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Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

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Released: 13-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Heat Stress May Affect the Muscles for Longer Than We Think
American Physiological Society (APS)

People who experience heat stress during exercise may need more recovery time to let their muscles heal, according to a new mouse study published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 1:05 AM EST
Century of progress sets stage for future scientific advances in cardiovascular health
American Heart Association (AHA)

Dramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases have saved millions of lives in the 100 years since the founding in 1924 of the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health for all.

Newswise: A standard blood test can predict a heart attack
Released: 12-Feb-2024 11:05 PM EST
A standard blood test can predict a heart attack
Uppsala University

Using the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease
Cell Press

An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model embryonic heart development under pregestational diabetes-like conditions, researchers report February 8 in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

Newswise: AEDs often not used in cardiac arrest, even where they’re mandated
Released: 8-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
AEDs often not used in cardiac arrest, even where they’re mandated
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are underutilized during cardiac arrest episodes despite laws in some states requiring their availability in high-risk areas such as athletic facilities, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

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Released: 8-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Clues to cancer drug’s deadly side effects could make it safer
University of Illinois Chicago

For some leukemia patients, their only treatment option carries a risk of heart failure

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:30 AM EST
Should heart patients consider taking weight loss medications?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Over the last year, prescriptions for medications that can accelerate weight loss in people with diabetes, or without it, have skyrocketed. But how can these weight loss medications affect the heart? A preventive cardiologist shares how this shifting landscape might affect cardiovascular care and how he advises his patients.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Tooth trouble linked to heart trouble
Released: 7-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
The Medical Minute: Tooth trouble linked to heart trouble
Penn State Health

Medical science says a lot about how cardiovascular health is influenced by what you put in your mouth. But what about the mouth itself? A Penn State Health heart surgeon offers his views on dental health and hearth health.

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Released: 5-Feb-2024 1:00 PM EST
Study finds work benefits people with certain job-related disabilities
West Virginia University

Findings from a West Virginia University research team suggest a possible link between leaving the workforce prematurely because of disabilities from non-life-threatening, work-related conditions and the development of serious health problems, even death.

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Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
A Record Year for Cedars-Sinai Transplant Patients
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center and Smidt Heart Institute together completed 652 solid organ transplants in 2023, far outpacing Cedars-Sinai’s internal record set just one year ago, when surgeons completed 583 transplants.

Newswise: Promising heart drugs ID'd by cutting-edge combo of machine learning, human learning
Released: 1-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Promising heart drugs ID'd by cutting-edge combo of machine learning, human learning
University of Virginia Health System

University of Virginia scientists have developed a new approach to machine learning – a form of artificial intelligence – to identify drugs that help minimize harmful scarring after a heart attack or other injuries.

   
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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
Newswise

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Newswise: Risk Calculator Helps Personalize Care for Heart Failure Patients
29-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Risk Calculator Helps Personalize Care for Heart Failure Patients
University of Utah Health

A heart pump can save left heart failure patients’ lives, but the surgery to implant the pump often leads to right heart failure. Doctors now have a way to predict which patients are most at risk.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
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The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Heart of the Matter: Media Tipsheet From Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai
Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Heart of the Matter: Media Tipsheet From Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

Cardiologists and cardiac and vascular surgeons from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are available for interviews throughout February to discuss heart-related topics, including the latest advances in research and patient care.

Newswise: Show Your Heart Love for American Heart Month — Johns Hopkins Medicine Adult and Pediatric Experts Available to Discuss Heart Health
Released: 30-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Show Your Heart Love for American Heart Month — Johns Hopkins Medicine Adult and Pediatric Experts Available to Discuss Heart Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine

February is American Heart Month, a time for awareness of heart-related conditions that affect adults and children. Johns Hopkins Medicine experts are available all month to discuss various aspects of heart health.

Newswise: Keeping the heart healthy: FSU faculty available to comment for American Heart Month
Released: 29-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Keeping the heart healthy: FSU faculty available to comment for American Heart Month
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: January 29, 2024 | 8:51 am | SHARE: The American Heart Association spotlights cardiovascular health every February during American Heart Month. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to heart disease and how to manage that risk helps people live longer, healthier lives.Researchers at Florida State University examine heart health on a personal and community level.

Newswise: Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected  President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Released: 29-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Jennifer C. Romano, MD, a congenital heart surgeon at Congenital Heart Center/C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, and the Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, was elected president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons today at STS 2024 during the Society’s Business Meeting.

