who understand their ‘heart age’ are more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes

JD Shavit

Moderate-vigorous exercise boosts fitness three times more than walking alone

Exercise is healthy. That is common knowledge. But just how rigorous should that exercise be in order to really impact a person’s fitness?

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Are all saturated fats equally bad for the heart?

A study in more than 100,000 individuals has found a potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and developing heart disease

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Diet, exercise, and sleep affect heart health, but why?

Hamburgers may not cause heart attacks, but we have long known that lifestyle choices, including diet, exercise, and sleep, play a role.

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Heart Age Test provides a ‘wake up call’ to prevent heart attack and stroke deaths

A new study shows that people who understand their ‘heart age’ are more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes to prevent heart disease

JD Shavit

Researchers create computer model of inner heart structures for life-saving heart surgery

Researchers are creating a computer model of the human heart as part of a larger effort to develop a potentially life-saving heart surgery

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New treatment shows promise in preventing heart failure after heart attack

[Mar. 20, 2021: The Endocrine Society] A study in mice finds treatment with a molecule called MCB-613 repairs heart tissue after a...

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A patch that could help heal broken hearts

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide in recent years