Tag Archives: Heart

Weightlifting for an Hour a Week Cuts Risk for Stroke and Heart Attack Up to 70%

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published November 30, 2018. Strength training is foundational for good health, especially as you get older. Importantly, weights is not just about keeping your musculature strong; it has a number of other health benefits that at first glance may seem unrelated, including improved metabolism, cognition… Read More »

CDC holding emergency meeting on heart inflammation in young males after COVID shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee will attend an emergency meeting next week to discuss higher than expected reports of heart inflammation in young males who received their second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The June 18 meeting will address the conditions that are very rare and have… Read More »

Heart Patch Helps Grow New Vessels Post Myocardial Infarct

Researchers at the Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea have developed a hydrogel patch system that allows for sophisticated sequential release of growth factors that stimulate angiogenesis. The sequential cascade of growth factors mimics the natural process in the body and the researchers hope that the technology could provide regenerative efficacy… Read More »