24-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

In a study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, researchers examined outcomes for patients undergoing SAVR and those undergoing TAVR from 2013 to 2021 in the state of California.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Discuss Study Findings, Techniques at Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Released: 26-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Discuss Study Findings, Techniques at Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Cedars-Sinai

Cardiothoracic surgeons and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will lead sessions featuring a range of heart procedures at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Jan. 27-29, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The 3 heart health tests you didn't know you need
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and exercising help keep the heart healthy along with regular checkups with a doctor.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Estudo da Mayo Clinic explora a insuficiência cardíaca e revela a função do gene na recuperação
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic que estudam a genética de pessoas que recentemente desenvolveram cardiomiopatia dilatada (uma das causas mais comuns de insuficiência cardíaca), descobriram um gene particular para o qual o desenvolvimento de futuros tratamentos de terapia medicamentosa poderá ser direcionado.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
دراسة من مايو كلينك تستكشف فشل القلب وتكشف النقاب عن دور الجينات في التعافي
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا – يدرس الباحثون في مايو كلينك السمات الجينية للمرضى الذين أُصيبوا حديثًا باعتلالعضلة القلبالضخامي، أحد أكثر أسباب فشل القلب شيوعًا، واكتشفوا جينًا معيّنًا يمكن استهدافه من أجل تطوير العلاجات الدوائية المستقبلية. ويُذكر أن هذا المرض يُضعف من قدرة البطين الأيسر للقلب على ضخ الدم بفعالية إلى باقي الجسم. وفي هذه الدراسة التي تعتبر أول دراسة جماعية على مستوى الخريطة الجينية، يسعى الباحثون إلى اكتشاف السبب وراء تحسّن بعض المرضى بعد إصابتهم بهذه الحالة بينما لا يتحسن البعض الآخر.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Un estudio de Mayo Clinic explora la insuficiencia cardíaca y descubre el rol de un gen en la recuperación
Mayo Clinic

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic que estudian la genética de personas que recientemente desarrollaron miocardiopatía dilatada, una de las causas más comunes de insuficiencia cardíaca, descubrieron que deben enfocarse en un gen particular para desarrollar tratamientos farmacológicos en el futuro.

Newswise: Spotlight on Advancements in Mitral Valve Repair, Research
Released: 24-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Spotlight on Advancements in Mitral Valve Repair, Research
Cedars-Sinai

You may not know Carol Barr, but in the future, she could save your life. Barr’s death at 39 from sudden cardiac arrest was caused by mitral valve prolapse—a heart valve defect that can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood. It can, in some cases, lead to death.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Spike in Influenza, COVID-19, and Other Respiratory Illnesses Can Lead to Rise in Cardiovascular Complications
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai cardiologists warn about the risk of heart problems during winter for American Heart Month

Newswise: Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Released: 22-Jan-2024 6:00 AM EST
Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanjeev S. Ranade, Ph.D., who joined the faculty of Sanford Burnham Prebys this month as an assistant professor in the Development, Aging and Regeneration program, studies how proteins called transcription factors (TFs) specifically control the development and function of cardiac cells — and what happens when things go wrong.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award
Released: 19-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award
Cedars-Sinai

Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD, associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is the recipient of this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) Distinguished Scientist Award-Clinical Domain.

Newswise: Therapy Versus Medication: Comparing Treatments for Depression in Heart Disease
Released: 18-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Therapy Versus Medication: Comparing Treatments for Depression in Heart Disease
Cedars-Sinai

New research by investigators from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai shows that behavioral activation therapy is as effective as antidepressant medications in treating symptoms of depression in patients with heart failure.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Better survival rates among heart patients with Down syndrome
University of Gothenburg

Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved. This has been shown by a study by the University of Gothenburg.

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Released: 17-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Nose Breathing Lowers Blood Pressure, May Help Reduce Risk Factors for Heart Disease
American Physiological Society (APS)

According to new research published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, breathing through the nose leads to several benefits, including lower blood pressure and other factors that could predict heart disease risk. The study was chosen as an APSselect article for January.

Newswise: New research finds half-cardio, half-strength training reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Released: 17-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
New research finds half-cardio, half-strength training reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Iowa State University

Approximately one in three deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Novel AI platform matches cardiologists in detecting rheumatic heart disease
Children's National Hospital

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to detect rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with the same accuracy as a cardiologist, according to new research demonstrating how sophisticated deep learning technology can be applied to this disease of inequity. The work could prevent hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths around the world annually.

Newswise: Goldstein selected to help lead statewide task force addressing heart disease and stroke
Released: 12-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Goldstein selected to help lead statewide task force addressing heart disease and stroke
University of Kentucky

Larry Goldstein, M.D., chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, has been selected to serve as co-chair of The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (KHDSP) Task Force representing stroke systems of care across the state. 

Released: 11-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
New ECMO Resources Include Online Course, Micro-credential
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Nurses and other clinicians who care for patients with severe heart and lung failure receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) now have access to multiple resources from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, including specialized training and validation of their ECMO knowledge

   
Newswise: Study reveals new connection between impaired autophagy and heart failure
Released: 11-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
Study reveals new connection between impaired autophagy and heart failure
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new study sheds light on how autophagy, the body’s process for removing damaged cell parts, when impaired, can play a role in causing heart failure

Newswise: Genetics may influence the body’s response to low oxygen, Pitt study finds
Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Genetics may influence the body’s response to low oxygen, Pitt study finds
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body’s response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the lung.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
US heart disease deaths linked with substance use rose 4% per year between 1999-2019
American Heart Association (AHA)

Alcohol was a factor in 65% of the deaths from CVD, followed by opioids, cocaine and other illicit drugs, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Newswise: COVID-19 affected Canadians with noncommunicable diseases more than those without, according to a new report
Released: 9-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
COVID-19 affected Canadians with noncommunicable diseases more than those without, according to a new report
Concordia University

Researchers at the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC) say people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic lung ailments were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.



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