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Joseph Shavit
- Nov 7
Researchers discover protein that can repair heart muscle and regenerate organs
A protein that helps make neurons also works to reprogram scar tissue cells into heart muscle cells, UNC School of Medicine study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 2
How do you mend a broken heart? It can regenerate itself, study finds
As with all tissue regeneration, heart repair requires the birth of new cells, which can only happen through the process of cell division.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 29
Engineers develop the world's first battery-free, light-powered pacemaker
The device uses light and a technique called optogenetics, which modifies cells that are sensitive to light to affect their behavior.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24
Sleep is the new 8th measure of cardiovascular health
Study using the American Heart Association framework provides evidence that sleep is integral to preserving heart health
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 17
A daily walk found to cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — drops dementia risk by 57%.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14
Viagra-like medication found to also reduce obesity and improve heart function
A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease and sickle cell disease reduces obesity, fatty liver and improves heart function.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12
Smartphones show promise as electronic stethoscopes
A mobile phone app which records a user’s heartbeat could pave the way for doctors to monitor cardiac patients remotely, research suggests.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 28
How do you heal a broken heart? Heart regeneration is possible
Heart disease is a leading cause of human death and is associated with numerous other secondary illnesses for humans and other mammals.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 30
Human heart regeneration may soon be possible, study finds
The findings, published in the scientific journal Circulation, are expected to contribute to the development of regenerative heart medicines
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 5
MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the human body
A new design by MIT engineers might make the ultrasound technology as wearable and accessible as buying Band-Aids at the pharmacy.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 26
Sponge-like solar cells could be basis for better pacemakers
In a new study, University of Chicago scientists find that holes can also improve technology, including medical devices.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 12
Harvard scientists make a giant leap forward in organ biofabrication
Heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair itself.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 7
80% of Americans have poor cardiovascular health -- here's what we can do about it
About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the AHA’s new Life’s Essential 8™ checklist.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 28
Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial blockages
Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 3
Height may be risk factor for multiple health conditions
Height may be an unrecognized but biologically important and unchangeable risk factor for several common health conditions.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 1
The human heart can repair itself, and we now know how
A new study has revealed that the immune response system and the lymphatic system of the body are crucial in the heart's ability to repair.
Joseph Shavit
- May 27
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
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 29
New miniature heart could help speed heart disease cures
There’s no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can’t pop it out, take a look, then put it back
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12
'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure
A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients