Researchers in Denmark have developed water-based nanofibers coated with a biological PV substance which can be easily injected into the body. The developers say excitable cells in the heart and brain could be regenerated by being electrically stimulated with the solution. Researchers have come up with another way solar technology can help human health. Continue reading →

Daytime television talk shows, popular podcasts and diet books on the New York Times best-seller list would have you believe that being healthy is complicated. You need to eat the latest superfood, buy the perfect supplements or join the hippest fitness cult. These theories are particularly popular right now, as people commit to New Years resolutions. Continue reading →

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All of us most likely have relatives or know someone suffering from or having died of cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) diseases. Heart diseases have been the number one killer worldwide for at least two decades. In Indonesia, the death of actor Mochamad Syariful Zanah, or Cecep Reza, 31, in November is likely the most recent popular example of how cardiovascular disease may suddenly take one`s life without any advance warning Continue reading →

KEY POINTS The goal to live a long and satisfying life often involves looking for ways to reducing the threat of developing lasting complications. In the UK, two of the major killers are obesity and heart disease. Continue reading →

KEY POINTS A heart attack occurs when the flow of oxygenated blood to a particular part of the cardiac muscles gets blocked and the organs oxygen supply gets affected. Most heart attacks happen as a result of ischemic heart diseases characterized by plaque buildup in the arteries Continue reading →

At the worst possible time, Dwayne Lillie noticed his heart pumping faster and faster. All the A.C Continue reading →

In the years following breast cancer treatment, women are at increased risk of death from other cancers, heart disease, stroke and infections, a new analysis finds. Continue reading →

CRISPR (Credit: Ella Maru Studio/Science Source) Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news After years of ethical debates and breakthroughs in the lab, CRISPR has finally made its way to clinical trials. Researchers are now looking at whether the DNA-editing tool, as well as more conventional gene therapies, can effectively treat a wide array of heritable disorders and even cancers Continue reading →