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'Beating' Heart Machine Expedites Research

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 - 18:46:00 - Anuradha Menon

A new machine developed at North Carolina State University makes an animal heart pump much like a live heart after it has been removed from the...

New Risk Factor For Cardiovascular Disease

Monday, November 10th, 2008 - 15:42:17 - Ehud Rattner

A team of international researchers – including scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University – have discovered...

Can Grapes Fight High Blood Pressure?

Friday, October 31st, 2008 - 16:18:32 - Anuradha Menon

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart...

Fishy Way to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 - 20:30:30 - Anuradha Menon

If you’re fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. According to...

Aggressive Approach to Diabetes Is Harmful

Sunday, June 8th, 2008 - 12:12:45 - Ehud Rattner

Patients with type 2 diabetes, a high risk of cardiovascular disease, and who use aggressive measures to reduce their blood sugar levels could...

New Vegetarian Food With Health Benefits

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 - 17:30:02 - Ehud Rattner

A new vegetarian food that boosts the uptake of iron and offers a good set of proteins. This could be the result of a doctoral dissertation by...

Heart Cells Generated from Skin Cells
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - Asaf Peer
Researchers at UCLA have successfully derived mice skin cells into a variety of heart tissue and blood cells. All the cells...