According to a new study, physical activity can lower the risk of myocardial damage in middle-aged and older adults and reduce the levels of myocardial damage in people who are obese. Physical activity is inversely associated with chronic subclinical myocardial damage, according to a study by Florido et al. Image …
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Photo: Pond5 If you’ve ever taken a HIIT or running class, chances are the instructor will ask you to wear a heart rate monitor. Why? The range of your heart rate throughout your workout puts a number to the intensity of the exercise and how hard your body is working. …
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In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Indoor clouds at Google’s office: Source: Instagram Google sleeping cots: Source: …
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An international team of scientists from Japan, UK and the United States has been able to regenerate heart muscle by placing adult mice in a low-oxygen environment. Schematic of gradual induction of severe hypoxemia. Image credit: Yuji Nakada et al, doi: 10.1038/nature20173. The team, led by University of Texas Southwestern …
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A team of researchers from Australia, Austria, Finland and UK has found that swimming, aerobics, racquet sports (badminton, tennis and squash) and cycling offer life saving benefits compared to running and soccer. They also found that death from cardiovascular disease was reduced in people who participated in swimming, racquet sports …
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This past week saw an intriguing confluence of multiple disciplines, in the form a new artificial stingray model its creators call a “living robot,” and an unconventional means of studying the human heart. Driven by rat cells and modeled after a fish, it might seem like (and be) an odd …
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Making sweet treats for Valentine’s Day is a given in my house. From homemade chocolates to cherry desserts, there are so many ways to celebrate this holiday with tasty desserts. These Valentine Cherry Filled Heart Cookies from Merissa Alink are the perfect way to show someone you care. Featuring a sugar …
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By Dr. Bharat B. Kukreti , Cardiology Even though you may not want to admit it, it is a fact that once you pass the age of 60, your risk of cardiovascular diseases significantly increases. Moreover, it is also a fact that one in three deaths from cardiovascular deaths are preventable. This incredible …
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By Dr Prabhu Vyas , Sexology The word “Heart Disease” has the power to strike anyone whoever hears it for the first time. Though getting affected by heart disease, you can still lead a normal life. Let’s discuss in detail about the terms, causes and remedies associated with this disease in detail. …
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By Dr. Niraj Kumar , Cardiology When it comes to the heart, we often accept myths. We might often get agitated by pain in the chest, mistaking it for a symptom of heart attack. In many cases, the usually accepted symptoms we try to recognize heart problems might be very different from …
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